The Nordic nRF52840 remains the go-to choice for multi-protocol wireless development, supporting Bluetooth 5.0, IEEE 802.15.4, Thread, Zigbee, and ANT all in a single chip.
Overview
The nRF52840 development board breaks out all key features of the nRF52840 SoC including its ARM Cortex-M4F core, USB 2.0, NFC, and 1MB Flash with 256KB RAM.
Specifications
- CPU: ARM Cortex-M4F @ 64MHz
- Flash: 1MB
- RAM: 256KB
- Bluetooth: BLE 5.0 (2Mbps)
- Protocols: Thread, Zigbee, ANT, 802.15.4
- USB: USB 2.0 Full Speed
- NFC: NFC-A tag
Software Support
Nordic’s nRF Connect SDK (based on Zephyr RTOS) provides comprehensive support. The board is also compatible with Arduino, CircuitPython, and MicroPython.