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EVK-NINA-B1

Evaluation kit for NINA-B1 modules

User guide

Abstract

This document describes how to set up the EVK-NINA-B1 evaluation kit to evaluate NINA-B1 series
standalone Bluetooth

Low Energy modules. It also describes the different options for debugging

and the development capabilities included in the evaluation board.

UBX-15028120 - R11

Summary of Contents for EVK-NINA-B1

Page 1: ...ent describes how to set up the EVK NINA B1 evaluation kit to evaluate NINA B1 series standalone Bluetooth Low Energy modules It also describes the different options for debugging and the development...

Page 2: ...perty rights in the products names logos and designs included in this document Copying reproduction modification or disclosure to third parties of this document or any part thereof is only permitted w...

Page 3: ...1 6 Buttons 9 1 7 Configuration options 9 1 7 1 Power supply 9 1 7 2 Disconnecting the debug MCU interface and LEDs 10 1 7 3 NFC antenna interface 11 1 7 4 Current measurement 11 1 8 Software debug op...

Page 4: ...B112 All the NINA B1 module pins are available at connectors Can be powered through USB external power supply or coin cell battery Has an onboard debug MCU that allows serial communication and flashi...

Page 5: ...le peripherals such as LEDs and MCU interface J9 All mounted Table 1 EVK NINA B1 jumper description 1 4 LEDs Function Description Name Color Orange Debugger LED Red when EVK both module and debug chip...

Page 6: ...A B1 User guide UBX 15028120 R11 Product description Page 6 of 21 Figure 2 LED placement on the EVK NINA B112 1 5 Connectors The available connectors on the EVK NINA B1 evaluation board are shown in F...

Page 7: ...onnection J5 Power jack BT1 Battery holder J8 USB connector J15 Module VCC power rail header J6 Module VCC_IO power rail header J17 External 5 12V supply pin Table 3 EVK NINA B1 connector description...

Page 8: ...TXD signal on NINA B1 3 P0 07 D2 Digital I O UART_CTS GPIO_21 UART_CTS signal on NINA B1 4 P0 31 D3 Digital I O UART_RTS GPIO_20 UART_RTS signal on NINA B1 5 P0 18 D4 Digital I O GPIO_8 SWO signal on...

Page 9: ...SDA pins in the top right hand corner Some shields therefore short these pins together This can cause problems when using the EVK NINA B1 as in this scenario the SCL SDA pins are also connected to the...

Page 10: ...the NINA B1 module the power source has to be connected to header J7 Connect the positive voltage to one of the pins 1 2 or 3 bottom row in Figure 4 and connect the ground to one of the two pins marke...

Page 11: ...and 29 of the NINA B1 module If NFC is not needed and pins 28 and 29 are used as GPIOs available on connector J3 then resistors on R15 and R16 should be removed and instead mounted on R13 and R14 Fig...

Page 12: ...the voltage drop If R6 1 then 1 mV voltage drop equals 1 mA of current If R6 10 then 10 mV voltage drop equals 1 mA of current The USB interface MCU interface and the LEDs should not be connected duri...

Page 13: ...e you connect the unit to a new computer If the drivers are not installed automatically download the nRFgo Studio from www nordicsemi com to get the Jlink CDC UART driver A COM port will automatically...

Page 14: ...EVK NINA B1 User guide UBX 15028120 R11 Appendix Page 14 of 21 Appendix A Schematics...

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Page 19: ...Ground GPIO General Purpose Input Output LED Light Emitting Diode MCU Micro controller unit MSD Mass storage device NFC Near Field Communication U FL Coaxial RF connector USB Universal serial bus RTS...

Page 20: ...17 Jun 2016 fbro kgom Modified the document status to Advance Information Modified Figure 3 and Table 3 Included information about the u blox NINA B1 firmware section 2 R04 5 Jul 2016 fbro kgom Includ...

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