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Microcontroller · Development Board
Nordic nRF9160 DK
Nordic's cellular-IoT kit for the nRF9160 LTE-M/NB-IoT/GNSS SiP.
- GPIO
- I2C
- SPI
- UART
- Bluetooth
- SWD
- Processor
- nRF9160 SiP, Cortex-M33 @ 64 MHz
- Logic
- 3.3 V GPIOTreat as not 5 V tolerant
- Power
- USB (debug, programming, and power)
- Format
- Arduino Uno R3-compatible shield form factor
Before you wire
3 cautions- nRF9160 GPIO is routed through analog switches controlled by the onboard nRF52840 — signals can be silently rerouted to onboard LEDs/buttons if the switch state isn't configured as expected (hardware user guide).
- Nordic recommends the newer nRF9151 DK for new designs; this is a mature previous-generation platform.
- The cellular modem needs correct SIM and antenna setup before it will attach to a network.
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Why it matters
- Onboard nRF52840 acts as board controller and a full Bluetooth LE MCU, so the DK can double as an nRF9160-to-BLE gateway.
- Integrated GNSS alongside the LTE-M/NB-IoT modem in a single SiP.
- Arduino Uno-compatible header hosts standard shields.
- 4FF SIM slot plus MFF2 eSIM footprint, with a bundled evaluation eSIM.
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