boards/nxp/frdm_rw612/doc/index.rst

.. _frdm_rw612:

NXP FRDM_RW612
##############

Overview
********

The RW612 is a highly integrated, low-power tri-radio wireless MCU with an
integrated 260 MHz ARM Cortex-M33 MCU and Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) 5.3 / 802.15.4
radios designed for a broad array of applications, including connected smart home devices,
gaming controllers, enterprise and industrial automation, smart accessories and smart energy.

The RW612 MCU subsystem includes 1.2 MB of on-chip SRAM and a high-bandwidth Quad SPI interface
with an on-the-fly decryption engine for securely accessing off-chip XIP flash.

The advanced design of the RW612 delivers tight integration, low power and highly secure
operation in a space- and cost-efficient wireless MCU requiring only a single 3.3 V power supply.

Hardware
********

- 260 MHz ARM Cortex-M33, tri-radio cores for Wifi 6 + BLE 5.3 + 802.15.4
- 1.2 MB on-chip SRAM

Supported Features
==================

+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| Interface | Controller | Driver/Component                  |
+===========+============+===================================+
| NVIC      | on-chip    | nested vector interrupt controller|
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| SYSTICK   | on-chip    | systick                           |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| MCI_IOMUX | on-chip    | pinmux                            |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| GPIO      | on-chip    | gpio                              |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| USART     | on-chip    | serial                            |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| BLE       | on-chip    | Bluetooth                         |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| DMA       | on-chip    | dma                               |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| SPI       | on-chip    | spi                               |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| I2C       | on-chip    | i2c                               |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| TRNG      | on-chip    | entropy                           |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| WWDT      | on-chip    | watchdog                          |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| USBOTG    | on-chip    | usb                               |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| CTIMER    | on-chip    | counter                           |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| MRT       | on-chip    | counter                           |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+
| OS_TIMER  | on-chip    | os timer                          |
+-----------+------------+-----------------------------------+

The default configuration can be found in the defconfig file:

   :zephyr_file:`boards/nxp/frdm_rw612/frdm_rw612_defconfig`

Other hardware features are not currently supported

Fetch Binary Blobs
******************

To support Bluetooth, frdm_rw612 requires fetching binary blobs, which can be
achieved by running the following command:

.. code-block:: console

   west blobs fetch hal_nxp

Programming and Debugging
*************************

Build and flash applications as usual (see :ref:`build_an_application` and
:ref:`application_run` for more details).

Configuring a Debug Probe
=========================

A debug probe is used for both flashing and debugging the board. This board is
configured by default to use the JLink Firmware.

Configuring a Console
=====================

Connect a USB cable from your PC to J10, and use the serial terminal of your choice
(minicom, putty, etc.) with the following settings:

- Speed: 115200
- Data: 8 bits
- Parity: None
- Stop bits: 1

Flashing
========

Here is an example for the :ref:`hello_world` application. This example uses the
:ref:`jlink-debug-host-tools` as default.

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
   :board: frdm_rw612
   :goals: flash

Open a serial terminal, reset the board (press the RESET button), and you should
see the following message in the terminal:

.. code-block:: console

   ***** Booting Zephyr OS v3.6.0 *****
   Hello World! frdm_rw612

Debugging
=========

Here is an example for the :ref:`hello_world` application. This example uses the
:ref:`jlink-debug-host-tools` as default.

.. zephyr-app-commands::
   :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world
   :board: frdm_rw612
   :goals: debug

Open a serial terminal, step through the application in your debugger, and you
should see the following message in the terminal:

.. code-block:: console

   ***** Booting Zephyr OS zephyr-v3.6.0 *****
   Hello World! frdm_rw612

Bluetooth
=========

BLE functionality requires to fetch binary blobs, so make sure to follow
the ``Fetch Binary Blobs`` section first.

Those binary blobs can be used in two different ways, depending if :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NXP_MONOLITHIC_BT`
is enabled or not:

- :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NXP_MONOLITHIC_BT` is enabled (default):

The required binary blob will be linked with the application image directly, forming
one single monolithic image.
The user has nothing else to do other than flashing the application to the board.

- :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NXP_MONOLITHIC_BT` is disabled:

In this case, the BLE blob won't be linked with the application, so the user needs to manually
flash the BLE binary blob to the board at the address ``0x18540000``.
The binary blob will be located here: ``<zephyr workspace>/modules/hal/nxp/zephyr/blobs/rw61x/rw61x_sb_ble_a2.bin``

Resources
=========

.. _RW612 Website:
   https://www.nxp.com/products/wireless-connectivity/wi-fi-plus-bluetooth-plus-802-15-4/wireless-mcu-with-integrated-tri-radiobr1x1-wi-fi-6-plus-bluetooth-low-energy-5-3-802-15-4:RW612