88MW32X 802.11n Wi-Fi® Microcontroller SoC

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The 88MW320/322 Wi-Fi^® Microcontroller system-on-chip (SoC) is a highly integrated, low-power chip with a full-featured microcontroller built using Arm^® Cortex^®-M4F CPU and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi^®. Designed for a broad array of smart devices for home, enterprise and industrial automation, and smart accessories, the SoC is optimized for:

Ultra low system cost
Low-power operation including enabling battery operated devices
Secure operation
Enabling feature-rich functionality enabling manufacturers to create innovative, differentiated products and services
88MW32x is supported by AWS IoT Starter SDK and MCUXpresso SDK.

Wireless modules based on the NXP 88MW32X are offered by leading module manufacturers.

Data Sheet

Application Notes

Product Details

Block Diagram

88MW32X Block Diagram

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Features

Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) supported
Highly integrated SoC requiring very few external components for a full system operation
Multiple low-power modes and fast wake-up times
Full-featured, single stream 802.11n/g/b WLAN
Improved typical RF performance
High-efficiency PA with a low-power (10 dB) mode
Cortex^®-M4F application CPU for applications with integrated 512KB SRAM and 128 KB mask ROM
Flash Controller with embedded 32 KB SRAM cache to support XIP from external SPI Flash
Secure boot
Unique hardware bit to authenticate SDK with the chipset
Full set of digital and analog I/O interfaces

Part numbers include: 88MW320-A0-NAPC, 88MW320-A0-NAPE, 88MW320-A0-NAPI, 88MW322-A0-NXUC, 88MW322-A0-NXUE, 88MW322-A0-NXUI.

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

MCUXpresso Config Tools – A comprehensive suite of system configuration tools, including pins, clocks, SDK builder and more.

MCUXpresso SDK – An open-source software development kit (SDK) built specifically for your processor and evaluation board selections.

MCUXpresso IDE – An easy-to-use integrated development environment (IDE) for creating, building, debugging, and optimizing your application.

Partner Modules

Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) 2.4 GHz Single Band 1x1 Wireless Microcontroller Hostless

Product	Operating Temp	Antenna Type	Antenna #	Module Type	Module Size	Qualifications	Recommended Host
AW-CU300 V2 AzureWave	-30 to 85	Embedded antenna, U.FL Connector(s)	2	SMD	15 x 23 x 2.35	CE, FCC, NCC, IC, Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Argentina	Hostless
AW-CU300A V2 AzureWave	-30 to 85	Embedded antenna, U.FL Connector(s)	2	SMD	28 x 15 x 2.35	CE, FCC, NCC, IC	Hostless
CMWC1ZZABR-107 Murata	-30 to 85	Embedded antenna	1	SMD	22 x 19 x 2.55	FCC/IC/CE	Hostless
WYSACVLAY-WX KAGA FEI (TY)	-30 to 85	Embedded antenna	2	SMD	21.4 x 14.0 x 2.4	FCC, ISE, Japan, CE	Hostless
WYSACVLAY-WZ KAGA FEI (TY)	-30 to 85	Embedded antenna	2	SMD	21.4 x 14.0 x 2.4	FCC, ISE, Japan, CE	Hostless

Documentation

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1-5 of 10 documents

^{Data Sheet}
88MW320-88MW322 - Wireless Microcontroller - IEEE 802.11n/g/b - Data sheet (public)

PDFRev 7Aug 1, 20224.0 MB88MW320-88MW322-DSEnglish
^{Application Note}
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/802.15.4 M.2 Key E Pinout Definition

PDFRev 4May 30, 2023303.4 KBAN13049English
^{Application Note}
AN12910 - ETSI Adaptivity Test for 88MW32x and 88MW30x - Application note (public)

PDFRev 1May 28, 2021146.8 KBAN12910English
^{Application Note}
NXP-AN-Designing with 88MW32x

