Microchip's ATWINC1500 is an IEEE 802.11 b/g/n IoT network controller that has networking stack built on the chip. It is the ideal add-on to existing MCU solutions bringing Wi-Fi and Network capabilities through SPI-to-Wi-Fi interface. It connects to any SAM or PIC MCU with minimal resource requirements.
The ATWINC1500's most advanced mode is a single stream 1x1 802.11n mode. Its networking stack consists of HTTP, TCP, IP and Ethernet Protocols corresponding to Application, Transport, Internet and Data Link Layers.
The ATWINC1500 features:
The ATWINC1500 is available in a QFN package or as a certified module.
Expanding on the ATWINC1500 with 4 MB flash, the ATWINC1510 adds 8 MB flash memory for even greater flexibility and the ability to store Host MCU files.
A MCU host driver can be found in the Advanced Software Framework (ASF) and in MPLAB® Harmony v3. Get step-by-step instructions for configuring the WINC1500 using MPLAB Harmony 3.
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Firmware
The latest major firmware release is: v19.7.7 and is available in GitHub. You will find the firmware package and release notes in the documents section of this page. Click here for the Firmware Release Summary.
The latest module firmware available is v19.7.7:
Looking for a chip level solution? Check out the IC solution here ATWINC1500-IC