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 nRF52840 Micro Dev Kit USB Dongle features a programmable user button, RGB LED, up to 12 GPIOs, and a 2.4G Chip antenna on board.

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.

Highlighted 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

Specifications

• 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

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