PDFRev 2Aug 10, 20202.6 MBAN12962English
^{User Guide}
NXP-UM-88MW32x Labtool User Guide

PDFRev 1Aug 4, 2020527.0 KBUM11449English
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^{User Guide}
NXP – UM – 88MW32x Reference Design User Guide

PDFRev 1Aug 4, 20201.9 MBUM11457English
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^{User Manual}
Getting Started with Matter Reference Kit - User manual (restricted)

PDFRev 1Dec 21, 202224.6 MBUM11857English
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^{Engineering Bulletin}
NXP-DB-WMSDKA-V6.0.r7.p3 Documentation

GZRev v6.0.r7.p3Jul 9, 202117.3 MBWMSDKA_V6_0_R7_P3_DOCUMENTATIONEnglish
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NXP-EB-WMSDKA-V6.0.r7.p2 Documentation

GZRev 1Aug 12, 202017.1 MBWMSDKA-V6-0-R7English
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^{Fact Sheet}
88MW32x - 802.11n Wi-Fi Microcontroller SoC - Fact sheet (public)

PDFRev 2Aug 30, 20212.3 MB88MW32X-FACT-SHEETEnglish

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Design Resources

Design Files

4 design files

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Development Tool Package for MCUXpresso SDK

ZIPRev V1.0Feb 25, 2021 14:39:0073.9 KBMCUXDSK-V1
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NXP-AB-88MW3xx-V3 Design Package

ZIPRev 1Aug 5, 2020 13:06:002.4 MBAB-88MW3xx-V3
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NXP-RD-88MW322-QFN-1B-2A Design Package

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NXP-RD-88MW320-QFN-1B-2A Design Package

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Hardware

1-5 of 8 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Wi-Fi^® Microcontroller PlatformFeatured

WI-FI-MICROCONTROLLER-PLATFORM
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88MW32X AWS IoT Starter KitFeatured

88MW32X-AWS-IOT-STARTER-KIT
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
Universal Multilink Development Interface

UMultilink
Additional hardware available. View our featured partner solutions.
^{Emulators, Probes, and Programmers}
PEmicro Cyclone programmer

CYCLONE
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PEmicro Cyclone FX programmer

CYCLONE-FX
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Universal Multilink FX High-Speed Development Interface

U-MULTILINK-FX
^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Evaluation Board for AW-CU300 V2

AW-CU300-EVB
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End-node Matter with Wi-Fi^® Development Platform

END-NODE-MATTER-WI-FI

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5 hardware offerings

^{Evaluation and Development Boards}
Hexiwear

Compact, wearable cool form factor Style and usability of a high-end consumer device in a dev kit. Efficiency and low power consumption. Powered by Kinetis K64 32-bit ARM...

By Mikroe Gold Partner
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Cyclone Production Programmers

Programmer for stand-alone (or cloud-connected) in-circuit flash programming, debug, & test of many NXP MCUs. Sophisticated power mgmt and dyanmic data. FX line offers en...

By P & E Microcomputer Systems, Inc Gold Partner
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Multilink Debug Probes

Multilink debug probes are BDM/JTAG debug probes for various NXP devices. Universal models support SWO debug in NXP's MCUXpresso IDE. FX model features high-speed comms a...

By P & E Microcomputer Systems, Inc Gold Partner
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WKM320AA1

CPU Embedded Wireless LAN module supports IEEE802.11b/g/n. It offers sufficiently large memory for system software. It has incorporated antenna and radio regulatory appro...

By KAGA FEI Co., Ltd. Gold Partner
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Type ABR: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi + MCU Module

Type ABR is a small module (integrated PCB antenna) based on NXP 88MW320 (wireless microcontroller), supporting Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n up to 72.2 Mbps PHY data rate; with an ...

By Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Gold Partner

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Software

2 software files

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NXP-WMSDKA-V6.0.r7.p3 Bundle

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NXP-WMSDKA-V6.0.r7.p2 Bundle

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