SLWSTK6007A
MSRP $573.00
Wi-SUN Wireless Starter Kit
A Wi-SUN Wireless Starter Kit (WSTK) with 868-915 MHz Radio Boards (BRD4170A) is an excellent starting point to get familiar with the EFR32™ FG12 and MG12 Wireless System-on-Chip solutions. It provides all the necessary tools for developing Wi-SUN wireless applications.
The Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard contains an on-board J-Link debugger with a Packet Trace Interface and a virtual COM port, enabling application development and debugging of the attached radio board as well as external hardware. The mainboard also contains sensors and peripherals for easy demonstration of some of the EFR32's many capabilities.
BRD4170A is a plug-in board for the Wireless Starter Kit Mainboard. It is a complete reference design for the EFR32MG12 Wireless SoC, with 19 dBm output power, a PCB antenna for the 2.4 GHz band, and an SMA connector and a wide-band matching network for operation in either the 868 MHz or the 915 MHz band.
MSRP $573.00
OVERVIEW
GETTING STARTED
TECH DOCS
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
COMPATIBLE BOARDS
COMMUNITY & SUPPORT
OVERVIEW
Kit Contents
- 3 x Wireless starter kit mainboard
- 3 x 868-915 MHz 19 dBm radio boards
- AA Battery Board (supports +19 dBm from the battery)
- 2 x Antenna
Kit Features
- Advanced Energy Monitor
- Packet Trace Interface
- Virtual COM Port
- SEGGER J-Link on-board debugger
- External device debugging
- Ethernet and USB connectivity
- Silicon Labs Si7021 Relative Humidity and Temperature sensor
- Low Power 128x128 pixel Memory LCD
- User LEDs / Pushbuttons
- 20-pin 2.54 mm EXP header
- Breakout pads for Wireless SoC I/O
- CR2032 coin cell battery support
- EFR32MG12 Mighty Gecko Wireless SoC with 1024 kB Flash, and 256 kB RAM (EFR32MG12P433F1024GM68)
- Dual-band integrated radio transceiver
- 19 dBm output power
- Inverted-F PCB antenna (2.4 GHz)
- SMA antenna connector (868-915 MHz)
Simplicity Studio Features
- Energy Profiler
- Network Analyzer
- AppBuilder
GETTING STARTED
Step 1: Download and Install Simplicity Studio Version 5
Get up and running quickly with precompiled demos, application notes, and examples. Use advanced tools including energy profiling to optimize your MCU application. Choose your software package below.
Step 2: Plug in Your Kit and Use Simplicity Studio to Install the Wi-SUN SDK
After plugging in your kit, launch Simplicity Studio and Open Package Manager in the left upper corner (green downward arrow under the menu bar). Select the desired stacks and download them. Visit the package manager regularly for updates.
TECH DOCS
- AN1264: Using Open Thread with FreeRTOS™v0.29/1/2022
- AN1295: Developing with Thread 1.2v0.39/1/2022
- AN1350: Single-Band Proprietary Sub-GHz Support with OpenThreadv0.26/6/2024
- BRD4002A Hardware Design Package (ZIP)2/27/2025
- BRD4002A Rev. A03 Schematic (PDF)
- BRD4002A Rev. A04 Schematic (PDF)6/12/2024
- BRD4002A Rev. A05 Schematic (PDF)6/12/2024
- BRD4002A Rev. A06 Schematic (PDF)6/12/2024
- BRD4002A Rev. A07 Schematic (PDF)2/27/2025
- BRD4170A Rev. A01 Schematic (PDF)7/11/2022
SOFTWARE & TOOLS
Simplicity Studio
Get up and running quickly with precompiled demos, application notes and examples. Use advanced tools including energy profiling and network analysis to optimize your MCU and wireless systems.
COMPATIBLE BOARDS
| Radio Boards | Included Device | Flash | RAM | Output Power (dBm) | Wi-SUN | Bluetooth 5 | Bluetooth Mesh | Zigbee | Thread | Proprietary Sub-GHz | Proprietary 2.4 GHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1024 | 256 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1024 | 256 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1024 | 256 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1024 | 256 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1024 | 256 | 19 |
COMMUNITY & SUPPORT
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