STM32WL series MCU

long-range wireless
system-on-chip
 System-on-chip made for versatility
A Long-Range Wireless Microcontroller:
one die, many IoT possibilities World First!
Single Silicon Die

STM32L4
+ (G)FSK
(G)MSK
BPSK

=
STM32WL

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 Make the choice of STM32WL series

The 7 key points that will make the difference

(G)FSK
(G)MSK
BPSK
Multi-modulation Massive integration Open platform Ultra-low-power
Cost saving

256KB

3.6 V 73-pin

1.8 V 48-pin
64KB Flash

STM32 Security A large offer is coming No matter what!

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Deep integration
wide purposes
 4 modulations - many protocols

- based proprietary

(G)FSK + * + proprietary

STM32WL
(G)MSK Proprietary

BPSKTX * + proprietary

* Coming soon
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 STM32WL - a rich feature set
• Key features
• Arm® Cortex®-M4 DSP up to 48 MHz
• Up to 256 KB Flash and 64 KB SRAM
• Sub-GHz Radio – Multi-modulations
• LoRa, (G)FSK, (G)MSK, BPSK
• 2 embedded power amplifiers:
• 1 output up to +15 dBm
• 1 output up to +22 dBm
• LoRa RX sensitivity: -148 dBm (SF12, BW=10.4kHz)
• RX: 4.82 mA and TX: 15mA (at 10dBm) / 87mA (at 20dBm) [3.3V]

• Peripherals
• 3xI²C, 2xUSART, 1xLP-UART, 2xSPI

• 7x timers + 2x ULP Comparators

• 1.8 to 3.6V voltage range (DC/DC, LDO)
• -40 to up to +105°C temperature range
• Power consumption
• < 71µA/MHz Active mode (3V - RF OFF)
• 1 µA Stop2 mode with RAM retention
• 390 nA Standby mode with RTC
• 31 nA Shutdown mode

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 STM32WL Sub-GHz - portfolio

Flash / RAM
Size (bytes)

256K / 64K
Up to 29 GPIOs STM32WLE5CC STM32WLE5JC Up to 43 GPIOs
+
for full
Optimized
flexibility
BOM cost
128K / 48K STM32WLE5CB STM32WLE5JB +
+
Tiny package
2-Layer PCB
footprint
enablement
64K / 20K STM32WLE5C8 STM32WLE5J8
Pin count
48 pins 73 pins
7x7mm 5x5 mm
UQFN (p=0.5) BGA (p=0.5)
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 Best suited for many LPWAN market
• Worldwide compatibility 150 MHz to • Up to 105 °C MCU capable
960 MHz Linear Range • Only 5 µs wakeup time for best latencies
• Multi-protocol capable • Only 5.4 mA as LoRa RX consumption for
• ST Longevity commitment: 10 years life battery optimization
time
Utilities Industrial IoT

• Up to +22 dBm output power for wide • Link Budget > 160 dB = Very long ranges
coverage • Excellent battery lifetime: Only 15 mA for
• -148 dBm sensitivity with LoRa: Robust LoRa TX consumption @ 10 dBm
RF Link • PCROP, ECC, TRNG, PKA, for best
• Reduced BOM cost Smart Smart Ag design robustness
Cities & Buildings

• Unique-IDs for enhanced traceability • Down to 71 μA/MHz in Run mode for

• Down to 390 nA mode with RTC and 32KB efficient action
of RAM for extended Battery lifetime • < 1 µA Stop mode with full RAM for
• Small form factor with UFBGA 5x5 package battery life optimization
• 12-bit ADC & DAC for mixed applicative
Logistics Smart Home use cases

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Flexible power scheme
 Flexible power scheme
flexpowercontrol
Typ with LDO @ VDD = 3 V @ 25 °C

RUN (Range1) at 48 MHz 71* / 115 µA / MHz

Wake-up
time to RUN RUN (Range2) at 16 MHz 100* / 115 µA / MHz
RF
6 cycles SLEEP at 48 MHz 28* / 35 µA / MHz Capable

5 µs STOP 1 (full retention) 4.55 µA**

5.5 µs STOP 2 (full retention) 1 µA**

Benchmark Scores
29 µs STANDBY + 32 KB RAM 390 nA**

29 µs STANDBY 71 nA* • High Efficiency

267 µs
SHUTDOWN 31**** / ➔ CoreMark score = 1621
175 nA**
• Ultra Low-Power Platform
VBAT 5**** / 200 nA**
➔ ULPBbench score ≈ 2041
* Typical values with SMPS, RF OFF
** with RTC on LSE Bypass 1 Pending certification
*** Able to maintain RF context
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 Flexible power scheme
matching your application needs
LPWANs made easy through Ultra-Low-Power tradeoffs

Power Arm® Peripherals RAM RF

Seamless toolbox mode Cortex®-M4 Retention
RF available
(I²C, SPI, USART, ADC/DAC, Run ✓ ✓ Yes ✓ In all power modes
Timers, Comparators etc.)

