Meet the IW610 Family: An IoT Optimized Wi-Fi 6 Tri-Radio Solution

In today's smart homes and industrial automation environments, seamless device interaction across diverse wireless protocols is crucial. Announcing the IW610 family—NXP's groundbreaking, cost and power optimized Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth LE, 802.15.4 Tri-radio solution, designed to deliver unmatched network efficiency and ultra-low latency.

Whether you're building the next-generation smart home or scaling industrial IoT solutions, the IW610 family is engineered to elevate connectivity, offering a reliable foundation for faster, smarter interactions.

The IW610 family includes a 1x1 Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz) and a Single-band (2.4 GHz) 20 MHz Wi-Fi 6 subsystem, providing robust and reliable connections with excellent range. Bluetooth LE simplifies device commissioning, supports high-speed data rates of up to 2 Mbit/s, and offers long-range and extended advertising capabilities. Additionally, the IW610 family supports 802.15.4 Thread mesh network, extending the Matter ecosystem by enabling Matter over both Wi-Fi and Thread. The IW610 family offers multiple host interface options, SDIO or USB for Wi-Fi, UART or USB for Bluetooth low energy and SPI for 802.15.4.

EdgeLock® Secure

In a complex IoT and industrial ecosystems, security is more critical than ever. That's why security is at the heart of the IW610 family. Powered by NXP’s EdgeLock™ security technology, the IW610 family delivers end-to-end protection with features like secure boot, secure debug, firmware updates, anti-rollback, and comprehensive lifecycle management.

Built-in hardware protections fortify your system, minimizing retrofit risks and maximizing resilience in the field. The hardware root of trust and cryptography accelerators ensure your data remains safe, while maintaining peak performance. With EdgeLock Security technology, the IW610 family meets the most stringent cybersecurity standards, making it the ideal solution for safeguarding your connected devices in even the most demanding environments.

Ease of Evaluation, Prototyping & Integration

Certified IW610-based modules will be available through leading module partners starting in Q1 2025. These modules will support Linux for i.MX hosts and FreeRTOS for MCX and i.MX RT MCUs, enabling seamless development and rapid deployment of connected solutions.

NXP’s Application Code Hub, along with strong community support, provides a wealth of use-case examples that simplify prototyping and accelerate your time-to-market for connectivity solutions. With these resources, you can quickly turn your ideas into fully realized products.

With the IW610 family, NXP is empowering the next generation of IoT and smart devices to connect and perform like never before.

Target applications include:

• Industrial applications, building automation and security, Environment Monitoring and Asset Management.

• EV Charging, Point of Sale (POS) Terminals and HVAC Systems.

• Smart appliances, HVAC systems and robotic vacuums.

• Printers and docking stations.

• Thread Border Router and Matter Commissioner applications.

Please visit IW610 family to get more information and the latest updates to start planning your next connectivity design.

Learn about IW610 family on NXP’s Community.

Authors:

Vijay Raj Ramaratinam

Vijay Raj Ramaratinam has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry and has served in a variety of roles ranging from product development, application engineering to product management. He is currently product manager for Wireless Connectivity 1x1 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4 combo solutions, focused on the Smart Home and Industrial markets.

Rakshit Grover

Rakshit Grover is a Technical Marketing Engineer at NXP, working in Product Marketing for Mass Market enablement. He creates technical content highlighting NXP Products in practical, real world scenarios. He completed his Masters in Engineering Management from Duke University specializing in Product Management and draws upon his past experience working in Product Management within the semiconductor Industry and as an Embedded Systems Engineer in the Medical device and Robotics Industry. Outside work, Rakshit is an avid Table Tennis player and enjoys Meditating.