WILCS02IC and WILCS02 Module Features

  • Compliant with IEEE® 802.11b/g/n Single Spatial Stream of 20 MHz Channel Bandwidth
  • Protected Management Frame (PMF) Handled in Hardware, WPA3 Support
  • Integrated Power Amplifier (PA), TX/RX Switch and Power Management
  • Internal Flash Memory (Up to 2 MB) to Store Firmware
  • Immutable Secure Boot with Hardware Root of Trust
  • Supports Host-Assisted Firmware Side-Loading
  • Hardware-Based IEEE 802.15.2 Compliant Three-Wire Packet Traffic Arbitration (PTA) Interface for Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® Coexistence
  • SDIO/SPI Host Interface on a Supported Linux Host System
  • Secure Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU)

Security

  • Hardware-Accelerated Security Modes (CryptoMaster) with Built-in Direct Memory Access (DMA) Support
    • Encryption engines (Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Triple Data Encryption Standard (TDES) with different NIST modes of operation):
      • Modes – Electronic Code Book (ECB), Cypher Block Chaining (CBC), Counter Mode (CTR), Cypher Feedback Mode (CFB) and Output Feedback Mode (OFB)
      • AES key sizes: 128b, 192b and 256b
    • Authentication engines:
      • SHA-1 and SHA-2
      • AES GCM (Galois/Counter mode)
      • HMAC and AES CMAC
    • On-chip oscillator for Non Deterministic Random Number Generator (NDRNG)
  • Multi-Purpose Public Key Crypto Engine Supporting the Following Algorithms:

    • Elliptic-Curve Cryptography (ECC)/ECDH/ECDSA with standard NIST prime curves up to 521-bit, Curve25519 and Ed25519

    • RSA up to 2048-bit keys

Operating Conditions

  • WILCS02IC

    Operating Voltage VDD, VDDIO: 3.0-3.6V (3.3V Typical)

    Operating Temperature: -40°C to 105°C

  • WILCS02 Module

    Operating Voltage VDD, VDDIO: 3.0-3.6V (3.3V Typical)

    Operating Temperature: -40°C to 85°C

Module Variants

  • PCB Antenna:
    • WILCS02PE

  • U.FL Connector for External Antenna:

    • WILCS02UE

Package

  • WILCS02IC

    48-pin Very Thin Quad Flat No-lead (VQFN)

    Size: 7 mm x 7 mm x 0.9 mm

  • WILCS02 Module

    28-pin Surface Mount Device (SMD) Package with RF Shield on Top

    Size: 21.7 mm x 14.7 mm x 2.1 mm

Applications

  • Smart Factories/Control Devices
  • Security Systems, CCTV
  • Smart Homes/Lighting, Smart Locks
  • Computing, Wi-Fi Dongles, Protocol Bridging
  • Remote Control
  • Wearable Smart Devices
  • Industrial Control

Certifications

  • WILCS02 Module Certified to FCC, ISED, UKCA and CE Radio Regulations and Wi-Fi Alliance™
  • RoHS and REACH Compliant
Note:
  1. For more details about the latest supported features and current Linux driver release notes for all available features, refer to the WILCS02 Application Developer's Guide