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nRF52840 System on Chip

Multiprotocol Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee

The nRF52840 SoC is the most advanced member of the nRF52 Series. It meets the challenges of sophisticated applications that need protocol concurrency and a rich and varied set of peripherals and features.  It offers generous memory availability for both Flash and RAM, which are prerequisites for such demanding applications.

The nRF52840 is fully multiprotocol capable with full protocol concurrency. It has protocol support for Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth mesh, Thread, Zigbee, 802.15.4, ANT and 2.4 GHz proprietary stacks.

The nRF52840 is built around the 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M4 CPU with floating point unit running at 64 MHz. It has NFC-A Tag for use in simplified pairing and payment solutions. The ARM TrustZone® CryptoCell cryptographic unit is included on-chip and brings an extensive range of cryptographic options that execute highly efficiently independent of the CPU. It has numerous digital peripherals and interfaces such as high speed SPI and QSPI for interfacing to external flash and displays, PDM and I2S for digital microphones and audio, and a full speed USB device for data transfer and power supply for battery recharging. 

Exceptionally low energy consumption is achieved using a sophisticated on-chip adaptive power management system.

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Key features
  • 64 MHz Cortex-M4 with FPU
  • 1 MB Flash, 256 KB RAM
  • 2.4 GHz Transceiver
  • 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, Long Range
  • Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh
  • ANT, 802.15.4, Thread, Zigbee
  • +8 dBm TX Power
  • 128-bit AES CCM, ARM CryptoCell
  • UART, SPI, TWI, PDM, I2S, QSPI
  • PWM
  • 12-bit ADC
  • NFC-A
  • USB 2.0
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Comparison of our Bluetooth LE SoCs

SoC nRF5340 nRF52840 nRF52833 nRF52832 nRF52820 nRF52811 nRF52810 nRF52805
Bluetooth  5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
Thread  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Matter  Yes Yes
Zigbee  Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bluetooth Mesh  Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Flash   1 MB + 256 KB 1 MB 512 KB 512/256 KB 256 KB 192 KB 192 KB 192 KB
RAM   512 KB + 64 KB 256 KB 128 KB 64/32 KB 32 KB 24 KB 24 KB 24 KB
CPU   128 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 + 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4
High-Speed SPI   Yes Yes Yes
QSPI   Yes Yes
USB   Yes Yes Yes Yes
PWM, PDM, I2S   Yes Yes Yes Yes PWM, PDM PWM, PDM
ADC, Comp  Yes Yes Yes Yes COMP ADC, COMP ADC, COMP ADC
Temp Range -40 to 105 °C -40 to 85 °C -40 to 105 °C -40 to 85 °C -40 to 105 °C -40 to 85 °C -40 to 85 °C -40 to 85 °C
Supply voltage range   1.7 to 5.5 V 1.7 to 5.5 V 1.7 to 5.5 V 1.7 to 3.6 V 1.7 to 5.5 V 1.7 to 3.6 V 1.7 to 3.6 V 1.7 to 3.6 V
Packages   aQFN94

WLCSP95 		aQFN73

WLCSP94 		aQFN73

QFN40

WLCSP76 		QFN48

WLCSP50
QFN40 QFN48

QFN32

WLCSP33
QFN48

QFN32

WLCSP33
WLCSP28
GPIOs   48 48 18-42 32 18 15-32 15-32 10

Supported supplementary products

nPM1300 PMIC

Power Management IC (PMIC) with unique system management features

The nPM1300 is designed to provide highly efficient power regulation for Nordic’s nRF52® and nRF53® Series, as well as the nRF54H20 advanced wireless multiprotocol Systems-on-Chip (SoC). The PMIC is also suitable for battery charging for applications based on the nRF91 Series systems-in-package (SiPs) for cellular IoT, by using the PMIC’s unregulated output to power the SiP's internal buck regulators.

Devices using the nPM1300 and a compatible SoC or SiP also get access to the Nordic Fuel Gauge, a highly accurate, ultra-low-power way of estimating state-of-charge of rechargeable batteries. 

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nRF21540 SoC nRF21540 RF FEM

RF front-end module (FEM) for Bluetooth® Low Energy, Bluetooth® mesh, 2.4 GHz proprietary and Thread and Zigbee

Supports Bluetooth® Low Energy, Bluetooth® mesh, Thread and Zigbee (802.15.4) and 2.4 GHz proprietary protocols

Tunable output power in small increments up to +21 dBm

13 dB RX gain with 2.7 dB noise figure

Two antenna ports for antenna diversity

TX gain control via I/Os, SPI, or a combination

-40 °C to 105 °C extended operating temperature range

1.7 to 3.6 V supply range

4x4 mm QFN16 package

Between 6.3-10x range extension when combined with an nRF52 or nRF53 Series SoC

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nPM1100 PMIC

Ultra-small form-factor Power Management IC (PMIC) for charging batteries and power delivery

The nPM1100 is a dedicated power management IC (PMIC) with dual-mode configurable buck regulator and integrated battery charger. It is designed as a complementary component to Nordic’s nRF52® Series and nRF53® Series System-on-Chips (SoCs) to ensure reliable power delivery and stable operation, whilst maximizing battery life through high efficiency and low quiescent currents. It can also be used as a generic PMIC device for any other suitable application. Its extremely compact form factor makes it ideal for advanced wearables, connected medical devices, and other size constrained applications. PCB area usage can be as low as 23 mm2.
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