8devices Kinkan
8devices Kinkan
8devices Kinkan

Kinkan

The Kinkan single-band Wi-Fi 4 SoM uses the Realtek RTL8197FS SoC to combine relatively high performance and interface flexibility in a tiny form factor. All of this comes with a low maximum power consumption of up to 4W, which keeps development and operating costs down.

Target industries
Wireless access points
Home automation hubs
IoT gateways
  • Realtek RTL8197FS
    This SoC features MIPS 24K @ 1000 MHz CPU, 32 MB NOR Flash and 128 MB DDR2 @ 200 MHz RAM memory
  • Broad array of interfaces
    Effortless commercial connections and dependable data transmission
  • Optimized power consumption
    Kinkan is capable of power consumption below 4W even when both LAN and WLAN interfaces are in use
  • Linux OpenWrt support
    This firmware enables flexibility when developing software applications for your Kinkan SoM
  • Compact form factor
    The Kinkan’s small dimensions, land-grid array format, and single-sided layout help it reduce development costs and expand application opportunities
  • Diverse boot options
    These help Kinkan run different software applications, facilitate the development process, and improve system reliability by enabling backups

Development board details

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Micro - A USB socket (console +power 5V)

1000 Base-T LAN port

100 Base-T LAN port

USB type B (host interface)

SD card slot

SPI/ GPIO pins

GPIO

Boot source selector switch (internal module flash, SD/emmc, USB)

Button (reset to defaults)

Button (hardware reset)

UART Rx/Tx activity LEDs

Kinkan-DVK power LED

Programmable system LED

LAN activity LEDs

PCIe card activity LED

Ceramic 2.4 GHz omni-directional antennas

Ceramic 2.4 GHz omni-directional antennas

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Specifications

Platform
SoC RTL8197FS from Realtek
CPU MIPS 24K @ 1000 MHz
GPU N/A
Flash 32 MB NOR
RAM 128 MB DDR2 @ 200 MHz
Interfaces
Ethernet 100 Base-T
USB 2 x USB2.0
PCIe PCIe1.1
Serial Interfaces 2 x I2C ,I2S, SPI, 3 x UART, SDIO
GPIOs 47 x GPIOs
Miscellaneous RGMII, MDI, eMMC, 4 x PWM
Wireless
Wireless Standard Wi-Fi 4 (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth Standards N/A
Radio Mode Single Band, MIMO (2x2)
Frequency 2412-2472MHz
Channel Size 20,40 MHz
Data Rate 300 Mbps
Antenna Options 2 x Pin
Max Output Power (per chain) 22 dBm
Software Options
Linux OpenWrt
Yocto/ OpenEmbedded
FirmUx
Module Specs
Power Supply 3.3V
Power Consumption 4 W
Dimensions 19.5 mm x 26.7 mm
Weight 3 g
Temperature Range 0°C to +55°C
Mounting Single side
Pin Type LGA
Certifications CE, FCC, IC

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