TWR-METRO-KIT-JA Freescale Semiconductor, TWR-METRO-KIT-JA Datasheet - Page 2

• Manufacturer Part Number: TWR-METRO-KIT-JA
• Description: RF Development Tools TWR-METRO-KIT FOR JA
• Manufacturer: Freescale Semiconductor

Specifications of TWR-METRO-KIT-JA

• Product: Development Kits
• Tool Is For Evaluation Of: Kinetis K series
• Frequency: 863 MHz to 870 MHz
• Description/function: Tower system-based metropolitan area network development kit
• Interface Type: SPI, UART, USB
• For Use With: Kinetis K series

• Nivis smart object radio module
• METRO-NODE-NA/JA
• May be purchased separately to expand
the network by up to 20 nodes
Certified for multiple world areas
(902–928 MHz U.S./Canada, 921.4–
928 MHz Japan, 863–870 MHz,
Europe coming soon)
Communication stack from
Nivis based on IEEE and open
communications standards (CoAP,
UDP, IPv6/6LoWPAN, RPL, ICMP,
802.15.4e TSCH MAC, and
802.15.4g PHY)
Kinetis K series MCU with crypto
acceleration unit for AES128 link layer
security
MC12311 sub-GHz radio, GFSK -120
dBm @1.2 Kb/s, +15 dBm power
output without amp
Simple API interface to external
MCU-powered devices allows quick
wireless enablement
External flash for over-the-air updates
Sold separately by Nivis in volume for
field trials and pilots
Nivis smart object radio module
with +0 dBm quarter-wave omni-
directional antenna
Battery or USB powered
Potentiometer analog value, discrete
switch and battery power for easy
demonstration
External SPI/UART header for easy
integration of external PCBs to the
Nivis smart object radio module
• TWR-METRO-NA/JA
• May be purchased separately to develop
• TWR-P1025
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Document Number: TWRMETROA4FS REV 0
Mini-USB
Power
USB
Programming
Cable
SPI Host
Interface
UART Host
Interface
Metropolitan Area Network Kit End Node
your own end node using other Tower
System boards
TWR-TWRPI-BD carrier board
Nivis smart object radio module
with +0 dBm quarter-wave omni-
directional antenna
Allows connection of Nivis smart
radio module to any Tower System-
based MCU/MPU via SPI or UART to
create your own end node and use
other Tower System boards in the
ecosystem, such as sensors
Dual-core QorIQ P1025 processor
512 MB of DDR3 memory
Two RGMII Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces
One PCIe interface x1 (mini-
PCIe+USB)
Nivis edge router software to manage
the mesh network
Discrete
Input
Switch
freescale.com/TWR-METRO-KIT
Software Enablement
• Nivis edge router software
• Nivis GUI that runs on the PC
Kit Number
TWR-METRO-KIT-
NA/JA
Nivis smart object
radio module
TWR-METRO-NA/JA
METRO-NODE-NA/JA Tower System node
TWR-P1025
Freescale
Document Title
User guide
API documentation
Radio module data
sheet
Metropolitan
area network
development kit
quick start guide
Development Tools
Documentation
Analog
Input POT
Description
User guide for the
development kit
Specification for the module
API
Data sheet for the radio
module
Helps users with kit setup
Description
Development kit
Sold separately by Nivis
Develop your own end node
using Tower System boards
QorIQ P1025 processor kit
TWRPI Connector
for Future Sensor
Integration
Certified Nivis
Radio Module
JTAG Connector
BDM Connector