Nordic nRF52¶
Configuration: | platform = nordicnrf52 |
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The nRF52 Series are built for speed to carry out increasingly complex tasks in the shortest possible time and return to sleep, conserving precious battery power. They have a Cortex-M4F processor and are the most capable Bluetooth Smart SoCs on the market.
For more detailed information please visit vendor site.
Examples¶
Examples are listed from Nordic nRF52 development platform repository:
Debugging¶
PIO Unified Debugger - “1-click” solution for debugging with a zero configuration.
Tools & Debug Probes¶
Supported debugging tools are listed in “Debug” column. For more detailed information, please scroll table by horizontal. You can switch between debugging Tools & Debug Probes using debug_tool option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File).
Warning
You will need to install debug tool drivers depending on your system. Please click on compatible debug tool below for the further instructions.
On-Board Debug Tools¶
Boards listed below have on-board debug probe and ARE READY for debugging! You do not need to use/buy external debug probe.
Name | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
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BL652 Development Kit | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
BL654 Development Kit | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Delta DFBM-NQ620 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
ItsyBitsy nRF52840 Express | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Makerdiary nRF52832-MDK | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Makerdiary nRF52840-MDK | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Nordic nRF52-DK | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Nordic nRF52840-DK | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Nordic nRF52840-DK (Adafruit BSP) | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
RedBearLab BLE Nano 2 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
RedBearLab Blend 2 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
VNG VBLUno52 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
u-blox EVK-NINA-B1 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
External Debug Tools¶
Boards listed below are compatible with PIO Unified Debugger but DEPEND ON external debug probe. They ARE NOT READY for debugging. Please click on board name for the further details.
Name | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
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96Boards Nitrogen | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Adafruit Bluefruit nRF52832 Feather | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Express | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Bluey nRF52832 IoT | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Circuit Playground Bluefruit | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
ElectronutLabs Blip | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
ElectronutLabs Papyr | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Holyiot YJ-16019 | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Metro nRF52840 Express | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Nordic Thingy:52 (nRF52-PCA20020) | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Particle Argon | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Particle Boron | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Particle Xenon | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
SDT52832B | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Taida Century nRF52 mini board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
hackaBLE | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Stable and upstream versions¶
You can switch between stable releases of Nordic nRF52 development platform and the latest upstream version using platform option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File) as described below.
Stable¶
; Latest stable version
[env:latest_stable]
platform = nordicnrf52
board = ...
; Custom stable version
[env:custom_stable]
platform = [email protected]
board = ...
Upstream¶
[env:upstream_develop]
platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-nordicnrf52.git
board = ...
Packages¶
Name | Description |
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framework-arduinoadafruitnrf52 | Arduino Wiring-based Framework (Nordic nRF52 BLE SoC)) |
framework-arduinonordicnrf5 | Arduino Wiring-based Framework (Nordic NRF5 Core) |
framework-mbed | mbed Framework |
framework-zephyr | Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures. |
framework-zephyr-hal-nordic | Nordic nRF5x HAL for Zephyr framework |
tool-cmake | CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. |
tool-dtc | Device tree compiler |
tool-gperf | GNU gperf is a perfect hash function generator. |
tool-jlink | SEGGER J-Link Software and Documentation Pack |
tool-ninja | Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed. |
tool-nrfjprog | nRF5x command line tool |
tool-openocd | OpenOCD |
tool-sreccat | Merging tool |
toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi | gcc-arm-embedded |
Warning
Linux Users:
- Install “udev” rules 99-platformio-udev.rules
- Raspberry Pi users, please read this article Enable serial port on Raspberry Pi.
Windows Users:
Please check that you have a correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer
Frameworks¶
Name | Description |
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Arduino | Arduino Wiring-based Framework allows writing cross-platform software to control devices attached to a wide range of Arduino boards to create all kinds of creative coding, interactive objects, spaces or physical experiences. |
Mbed | The mbed framework The mbed SDK has been designed to provide enough hardware abstraction to be intuitive and concise, yet powerful enough to build complex projects. It is built on the low-level ARM CMSIS APIs, allowing you to code down to the metal if needed. In addition to RTOS, USB and Networking libraries, a cookbook of hundreds of reusable peripheral and module libraries have been built on top of the SDK by the mbed Developer Community. |
Zephyr | The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices, and built with safety and security in mind. |
Boards¶
Note
- You can list pre-configured boards by platformio boards command or PlatformIO Boards Explorer
- For more detailed
board
information please scroll tables below by horizontal.
96Boards¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
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96Boards Nitrogen | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Adafruit¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adafruit Bluefruit nRF52832 Feather | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Adafruit Feather nRF52840 Express | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Circuit Playground Bluefruit | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
ItsyBitsy nRF52840 Express | On-board | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Metro nRF52840 Express | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Delta¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delta DFBM-NQ620 | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Electronut Labs¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bluey nRF52832 IoT | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
hackaBLE | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
ElectronutLabs¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ElectronutLabs Blip | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
ElectronutLabs Papyr | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Holyiot¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holyiot YJ-16019 | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Laird Connectivity¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BL652 Development Kit | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
BL654 Development Kit | On-board | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Makerdiary¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Makerdiary nRF52832-MDK | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Makerdiary nRF52840-MDK | On-board | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Nordic¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nordic Thingy:52 (nRF52-PCA20020) | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Nordic nRF52-DK | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Nordic nRF52840-DK | On-board | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 1MB | 256KB |
Nordic nRF52840-DK (Adafruit BSP) | On-board | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Particle¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Particle Argon | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Particle Boron | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
Particle Xenon | External | NRF52840 | 64MHz | 796KB | 243KB |
RedBearLab¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RedBearLab BLE Nano 2 | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
RedBearLab Blend 2 | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Sigma Delta Technologies¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDT52832B | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
Taida Century¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taida Century nRF52 mini board | External | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
VNG¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VNG VBLUno52 | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |
u-blox¶
Name | Debug | MCU | Frequency | Flash | RAM |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
u-blox EVK-NINA-B1 | On-board | NRF52832 | 64MHz | 512KB | 64KB |