nRF52840-dongle

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.