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nRF8001 Development Kit User Guide v2.0
1 Introduction
The nRF8001 Development Kit v2.0 for Arduino is an easy-to-use
Bluetooth
low energy kit that is designed
for use with an Arduino board or an Arduino compatible board. By using the development kit with our open
source ble_sdk_arduino SDK and Arduino's hardware and software, you can start creating designs and
speedily prototype with little expenditure.
1.1
Minimum requirements
Below are the minimum requirements for the nRF8001 Development Kit:
• Arduino UNO or an Arduino compatible board
• Computer with 2 USB ports
• Windows XP and Windows 7
1.1.1
Support for Linux and OS X
The Arduino development environment supports development on OS X and Linux and the ble_sdk_arduino
SDK is supported on the OS X and Linux version of Arduino.
Note:
The Master Control Panel is Windows based and is not supported on OS X and Linux.
1.2
Documentation
The following documentation is recommended reading:
Document
Description
nRF8001 Product Specification
Defines the nRF8001 hardware and electrical specifications and describes the
ACI (Application Controller Interface).
nRFgo Studio help
nRFgo Studio help documents the functionality of the nRFgo Studio.
