DESCRIPTION
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The nRF52840 Micro Dev Kit USB Dongle is a small and low-cost development platform enabled by the nRF52840 multi-protocol SoC in a convenient USB dongle form factor.
The USB Dongle can be used as a low-cost Bluetooth5/Tread/802.15.4/ANT/2.4GHz multi-protocol node or development board. Alternatively, the USB Dongle can be used as a Network Co-Processor(NCP) with a simple connection to a PC or other USB enabled device.
FEATURES
- Low-cost USB dongle supporting Bluetooth LE, Thread, Zigbee, 802.15.4, ANT and 2.4GHz
- Pre-built OpenThread NCP Firmware support
- OpenThread Border Router support
- Thread Network Sniffer with Wireshark
Hardware Specification
- Nordic nRF52840 System-on-Chip
- ARM® Cortex®-M4F processor optimized for ultra-low power operation
- Combining Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, IEEE 802.15.4, ANT and 2.4GHz proprietary
- On-chip NFC-A tag
- On-chip USB 2.0 (Full speed) controller
- ARM TrustZone® Cryptocell 310 security subsystem
- 1 MB FLASH and 256 kB RAM
- Up to 12 GPIOs available via headers
- User-programmable Button and RGB LED
- On-board 2.4G chip antenna
- 3.3V regulator with 1A peak current output
- VBUS & VIN Power-Path Management
- Convenient USB dongle form factor
- Breadboard-friendly with dual 10-Pin headers
- Measures 1.65″ x 0.7″ x 0.16″ (42mm x 18mm x 4mm) without headers soldered in
RESOURCES
Product Wiki
Getting Started
How to program the Dongle
Getting Started with nRF5 SDK
How to Build an OpenThread Border Router with Raspberry Pi 3B
How to Build a Thread Network Sniffer with Wireshark
Hardware Resources