2024 Infineon's latest wireless product: CYW5591x

Hedy · Dasenic Sep 06,2024 4

Infineon's Wi-Fi + BLE Combo MCU CYW5591x series is a wireless microcontroller (MCU) product that integrates Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) functions, suitable for application scenarios such as the Internet of Things (IoT), smart homes, medical devices, and wearable devices.


Main features:


1.Dual-mode wireless connection: Wi-Fi and BLE

Supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 5.2 (including BLE and traditional Bluetooth) to achieve wireless data transmission and multi-device interconnection.


2.High-performance MCU core

Adopts ARM Cortex-M4 or Cortex-M33 processor, providing efficient computing power, suitable for a variety of embedded wireless applications.


3.Low-power design

Low-power architecture is adopted, which is suitable for battery-powered devices. It has multiple power-saving modes to extend the battery life of the device.


4.Integrated wireless security function

Provides security protocols such as WPA3, AES, TKIP, WAPI and CCM to ensure the security of wireless communication and prevent data eavesdropping and tampering.


5.Flexible storage and peripheral interfaces

Supports internal SRAM and Flash storage, external memory expansion interfaces such as SPI, I2C, UART, ADC, PWM, etc., which are convenient for system integration.


6.Wireless coexistence (Wi-Fi and BLE coexistence mechanism)

Built-in wireless coexistence mechanism to ensure that Wi-Fi and Bluetooth functions do not interfere with each other when running at the same time.


Typical applications:


1.Internet of Things (IoT) devices

Applicable to IoT application scenarios such as smart home devices (such as smart lights, smart sockets), wearable devices (such as smart watches, fitness equipment).


2.Industrial automation and monitoring

Can be used in scenarios such as remote monitoring equipment and industrial IoT sensors to provide reliable wireless connection and data transmission.


3.Smart home and entertainment devices

Including wireless speakers, home appliances, remote controls, home automation controls, etc.


4.Medical and health equipment

Suitable for integration into portable health monitoring devices such as heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, thermometers, etc.


Security and connectivity:

This series of MCUs generally has enhanced security features to protect the privacy of user data and the integrity of the device. At the same time, it provides fast and reliable Wi-Fi and BLE connections, allowing devices to easily access networks and connected devices.


If you want to learn more about the technical details of the CYW5591x series, it is recommended to check Infineon's official data sheets and product white papers, which generally include detailed hardware specifications, development tool chain support, and application examples.