User's Manual

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free for other uses. When configured as SPI slaves, the USARTs sample the input signal using SCK directly
instead of using some oversampling scheme, and are thus well-suited for high data rates.
The AES encryption/decryption core allows the user to encrypt and decrypt data using the AES algorithm with
128-bit keys. The AES core also supports ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB, CTR, and CBC-MAC, as well as hardware
support for CCM.
The ADC supports 7 to 12 bits of resolution with a corresponding range of bandwidths from 30-kHz to 4-kHz,
respectively. DC and audio conversions with up to eight input channels (I/O controller pins) are possible. The
inputs can be selected as single-ended or differential. The reference voltage can be internal, AVDD, or a
single-ended or differential external signal. The ADC also has a temperature-sensor input channel. The ADC
can automate the process of periodic sampling or conversion over a sequence of channels.
The I
2
C module provides a digital peripheral connection with two pins and supports both master and slave
operation. I
2
C support is compliant with the NXP I2C specification version 2.1 and supports standard mode
(up to 100 kbps) and fast mode (up to 400 kbps). In addition, 7-bit device addressing modes are supported, as
well as master and slave modes..
The ultralow-power analog comparator enables applications to wake up from PM2 or PM3 based on an analog
signal. Both inputs are brought out to pins; the reference voltage must be provided externally. The comparator
output is connected to the I/O controller interrupt detector and can be treated by the MCU as a regular I/O pin
interrupt.
RF front end
RF front end includes combined matched balun and low pass filter, and ceramic chip antenna with matching
network. Optimal matching combined with effective low pass filter provides extremely low in-band spurious
emissions and harmonics.