Sleep X ✓ Yes ✓

Stop 0 X ✓ Yes ✓
Stop 1 X ✓ Yes ✓
Stop 2 X Subset Yes ✓
Standby X X Yes ✓

Shutdown X X X X

Back-up registers are

always available
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 Efficient power management
STOP modes comparison
Flexible peripherals power mapping

STOP0 STOP1 STOP2

Consumption Typ, 25 °C, 3 V, LDO
No impact on
(without Real Time Clock) 400 µA 4.55 µA 1 µA wakeup time from
Flash 2.2 µs 5 µs 5.5 µs embedded DCDC
Wakeup time to
48 MHz RAM 2.2 µs 5.1 µs 5.5 µs
Wakeup clock ≤ 48 MHz
Main or Low-Power
Regulator Low-power regulator
regulator
CSS, RTC, 3 Tamper Pins,
1x LPUART, 1x I²C, VREFBUF,
Peripherals All All
2x COMP, 1x LPTIM,
Dual-WDG, CRC, EXTI

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 Ultra-low power & IoT ready
for worldwide applications
Best LoRa-enabled IP on the market

Transmission Reception

Parameter Settings Value Parameter Settings Value

TX +10 dBm 15 mA LoRa BW_L = 10.4 kHz -148 dBm

868/915 MHz DCDC Sensitivity SF = 12
2-FSK BR_F = 0.6 kb/s -125 dBm
TX +20 dBm 87 mA Sensitivity FDA = 0.8 kHz
868/915 MHz DCDC BW_F = 4 kHz
RX FSK 4.8kb/s 4.47 mA
buck 100mA max DCDC
8.18 mA
LDO
Worldwide RX LoRa® 125 kHz 4.82 mA
Compatibility DCDC
8.9 mA
LDO

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 Flexible power implementation

Tailor STM32WL to your IoT needs

STM32WL
LDO DC-DC

Power
Management
CORE REG Config.
+ PA
RF IP
LP
PA Up to +15 dBm
2 Power Outputs
HP
PA Up to +22 dBm

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Advanced features and ecosystem
 STM32WL - safety and security

Secure you application with embedded safety & security

Safety Security

• Back-up clock circuitry • Anti-Tamper detection

• Supply monitoring • Boot Lock
• Dual watchdog • Read & Write protection
• Flash memory with ECC STM32WL • Memory Protection Unit (MPU)
(address status register) • Software IP Protection
• SRAM Parity check • True Random Number Generator
• Cyclic Redundancy Check • Private Key Accelerator
• Brown-out reset in all modes • Unique IDs (64- and 96-bit)
• Clock Security System
• Backup byte registers

Device integrity Data Integrity

Anti intrusion Privileges Firmware IP Data
Traceability Permission Protection encryption
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 Chips & stacks delivery model

Open chips, takeaway stacks

STM32WL

Arm Cortex-M4
Application Firmware
+
Peripherals
+
Radio stack
Certified LoRaWAN stack
• Open Platform
• Open stack

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 A higher level of integration

MCU + Radio 2-in-1 solution

STM32WL

Arm Cortex-M4 Standalone Standalone

Application Firmware
+
VS MCU transceiver
Peripherals
+
Radio stack

• SoC solution (1 single die)

• 2 standalone chips, or dice (SiP)
• All-in-1 solution - cost saving
• Bigger final PCB (increased cost)
• Simplified development helps
• Wired communication more exposed
speeding up time to market

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 STM32WL – introductory ecosystem

Fully integrated into the rich and market-proven STM32 ecosystem

STM32 Nucleo-64 Dev tools Stacks

Flexible prototyping STM32CubeMX for pinout and LoRaWAN
clock configuration Sigfox1
STM32CubeProg Wireless-MBUS (Stackforce)
Partners IDE 1 Coming soon

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 Save on your application cost

Integrated functionalities helps you drop the BOM down

Optimization of the silicon cost Optimization of the ecosystem cost

• Deep integration factor • LoRaWAN stack: free of charge

• Less external components • STM32CubeMX: free of charge
• Single 32 MHz crystal for CPU • STM32CubeProg: free of charge
& embedded radio
• 32 kHz master clock output available
• System-on-chip avoids to use a second radio

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 STM32 rolling longevity commitment

Longevity commitment is renewed every year

• STM32F1 (launched in 2007) 22 years of commitment

• STM32L1 (launched in 2009) 20 years of commitment
• STM32F2 (launched in 2010) 19 years of commitment
• …
• STM32WB (launched in 2018) 11 years of commitment
• STM32G0 (launched in 2018) 11 years of commitment
• STM32G4 (launched in 2019) 10 years of commitment
Starting in 2020 • STM32WL (launched in 2020) 10 years of commitment

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 STM32 MCU “wireless” series

STM32F2 STM32F4 STM32H7 STM32F7

High Perf 398 CoreMark 608 CoreMark 3224 CoreMark 1082 CoreMark
MCUs 120 MHz 180 MHz 240 MHz Cortex -M4
480 MHz Cortex -M7
216 MHz

STM32F0 STM32G0 STM32F1 STM32F3 STM32G4

Mainstream 106 CoreMark 142 CoreMark 177 CoreMark 245 CoreMark 550 CoreMark
MCUs 48 MHz 64 MHz 72 MHz 72 MHz 170 MHz

STM32L0 STM32L1 STM32L5 STM32L4 STM32L4+

Ultra-low Power 75 CoreMark 93 CoreMark 424 CoreMark 273 CoreMark 409 CoreMark
MCUs 32 MHz 32 MHz 110 MHz 80 MHz 120 MHz

Wireless STM32WL
161 CoreMark
STM32WB
216 CoreMark
MCUs 48 MHz 64 MHz

Arm® Cortex® core -M0 -M0+ -M3 -M33 -M4 -M7

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