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RTL8720EA Series

Introduction

The Realtek RTL8720EA series is a Combo SoC that supports Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz) and Bluetooth (BLE 5.2) specifications. With dual RISC cores running up to 400MHz, enhanced computing capability, stable security performance and abundant peripheral resources, it is widely used in various products such as home appliance, line controller, BLE gateway, micro inverter, portable energy storage, and home energy storage, etc.

DESCRIPTION

CHIP

Highlights

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WIFI6 2.4G + BLE 5.2 Dual Mode

WIFI6 2.4G;
BLE 5.2;
BLE Mesh 1.1 long Range.

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Rich System Resource

MCU Dual Core @400MHz;
768KB SRAM;
4MB PSRAM(option);
4MB/8MB Flash(option).

 

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Diversified Tools Support

AT Command;
VS-Code Plugin;
Zephyr;
Arduino IDE.

Specifications

System and Platform
  • Dual cores: Real-M300 and KR4
  • Real-M300:
    • Arm Cortex-M55 compatible instruction set
    • Running at a frequency of up to 400MHz
    • 16KB 4-way I-Cache, 16KB 4-way D-Cache
  • KR4:
    • RISC-V compatible instruction set
    • Running at a frequency of up to 400MHz
    • 16KB 4-way I-Cache, 16KB 4-way D-Cache
  • Memory:
    • 768KB on-chip SRAM
    • Embedded DQ8 PSRAM, up to 200MHz
    • Supports QSPI Flash, up to 100MHz
Security
  • Secure boot
  • Arm TrustZone-M
  • True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
  • Hardware crypto engine
  • ECDSA engine
  • Whole or partial Flash encryption
  • Read Protection (RDP)
  • JTAG/SWD password protection/forbidden
  • 2K bytes OTP, up to 2K bits for users
RF Features

Wi-Fi

  • 802.11 b/g/n/ax 1 x 1,2.4GHz
  • Supports MCS0 - MCS9 20MHz bandwidth
  • Supports antenna diversity
  • Tx Power:
    • 11b 11Mbps:20dBm
    • 11g 54Mbps:19dBm (EVM < −25dB)
    • 11n MCS7-HT20:18dBm (EVM < −27dB)
    • 11ax MCS9-HE20:16dBm (EVM < −32dB)
  • Rx Sensitivity:
    • 11b 11Mbps:−91dBm
    • 11g 54Mbps:−78dBm
    • 11n MCS7-HT20:−76.5dBm
    • 11ax MCS9-HE20:−70.5dBm

BT

  • Supports BLE 5.2
  • Supports both 500kbps and 125kbps LE-Coded PHY (long range)
  • Supports scatter-net (concurrent central mode and peripheral mode)
  • Supports SIG Mesh v1.0 and v1.1
  • Supports AoA and AoD
Peripheral Interface
  • Flexible design of GPIO configuration
  • Multi-communication interfaces: SPI x 2, UART x 5, I2C x 2
  • Supports Real-Time Clock timer together with 15 timers
  • Supports 8 channels of PWM timer and 1 capture timer
  • Supports 6 channels of general 12-bit ADC
  • Supports 9 channels of touch pad
  • Supports 8 independent channels of GDMA
  • Embeds a serial LEDC to control the external LED lamps
  • Integrates a thermal detector to detect and monitor the real-time temperature inside the chip
  • Integrated hardware crypto engine supports AES/SHA/ECDSA
  • Integrated SPI Flash controller and PSRAM controller
  • Integrated Audio Codec: 4 channels DMIC and 1 channel PDM out
  • I2S x 2: up to 384kHz sampling rate

RTL8720EA Series

System and Platform
  • Dual cores: Real-M300 and KR4
  • Real-M300:
    • Arm Cortex-M55 compatible instruction set
    • Running at a frequency of up to 400MHz
    • 16KB 4-way I-Cache, 16KB 4-way D-Cache
  • KR4:
    • RISC-V compatible instruction set
    • Running at a frequency of up to 400MHz
    • 16KB 4-way I-Cache, 16KB 4-way D-Cache
  • Memory:
    • 768KB on-chip SRAM
    • Embedded DQ8 PSRAM, up to 200MHz
    • Supports QSPI Flash, up to 100MHz
Security
  • Secure boot
  • Arm TrustZone-M
  • True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
  • Hardware crypto engine
  • ECDSA engine
  • Whole or partial Flash encryption
  • Read Protection (RDP)
  • JTAG/SWD password protection/forbidden
  • 2K bytes OTP, up to 2K bits for users
RF Features

Wi-Fi

  • 802.11 b/g/n/ax 1 x 1,2.4GHz
  • Supports MCS0 - MCS9 20MHz bandwidth
  • Supports antenna diversity
  • Tx Power:
    • 11b 11Mbps:20dBm
    • 11g 54Mbps:19dBm (EVM < −25dB)
    • 11n MCS7-HT20:18dBm (EVM < −27dB)
    • 11ax MCS9-HE20:16dBm (EVM < −32dB)
  • Rx Sensitivity:
    • 11b 11Mbps:−91dBm
    • 11g 54Mbps:−78dBm
    • 11n MCS7-HT20:−76.5dBm
    • 11ax MCS9-HE20:−70.5dBm

BT

  • Supports BLE 5.2
  • Supports both 500kbps and 125kbps LE-Coded PHY (long range)
  • Supports scatter-net (concurrent central mode and peripheral mode)
  • Supports SIG Mesh v1.0 and v1.1
  • Supports AoA and AoD
Peripheral Interface
  • Flexible design of GPIO configuration
  • Multi-communication interfaces: SPI x 2, UART x 5, I2C x 2
  • Supports Real-Time Clock timer together with 15 timers
  • Supports 8 channels of PWM timer and 1 capture timer
  • Supports 6 channels of general 12-bit ADC
  • Supports 9 channels of touch pad
  • Supports 8 independent channels of GDMA
  • Embeds a serial LEDC to control the external LED lamps
  • Integrates a thermal detector to detect and monitor the real-time temperature inside the chip
  • Integrated hardware crypto engine supports AES/SHA/ECDSA
  • Integrated SPI Flash controller and PSRAM controller
  • Integrated Audio Codec: 4 channels DMIC and 1 channel PDM out
  • I2S x 2: up to 384kHz sampling rate

Part Number Comparison

Part Number
CPU
On-chip SRAM
Embedded Flash
Embedded PSRAM
Wi-Fi Spec
Bluetooth Spec
GPIO
Operating Temperature
Package (mm)
Reference Module
Recommendation Applied

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RTL8720EAF-VA3

Real-M300: 400MHz KR4: 400MHz768KB8MB (NOR)-Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz)BLE 5.227-20°C ~ 85°CQFN48, 6x6

RTL8720EAM-VA2

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RTL8720EAM-VT2

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