The nRF5340 DK is the development kit for the nRF5340 System-on-Chip (SoC) and contains everything needed to get started on a single board.
The DK supports development with a wide range of wireless protocols. It supports Bluetooth Low Energy with features such as high throughput of 2 Mbps, advertising extensions and long range. Mesh protocols such as Bluetooth Mesh, Thread and Zigbee can run concurrently with Bluetooth Low Energy, allowing smartphones to deploy, commission, configure and control mesh nodes. NFC, ANT, 802.15.4 and proprietary 2.4 GHz protocols are also supported.
The DK is equipped with an NFC antenna that enables quick testing of the nRF5340's NFC A-tag functionality. A SEGGER J-Link debugger is located on the board and enables full programming and debugging of both the nRF5340 SoC and external targets.
All analogue and digital interfaces and GPIOs are available via header and edge connectors. The kit is Arduino Uno Rev3 hardware compatible, which means it can be connected to external device shields very easily.
Four buttons and four LEDs simplify input and output to and from the nRF5340 SoC and are all user programmable. An external on-board memory is connected to the 96 MHz QSPI peripheral in the nRF5340 SoC.
The nRF5340 DK is typically powered via USB, but can also be powered from a variety of voltage sources within the 1.7 to 5.0 V supply range. In addition to USB, it can be powered from an external source, but also includes a CR2032 battery holder and Li-Po battery connector for field testing. Power consumption can be measured via the dedicated current measurement pins, for example with Nordic's Power Profiler Kit II.
The nRF Connect SDK is the software development kit for the nRF5340 SoC and provides board support for the nRF5340 DK. It supports software development of Bluetooth Low Energy, Thread and Zigbee applications. It integrates the Zephyr RTOS, protocol stacks, examples, hardware drivers and much more.
Main features
- Supports Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth Mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee
- User programmable LEDs(4) and buttons(4)
- 2.4 GHz and NFC antennas
- SWF RF connector for direct RF measurements
- Built-in SEGGER J-Link debugger/programmer
- Arduino Uno Rev3 form factor
- Pins for measuring power consumption
- Power supply: 1.7-5.0 V from USB, external, Li-Po battery or CR2032 button battery
- RoHS compliant: Yes
- RoHS phthalate compliant: Yes
