WILCS02IC and WILCS02 Module Features

  • IEEE 802.11 b/g/n, Single Stream (1x1) 20 MHz Bandwidth WLAN Link
    • Compatible with Wi-Fi® 6/7 2.4 GHz band
  • 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(2)
  • SDIO or SPI (SDIO Based SPI; 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
      • AEC-Q100 Grade 2 qualified
  • 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, CE, UKCA, MIC, KCC and NCC 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.
  2. Either the PTA functionality or the RTCC oscillator can be used. For more details, refer to the Pin Details of WILCS02 Module.