Computer peripherals

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Drawing tablets

Wireless drawing tablets play an essential role for creative developers in the fields of engineering design and CAD, architecture and graphic design to name but a few. With the capabilities of advanced, flexible connectivity devices such as the nRF52 Series SoCs wireless drawing tablets today can support a multitude of designer settings such as pen pressure sensitivity, brush effects and aspects of sweep etc. Wireless tablets have brought great benefits and freedom to the creative design process.

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nRF52810 SoC bluetooth le/bluetooth low energy bt module — nRF52810

nRF52832 SoC bluetooth le/bluetooth low energy bt module — nRF52832

nRF52840 aQFN73 SoC bluetooth le/bluetooth low energy bt module — nRF52840

Mouse

The wireless mouse is an everyday product these days. They reduce desk clutter and with so many people on the move as they work they make life easier. Using a wireless Bluetooth LE mouse also means freeing up a USB port, which can be critical on a modern laptop. Nordic pioneered the adoption of 2.4 GHz usage for the desktop mouse and the performance and long battery lifetimes that could be achieved. This continues with Bluetooth LE and the modern SoCs featuring a wealth of peripherals enabling single chip designs for today's modern high specification mice, including the very low latency demands of gaming mice.

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Keyboard

In much the same time frame as the wireless mouse the wireless keyboard has become a desktop staple. Single chip keyboard designs that support both Bluetooth LE and 2.4 GHz proprietary are realizable with the nRF52 Series SoCs. They bring numerous benefits from freeing up scarce USB ports to spatial freedom of usage in conference rooms, industry and at home. Wireless keyboards have simply made using computers less hassle.

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Smart pen

The smart pen is a newer member of the desktop peripheral contingent. Increasingly popular for improving productive workflows with apps for creatives and non-creatives alike. Smart pens are used with tablets and drawing tablets. They take advantage of much the same performance, flexibility and energy efficiency characteristics as a wireless mouse. The nRF52 Series SoCs offer a range of devices that perfectly address the needs of a wireless pen design.

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Authentication

Personal authentication devices have become increasingly important as more and more valuable and sensitive information about lives and work resides on computers. These devices have the ability to sense your proximity and allow or restrict access to computing devices accordingly. With super compact package and solution footprints Nordic Semiconductor have a range of SoCs that can realize authentication using technologies such as Bluetooth LE and NFC either separately or in combination with each other all on a single device.