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FRDM-MCXW71 RF System Evaluation Report for Bluetooth Low Energy Applications with Interferer Coexistence

RF system evaluation report for the FRDM-MCXW71 board, testing Bluetooth LE performance under interference from noise, CW, Bluetooth audio, and Wi-Fi signals.

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Overview

This application note provides a detailed RF system evaluation for the NXP FRDM-MCXW71 development board, specifically focusing on Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) applications using 2FSK modulation. The report documents test methodologies, equipment setups, and performance results for packet error rate (PER) and carrier-to-noise ratio (C/N). It characterizes the MCXW71 wireless MCU's resilience against various interferers, including white noise, continuous wave (CW) sinewaves, Bluetooth audio, and Wi-Fi signals. Key hardware components mentioned include the NXP MCXW71 MCU, Macronix MX25R6435F QSPI flash, NXP FXLS8964AF I2C sensor, and NXP LPC55S69 MCU-Link.

Use Cases

  • Evaluating RF performance of MCXW71 wireless MCUs
  • Designing Bluetooth LE systems with potential Wi-Fi or Bluetooth interference
  • Characterizing receiver sensitivity and noise immunity for wireless product design
  • Setting up RF test benches for NXP FRDM series evaluation kits

Topics

NXP MCXW71
Bluetooth LE
RF Evaluation
FRDM-MCXW71
2FSK Modulation
Interferer Coexistence
Packet Error Rate
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
MX25R6435F
FXLS8964AF
LPC55S69

Referenced Parts

MX25R6435F

Macronix

QSPI flash MX25R6435F

FXLS8964AF

NXP

I2C sensor FXLS8964AF

LPC55S69

NXP

MCU-Link LPC55S69

MCXW71

NXP

MCU MCXW71