Arduino MKR WiFi 1010, ABX00023 Manual

Description

The Arduino® MKR WiFi 1010 is a miniature sized module containing a SAMD21G18A Processor, the Nina W102 Module and a crypto chip (the ATECC508).

Target Areas

Prototyping, IoT application examples

Features

• SAMD21G18A
  • Processor
    • Arm® Cortex®-M0+ at up to 48 MHz
    • 256 kB Flash
    • 32 kB SRAM
    • Power On Reset (POR) and Brown Out Detection (BOD)
  • Peripherals
    • 12 channel DMA
    • 12 channel event system
    • 5x 16 bit Timer/Counter
    • 3x 24 bit timer/counter with extended functions
    • 32 bit RTC
    • Watchdog Timer
    • CRC-32 generator
    • Full speed Host/Device USB with 8 end points
    • 6x SERCOM (USART, I2C, SPI, LIN)
    • Two channel I2S
    • 12 bit 350ksps ADC (up to 16 bit with oversampling)
    • 10 bit 350ksps DAC
    • External Interrupt Controller (up to 16 lines)
• ATECC508 Crypto Chip
  • Cryptographic co-processor with secure hardware based key storage
  • Protected storage for up to 16 keys, certificates or data
  • ECDH: FIPS SP800-56A Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman
  • ECDSA: FIPS186-3 Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
  • NIST standard P256 elliptic curve support
  • SHA-256 & HMAC hash including off-chip context save/restore
• Nina W102 Module
  • Dual Core Tensilica LX6 CPU at up to 240MHz
  • Wi-Fi®
    • IEEE 802.11b up to 11Mbit IEEE 802.11g up to 54MBit IEEE 802.11n up to 72MBit
    • 2.4 GHz, 13 channels
    • 96 dBm sensitivity
  • Bluetooth® BR/EDR
    • Max 7 Clients
    • 2.4 GHz, 79 channels Up to 3 Mbit/s
    • 88 dBm sensitivity
    • Bluetooth® Low Energy
    • Bluetooth® 5.0 dual mode
    • 2.4GHz 40 channels -88 dBm sensitivity Up to 1 Mbit/s
• BQ24125L I2C Controlled USB/Adapter Charger
  • 92% Charge Efficiency at 2 A, 90% at 4 A
  • Autonomous Battery Charging
  • 2.5-A Fast Charging

The Board

Like most Arduino MKR form factor boards the MKR WiFi 1010 can be powered via USB, via headers or connecting a Lithium or Lithium Polymer battery to the embedded battery charger (the BQ24195L).
NOTE: MKR WiFi 1010 battery charger has a minimum of 512 mA charge current. Please ensure this charging is compatible with the battery you will be using.
NOTE: MKR WiFi 1010 only supports 3.3 V I/Os and is NOT 5 V tolerant.
Please make sure you are not directly connecting 5 V signals to this board, or it will be damaged.
Also the 5V pin does NOT supply voltage but is rather connected, through a jumper, to the USB power input.

Application Examples

Bluetooth®: The communications chipset on the MKR WiFi 1010 is something pretty unique in the world of microcontroller platforms, since this can be both a Bluetooth® LE and Bluetooth® client and host device.
Wi-Fi®: The Wi-Fi® connectivity is performed with a module from u-blox®, the NINA-W10, a low power chipset operating in the 2.4GHz range.
IoT: Whether you are looking at building a sensor network connected to your office or home router, or if you want to create a BLE device sending data to a cell phone, the MKR WiFi 1010 is your one-stop-solution for many of the basic IoT application scenarios.

Ratings

Recommended Operating Conditions

Power Consumption

Functional Overview

Processor

The Main Processor is a Arm® Cortex®-M0+ running at up to 48 MHz.
Most of its pins are connected to the external headers, however some are reserved for internal communication to the communication module and to the internal SPI and I2C peripherals (Crypto). Communication with NINA Module W102 happens through UART and SPI through the following pins.

Wi-Fi® Module

Wi-Fi®/Bluetooth® Communication Module

Nina W102 is based on ESP32 and is delivered with a pre-certified software stack from Arduino. Source code for the firmware is available [1].
NOTE: Reprogramming the wireless module's firmware with a custom one will invalidate compliance with radio standards as certified by Arduino, hence this is not recommended unless the application is used in private laboratories far from other electronic equipment and people. Usage of custom firmware on radio modules is the sole responsibility of the user.

Crypto Chips

The crypto chip in Arduino IoT boards is what makes the difference with other less secure boards as it provides a secure way to store secrets such as certificates and it also allows accelerating secure protocols while never exposing secrets in plain text.

Power Tree

MKR WiFi 1010 Power Tree

Board Operation

Getting Started - IDE

If you want to program your MKR WiFi 1010 while offline you need to install the Arduino Desktop IDE [2] To connect the MKR WiFi 1010 to your computer, you'll need a micro-B USB cable. This also provides power to the board, as indicated by the LED.

Getting Started - Arduino Cloud Editor

All Arduino boards, including this one, work out-of-the-box on the Arduino Cloud Editor [3], by just installing a simple plugin.
The Arduino Cloud Editor is hosted online, therefore it will always be up-to-date with the latest features and support for all boards. Follow [4] to start coding on the browser and upload your sketches onto your board.

Getting Started - Arduino Cloud

All Arduino IoT enabled products are supported on Arduino Cloud which allows you to Log, graph and analyze sensor data, trigger events, and automate your home or business.

Arduino Forum

Discussions and ideas for the MKR WiFi 1010 can be found in the Arduino Forum [5].

Online Resources

Now that you have gone through the basics of what you can do with the board you can explore the endless possibilities it provides by checking exciting projects on Arduino Project Hub [6], the Arduino Library Reference [7] and the online store [8] where you will be able to complement your board with sensors, actuators and more.

Board Recovery

All Arduino boards have a built-in bootloader which allows flashing the board via USB. In case a sketch locks up the processor and the board is not reachable anymore via USB it is possible to enter bootloader mode by doubletapping the reset button right after power up.

Connector Pinouts

USB

NOTE: This board can support USB host mode only if powered via the VUSB pin and if the jumper close to the VUSB pin is shorted.

Headers

Board exposes two 28 pin connectors assembled with pin headers.

Debug

Mechanical Information

Board measures are mixed between metric and imperial. Metric measures are used to maintain 100 mil pitch grid between pin rows to allow them to fit in a breadboard.

Board Outline

MKR WiFi 1010 Board Outline

Mounting Holes

MKR WiFi 1010 Mounting Holes

Connector Positions

MKR WiFi 1010 Connector Positions

Company Information

Reference Documentation