
The Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 Dongle (PCA10059) is a compact, USB-powered wireless development tool designed for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, Zigbee, and other 2.4 GHz wireless applications. Built around the powerful nRF52840 multiprotocol System-on-Chip (SoC), it provides a convenient platform for developing, testing, and evaluating wireless IoT devices.
The dongle features an ARM Cortex-M4 processor with floating-point support, 1 MB of flash memory, and 256 KB of RAM. Its integrated USB interface enables programming and communication with a computer, while the onboard 2.4 GHz antenna supports wireless connectivity. A programmable RGB LED, an additional LED, a user button, and 15 accessible GPIO pins provide flexibility for development and prototyping.
Compatible with Nordic Semiconductor's nRF Connect for Desktop tools and supported programming utilities, the nRF52840 Dongle is suitable for engineers, developers, researchers, and electronics enthusiasts working on connected devices and wireless communication systems.