NRC7292

World's First Wi-Fi HaLow + MCU SoC

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Overview

The NRC7292 is the industry’s first system on a chip (SoC) that is compliant with the IEEE 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow standard. Wi-Fi HaLow is an optimized Wi-Fi solution for Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Operating in the Sub 1GHz license-exempt band, it offers a much greater range and material penetration when compared to 2.4GHz and 5GHz technologies. Configurable 1/2/4MHz channel widths with optional short guard interval (SGI) yield 150 Kbps to 15 Mbps PHY throughput which can support low data rate sensors up to high data rate surveillance camera applications. The protocol’s power-saving mechanisms greatly reduce power consumption and increase battery life.

The NRC7292 is a self-contained IEEE 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow SoCs that includes application processing and networking capabilities with a fully integrated radio transceiver.  The NRC7292 is the ideal solution to add Wi-Fi connectivity to IoT products. It minimizes the PCB size, requires minimal external circuitries, and enables fast time-to-market.

The RF transceiver is a complete radio front-end optimized for the Sub 1GHz band and it has fully integrated pre-power amplifiers as well as the capability to support various commercial external FEM devices. With the dual-embedded ARM Cortex-M0 and Cortex-M3 processor, NRC7292 can be used either as a standalone device or a slave to a host processor via the serial peripheral interface (SPI) or universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) interface. In addition, it can support both Station and Access Point roles.

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Key
Features

IEEE 802.11ah Wi-Fi HaLow Compliant SoC

Fully Integrated on-chip 11ah modem, RF transceiver, dual Cortex processors, and memory

Support for Hosted, Hostless and Standalone operation

Supports 1/2/4 MHz bandwidth

Up to 15 Mbps data rate

Low power operation modes

  • Legacy
  • WMM-PS
  • TWT

AES-CCMP security

Dedicated SPI and UART interface for host

Various peripheral interfaces for sensor device

Manufacturing tools for configuration and test

Diagnostic test tools for indoor and outdoor test

Software development kit and sample applications

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Target Iot
Applications

  • Home Automation
  • Healthcare
  • Industrial
  • Automation
  • Safety and Security
  • Smart Grid
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Specification

CPU
  • ARM Cortex-M3 for Wi-Fi and application
  • ARM Cortex-M0 for WLAN
  • Mailbox for communication
Memory
  • 32KB Boot ROM for M0
  • 32KB Boot ROM for M3
  • 752KB System SRAM
  • XIP with cache (2 ways, 32KB)
Communication Peripherals
  • GPIO X 54
  • SPI X 45
  • UART X 4
  • I2C X 4
  • 9-bit ADC X 4
RF Transceiver
  • Single-ended RF ports
  • Frequency band: 750 to 950MHz
  • Linear TX output power: 0dBm
  • TX gain range: 30dB
  • RX noise figure: 4dB
  • Max. input level: -10dBm
  • 10bits ADC and DAC

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Evaluation
Kit

Everything Ready for Evaluation & Development

NRC7292 EVK provides a comprehensive evaluation kit for entry of IoT application development, including an HDK board with full chip functionality exposed, complete hardware development documentation, and a software development kit.

  • Full Evaluation Kit: Including HDK, SDK, Documents, and Tools
  • Full functionality: Exhibits the full chip capability possible, allowing easy customization and application development
  • Evaluation Board Features
    • IEEE 802.11ah Wi-Fi SoC solution
    • Micro-USB type B connector for serial interface
    • 20-Pin header connector for JTAG interface
    • 40-Pin header connector for Raspberry PI 3/ 4
    • DIP switch for Wi-Fi module configuration
    • SMA female connector for ANT
  • For Buyer, please consider which Evaluation Kit is the most appropriate based on your needs.
Mode of Operation Host Mode Standalone Mode

Standalone Mode

(AT Command)

Description Most software components including TCP/IP and the user's application program, typically run on the MCU on the host side, Raspberry Pi, while only the software for HaLow radio runs on NRC7292. All software components, including the user application program, run on NRC7292. The MCU inside NRC7292 provides lower throughput performance compared to Host Mode. All software components, including the user application program, run on NRC7292. The MCU inside NRC7292  provides lower throughput performance compared to Host Mode.
Target Application AP, Camera, etc. Sensor, Wearables, Camera, Ethernet to HaLow, RS485 to HaLow, etc. AMI, Solar panels, etc.
Deliverables
  • NRC7292EVB + Raspberry Pi
  • Driver source codes
  • Related documents
  • NRC7292EVB
  • SDK API
  • Sample codes
  • Related documents
  • NRC7292EVB
  • AT command binary
  • Sample codes
  • Related documents

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