4.5 Radio Subsystem

The ATSAMA5D27-WLSOM1 embeds an ATWILC3000-MR110UA module, which uses a single chip IEEE 802.11 b/g/n RF/Baseband/MAC link controller and Bluetooth 5. The ATWILC3000 connects to Microchip MPUs, with minimal resource requirements with simple SDIO-to-Wi-Fi and UART-to-Bluetooth interfaces.

The ATWILC3000-MR110UA supports single stream 1x1 802.11n mode, providing tested throughput of up to 46 Mbps UDP & 28 Mbps TCP/IP. The ATWILC3000-MR110UA features fully integrated power amplifier, LNA, switch and power management. Implemented in low-power CMOS technology, the ATWILC3000-MR110UA offers very low power consumption while simultaneously providing high performance and minimal bill of materials.

The ATWILC3000-MR110UA utilizes highly -optimized 802.11 Bluetooth coexistence protocols. The only external clock sources needed are a high-speed crystal or oscillator and a 32.768 kHz clock for sleep operation. In the ATSAMA5D27-WLSOM1, the 32.768 kHz clock is provided by the ATSAMA5D27 through PB13.

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Figure 4-16. Wi-Fi/BT Radio Subsystem Block Diagram
Table 4-5. WILC Pin Description
Power Rail I/O Type Primary Alternate PIO Peripheral Reset State Note
Signal Type Signal Dir Func Signal Dir IO Set Signal, Dir, PU, PD, HiZ, ST, SEC, FILTER
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA18 I/O E SDMMC1_DAT0 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST Used for SDIO Interface
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA19 I/O E SDMMC1_DAT1 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA20 I/O E SDMMC1_DAT2 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA21 I/O E SDMMC1_DAT3 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA22 I/O E SDMMC1_CK I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA28 I/O E SDMMC1_CMD I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA23 I/O A FLEXCOM1_IO1 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST Used for USART Interface
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA24 I/O A FLEXCOM1_IO0 I/O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA25 I/O A FLEXCOM1_IO3 O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA26 I/O A FLEXCOM1_IO4 O 1 PIO, I, PU, ST
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA27 I/O PA27 O PIO, I, PU, ST WILC Reset Line
VDD_3V3 GPIO PA29 I/O PA29 O PIO, I, PU, ST WILC Chip Select
VDD_3V3 GPIO PB13 I/O PCK1 O 3 PIO, I, PU, ST WILC 32 kHz
VDD_3V3 GPIO PB25 I/O PB25 I PIO, I, PU, ST WILC Interrupt