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nRF52840-dongle

chip:nrf52, chip:nrf52840

The nRF52840-dongle (PCA10059) is a a small, low-cost USB dongle based on nRF52840 from Nordic.

Serial Console

Pin Signal Notes


P0.15 UART TX edge soldering points P0.13 UART RX edge soldering points

LEDs and Buttons

LEDs

LED MCU


LED1 P0.06

Pushbuttons

BUTTON MCU


BUTTON1 P1.06

Configurations

Each configuration is maintained in a sub-directory and can be selected as follow:

tools/configure.sh nrf52840-dongle:<subdir>

Where <subdir> is one of the following:

nsh

Basic NuttShell configuration (console enabled in UART0, exposed via soldering points, at 115200 bps).

usbnsh

Basic NuttShell configuration (CDCACM console enabled in USB Port, at 115200 bps).

Flash & Debug

Both flashing and debuing is possible only with an external debug probe.