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Murata LBWA1UZ1GC Type 1GC Wi-Fi Module | New Product Brief

September 06, 2017 by Mouser Electronics

Murata’s Type 1GC IMP005 module is an embedded network controller providing dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity and an Ethernet MAC.

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LBWA1UZ1GC Type 1GC Wi-Fi Module

Murata’s Type 1GC IMP005 module is an embedded network controller providing dual-band Wi-Fi connectivity and an Ethernet MAC. The module is based on a Cypress SoC and features a 320 MHz ARM Cortex-R4 processor with a full peripheral set. The processor includes 32 kB instruction and data caches, over 1.2 MB of RAM available for application use, and supports secure boot from external flash. It works with the Electric Imp cloud platform to simplify connecting devices to a powerful cloud platform and provide a secure, managed internet connection as well as OTA OS upgrades and application updates. The Type 1GC IMP005 has FCC and IC modular approval and uses a 10 x 10 mm 136 pin LGA package.

  • Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n 1x1 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
    • RX Sensitivity: -97 dBm @ 1 Mbps
  • Ethernet MAC: 10/100
  • Chipset: CYW43907
    • Application Processor: Cortex-R4
    • I/O: 28x GPIO, up to 2x SPI, 2x I2C, 3x UART, 6x PWM, 1x USB host

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