Nordic Semiconductor nRF7002 companion WiFi chipset at Embedded World 2023 #ew23
Channel: Charbax
Date: 29/03/2023

Nordic Semiconductor shows their newest Wi-Fi companion chipset, the nRF7002, which has been out for a couple of months. Nordic specializes in low-power wireless devices and with the Wi-Fi 6 capabilities, the nRF7002 is their lowest power Wi-Fi solution ever. The nRF7002 does not have its own controller and is mostly used next to their multi-protocol socs to add Wi-Fi capabilities to existing products. The video demonstrates the power-saving feature of Target Wake Time, which allows negotiation of a wake-up schedule with the access point, resulting in a lower power consumption of 80 microamps compared to the normal power-saving mode, which averages around 32 milliamps. Nordic's nRF7002 is potentially the lowest power Wi-Fi solution ever and is of great interest to the embedded world. The video also showcases the nRF7002 in a fan-style module with integrated Wi-Fi, zigbee, thread, and NFC capabilities. (chatgpt generated paragraph based on auto subtitle)

The nRF7002 is a companion IC, providing seamless Wi-Fi connectivity and Wi-Fi-based locationing (SSID sniffing of local Wi-Fi hubs). It is designed to be used alongside Nordic’s existing nRF52® and nRF53® Series Bluetooth Systems-on-Chip (SoCs), and nRF91® Series cellular IoT Systems-in-Package (SiPs). The nRF7002 can also be used in conjunction with non-Nordic host devices. 

The nRF7002 is the first device in our portfolio of unique Wi-Fi products that will combine seamlessly with Nordic’s existing ultra-low power technologies. Nordic brings their decades of ultra-low-power wireless IoT and silicon design expertise to Wi-Fi. With Wi-Fi 6 we bring added benefits to IoT applications including further efficiency gains that support long-life, battery-powered Wi-Fi operation.

With Wi-Fi 6 we will support all wireless protocols used in Matter, Bluetooth LE for commissioning, Thread for low power mesh, and Wi-Fi for high-throughput. Matter is a protocol championed by Apple, Amazon, Google, Nordic Semiconductor, Samsung, and hundreds of other companies in consumer IoT.

filmed at Embedded World 2023 in Nuremberg Germany

This video was recorded as part of my Embedded World 2023 Day  Livestream here: https://youtu.be/xrjt_uePrY8?t=6368

Watch all my Embedded World videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xXqJFxvYvjgUpdNMBkGzEWU6YVxR8Ga