nRF93M1 DK Development kit

The fastest way to evaluate and build on the nRF93M1 — innovate faster

The nRF93M1 Development Kit (DK) is the ideal starting point for evaluating the nRF93M1 and prototyping your Cat 1 bis connected cellular IoT application.  

The nRF93M1 DK pairs the ultra-low-power nRF54L15 as a host MCU with the nRF93M1 so you can also prototype and develop your embedded application rapidly  nRF Connect SDK and Nordic’s AI assisted development flow.  

The nRF93M1 DK is flexible and also works with any other embedded or rich-OS host via the direct AT command interface, PPP, or USB — so you can prototype your preferred way. It works out of the box, with a pre-loaded Onomondo SIM card and LTE antenna included.

Key Features

  • On-board nRF93M1 LTE Cat 1 bis with Wi-Fi and cellular location
  • nRF54L15 as host MCU and AI assisted nRF Connect SDK development flow support
  • Pin headers, buttons and USB-C interfaces for easy evaluation and development 
  • On-board SEGGER J-Link debugger and programmer — flash and debug over USB-C
  • Flexible SIM (nano/4FF + eSIM), with pre-loaded Onomondo SIM card and LTE antenna in the box 

Develop your Cat 1 bis cellular IoT solution faster with AI assistance

The nRF93M1-DK and documentation are supported by Nordic's AI-assisted development flow. Connect your preferred AI assistant to the Nordic MCP servers for validated nRF Connect SDK documentation, API references, device configuration and nRF Cloud field data — from first prototype to deployed fleet. Learn more at http://nordicsemi.com/aidev.

 

In the box

  • nRF93M1 Development Kit board (on-board nRF93M1 + nRF54L15 host)
  • LTE antenna
  • Pre-loaded Onomondo trial SIM card 

 

Quick start

Set up your kit in five steps:  

    1. Assemble — attach the antenna, insert the SIM, connect USB-C to your PC. 
    2. Install tools — Download nRF Connect for Desktop open Quick Start
    3. Verify — Open the Serial Terminal in nRF Connect For Desktop 
    4. Test the cellular connection — Follow the instructions here 
    5. Connect to nRF Cloud — Register to nRF Cloud and Follow the instructions here 

 

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Key features
  • On-board nRF93M1-LABA LTE Cat 1 bis 
  • SMA connector and included Taoglas  LTE antenna 
  • nRF54L15 host MCU with on-board 2.4GHz PCB antenna 
  • Nano-SIM (4FF) socket plus eSIM footprint (MFF2) 
  • 64 Mb external flash 
  • User-programmable buttons and LEDs 
  • SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger with debug support 
  • USB-C for debug, programming, trace and power 
  • GPIO and UART pin headers  
  • Current-measurement header for PPK2 
  • Bundled with Onomondo SIM card with trial data 
Documentation

nRF93M1 LTE firmware 

Programming app available in nRF Connect for Desktop

Selected version
1.5.0

Changelog:

1.5.0

This release support nRF93M1-LABA and nRF91M1-LACA

it is highly recommended to update to the latest modem firmware to get access to the latest features and bug fixes.

Includes:

- Modem Firmware v1.5.0

- FOTA test firmwares

- Radio test sample

Highlights of Modem Firmware:

  • Simpler, smarter power management: New System OFF control, automatic power saving, DTR-based wake-up, and sleep-mode transition notifications.
  • eSIM for IoT (SGP.32): Support for the GSMA SGP.32 eSIM standard, plus improved UICC suspend and terminal capability handling.
  • More robust HTTP, TLS and FOTA: An RFC 9112–conformant HTTP client, TLS records up to 16 kB, anti-rollback protection for FOTA delta packages, and clearer failure causes in FOTA notifications.
  • Better RF integration and diagnostics: Configurable coexistence and antenna tuner control per band, a high-gain RX RSSI test, and export of Memfault observability data and modem coredumps over AT.
  • Full MQTT and MQTTS support: A complete AT command set for connecting, subscribing and publishing, with server authentication, mutual TLS and TLS-PSK.

This release is aligned with v1.0 of the nRF93M1 Cellular AT Commands Reference Guide. 

It is advisable to use the latest version of nRF Connect for Desktop and nRF Connect Programmer tools.

 

Hardware files

Selected version
0.4.0

Changelog:

0.4.0

Meet the nRF93M1 module

Higher throughput and global LTE Cat 1 bis coverage with nRF93M1 module