nRF5340 PDK

Preview development kit for the nRF5340, a dual processor SoC

supporting Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread & Zigbee

KEY FEATURES
 Versatile preview development kit for nRF5340 SoC
 Arduino Rev3 compatible
 2.4 GHz and NFC antennas
 SWF RF connector for direct RF measurements
 User-programmable LEDs(4) and buttons(4)
 SEGGER J-Link OB programmer/debugger
 Pins for measuring power consumption
 1.7-5.0 V supply from USB, external, Li-Po battery or CR2032
coin cell battery

nRF5340 SoC
 High-performance application processor
y 128/64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 with FPU & DSP instructions
Overview y 1 MB Flash + 512 KB RAM
The nRF5340 PDK is the preview development kit for the
y 8 KB 2-way set associative cache
nRF5340 SoC, containing everything needed to get started
 Fully programmable, ultra-low-power network processor
with development, on a single board.
y 64 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 with 2 KB instruction cache
The PDK supports development with an extensive range of y 256 KB Flash and 64 KB RAM
wireless protocols. It supports Bluetooth Low Energy and all  Trusted execution with Arm TrustZone®
Bluetooth 5 features, including Long Range, 2 Mbps and
 Root-of-trust with Arm CryptoCell-312
Advertising Extensions. Mesh protocols like Bluetooth mesh,
 Ultra-low-power 2.4 GHz multiprotocol radio
Thread and Zigbee can be run concurrently with Bluetooth LE,
enabling smartphones to provision, commission, configure and y Bluetooth 5.1 Direction Finding capable
control mesh nodes. NFC, ANT, 802.15.4 and 2.4 GHz y Bluetooth 5 Long Range
proprietary protocols are also supported. y Bluetooth mesh, Thread and Zigbee
The PDK is bundled with an NFC antenna that quickly enables  NFC
testing of nRF5340’s NFC-A tag peripheral. A SEGGER J-Link  Full range of digital interfaces with EasyDMA
debugger is on the board, enabling full-blown programming y 12 Mbps full-speed USB
and debugging, of both the nRF5340 SoC and external targets.
y 96 MHz encrypted QSPI for external memory
All analog and digital interfaces, and GPIOs are available via y 32 MHz high speed SPI for displays and fast sensors
headers and edge connectors. The kit is Arduino Uno Rev3 y 4xUART/SPI/TWI, UART/SPI/TWI
hardware compatible, meaning it can be easily interfaced with
external device shields, including Nordic's Power Profiler Kit. y I2S, PDM, 4xPWM, 2xQDEC
 12-bit 200 ksps ADC
Four buttons and four LEDs simplify input and output to and  105 °C extended operating temperature
from the nRF5340 SoC, they are all user-programmable. An
 1.7-5.5 V supply voltage range
on-board external memory is connected to the 96 MHz QSPI
peripheral in the nRF5340 SoC.
APPLICATIONS
The PDK is typically powered with USB, but can be powered by  Professional lighting
a wide range of sources, within the supply range of 1.7 to  Industrial
5.0 V. In addition to USB, it can be powered with external
 Advanced wearables
source, but also includes a CR2032 battery holder and a Li-Po
battery connector, for in-field testing. Power source is selected  Medical
with the "nRF power source" switch. Current consumption can be  Smart Home
measured by using the dedicated current measurement pins.  Asset tracking and RTLS

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 Power source switch Debug in

Debug out
User-programmable leds

Current measurement pins SWF RF port for direct

RF measurements

nRF5340 SoC
USB connector
USB connector

External memory
External power source

Li-Po battery connector

User-programmable
buttons
Power switch

SEGGER J-Link OB Reset button NFC antenna connector

programmer/debugger

nRF5340 SoC The nRF5340 PDK is for evaluation purposes only, it is a

The nRF5340 SoC is the nucleus of the nRF5340 PDK. It com- preview development kit, and will be replaced by the nRF5340
bines a high-performance application processor with a fully DK when the nRF5340 SoC is closer to being production ready.
programmable, ultra-low-power network processor. The 128
MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 application processor has 1 MB flash In the box you will find the nRF5340 PDK itself, an NFC
and 512 KB of RAM, while the 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 network antenna and a CR2032 battery, in addition to a note telling
processor has 256 KB Flash and 64 KB RAM. It is a truly secure you where to go to get started.
SoC supporting advanced security features like root-of-trust and
The nRF5340 PDK is available through our distribution network.
trusted execution. The extensive wireless protocol support in
combination with an extended operating temperature up to For more information please visit:
105 °C and advanced digital interfaces, like HS-SPI, QSPI and nRF5340 SoC: www.nordicsemi.com/nRF5340
USB, makes it the ideal choice for professional lighting, advanced nRF5340 PDK: www.nordicsemi.com/nRF5340PDK
wearables, and other complex IoT applications.

nRF Connect SDK REL ATED PRODUCTS

The nRF Connect SDK is the software development kit for the
nRF5340 SoC, and it has board support for the nRF5340 PDK. nRF5340 SoC SoC supporting Bluetooth 5.1, Bluetooth
mesh, NFC, Thread & Zigbee
It also supports the nRF9160, our LTE-M/NB-IoT/GPS SiP,
offering a common platform for cellular IoT and short-range nRF Connect SDK Software development kit for the nRF5340
development. It offers a complete solution integrating the
Zephyr RTOS, protocol stacks, application samples and Power Profiler Kit Easy-to-use power measurement tool
hardware drivers. The nRF Connect SDK is publicly hosted on
GitHub, offers source code management with Git and has free
SEGGER Embedded Studio IDE support.
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nRF5340-PDK Preview development kit for the nRF5340 SoC

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