Microchip WINC1500 Wi-Fi System on Chip (SoC) modules are optimized for battery powered Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. WINC1500 provides UART, I²C and SPI peripheral interfaces and only requires a high-speed crystal oscillator. The internal flash memory houses a secure IoT network stack which can be controlled by a resource constrained MCU. Single stream 1x1 802.11n mode is offered in the WINC1500 and provides up to 72Mbps PHY throughput.
Features
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (1x1) for up to 72 Mbps
Integrated PA and T/R Switch
Superior Sensitivity and Range via advanced PHY signal processing
The Microchip® ATWINC1500-XSTK Xplained Pro starter kit is a hardware platform for evaluating the Microchip ATWINC1500 low cost, low power 802.11 b/g/n WiFi network controller module. Supported by the Microchip Studio integrated development platform, the kit provides easy access to the features of the ATWINC1500 and explains how to integrate the device in a custom design. The Xplained Pro series of evaluation kits include an on-board Embedded Debugger, and no external tools are necessary to program or debug the SAMD21 host MCU that drives the ATWINC1500. The Xplained Pro extension kits offer additional peripherals to extend the features of the board and ease the development of custom designs.
Features
Microchip ATWINC1500 module mounted on ATWINC1500 Xplained Pro Extension
ATSAMD21-XPRO host MCU board for driving the ATWINC1500 Xplained Pro Extension
Digital I/O WING extension board for sensor and SD-card input to host MCU
Embedded debugger (EDBG) for programming SAMD21 host MCU
Virtual COM-port interface to host MCU via UART
Wired firmware updates for ATWINC1500 module via virtual COM-port interface
Microchip Data Gateway Interface (DGI) to host MCU via SPI and TWI
ATECC108 CryptoAuthentication device connected to host MCU
