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PCA10056

Hardware Development Kit

The PCA10056 is a hardware development kit from Nordic Semiconductor. View the full PCA10056 datasheet below including key specifications.

Manufacturer

Nordic Semiconductor

Package

Development Kit

Key Specifications

ParameterValue
Antenna TypePCB Trace Antenna(s) On-Board
ContentsBoard(s)
Frequency2.4GHz
Standard Pack Qty10
Standard Pack Qty10
TypeTransceiver; 802.15.4 (Thread, Zigbee®), ANT, Bluetooth® 5.x (BLE)
Utilized IC / PartnRF52840

Overview

Part: nRF52840 DK (PCA10056) — Nordic Semiconductor Type: Hardware Development Platform Description: A hardware development platform for designing and developing application firmware on the nRF52840 System on Chip (SoC), supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, ANT/ANT+, and NFC-A Listen Mode, with integrated SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger and multiple power options.

Operating Conditions:

  • Supply voltage: 1.7 V to 5.0 V (various sources)
  • Power supply requirement: PS1 class (IEC 62368-1) with maximum power less than 15 W

Absolute Maximum Ratings:

  • Max power supply: 15 W (for PS1 class power supply)

Key Specs:

  • Supported SoCs: nRF52840, nRF52811
  • UART baud rate: Up to 1 Mbps (921 600 bps not supported)
  • External supply voltage range (P21): 1.7 V to 3.6 V
  • Li-Poly battery voltage range: 2.5 V to 5.0 V
  • VIN 3-5V pin voltage range (P20): 3.0 V to 5.0 V

Features:

  • nRF52840 flash-based Bluetooth Low Energy and ANT/ANT+ SoC solution
  • Support for nRF52840 and nRF52811 SoCs development
  • Buttons and LEDs for user interaction
  • I/O interface for Arduino form factor plug-in modules
  • SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger with debug out functionality
  • UART interface through a virtual serial port
  • Flash memory
  • Drag-and-drop Mass Storage Device (MSD) programming
  • Support for NFC-A Listen Mode
  • Pins for measuring power consumption

Applications:

  • Designing and developing application firmware on the nRF52840 SoC
  • Developing and testing applications for the nRF52840 or nRF52811 SoCs

Package:

  • Development Kit (PCA10056) with NFC antenna

Features

  • nRF52840 flash-based Bluetooth ® Low Energy and ANT ™ /ANT+ ™ SoC solution
  • Support for nRF52840 and nRF52811 SoCs development
  • Buttons and LEDs for user interaction
  • I/O interface for Arduino form factor plug-in modules
  • SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger with debug out functionality
  • UART interface through a virtual serial port
  • Flash memory
  • Drag-and-drop Mass Storage Device (MSD) programming
  • Support for NFC-A Listen Mode
  • Pins for measuring power consumption

This Development Kit (DK) can be used to develop and test applications for the nRF52840 or nRF52811 SoCs.

For access to firmware source code, hardware schematics, and layout files, see www.nordicsemi.com.

Applications

Nordic Semiconductor products are not designed for use in life support appliances, devices, or systems where malfunction of these products can reasonably be expected to result in personal injury.

Nordic Semiconductor ASA customers using or selling these products for use in such applications do so at their own risk and agree to fully indemnify Nordic Semiconductor ASA for any damages resulting from such improper use or sale.

Related Variants

The following components are covered by the same datasheet.

Part NumberManufacturerPackage
nRF52840-DKNordic SemiconductorDevelopment Kit
NRF52840-QIAA-RNordic Semiconductor ASA73-VFQFN Dual Rows, Exposed Pad
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