NINA-B50 series - Hardware integration manual
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Product overview
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Product overview
Built on the NXP K32W1480 chip
, NINA-B50 series modules feature Bluetooth 5.3 LE connectivity
and a robust multicore MCU with and Arm® Cortex®-M33 with Floating Point Unit (FPU) as the
application core. NINA-B50 offers cutting-edge power performance and support for 802.15.4 with
Thread®, Matter
™
, and Zigbee
™
. The module series also incorporates state-of-the-art security
features through the Arm TrustZone-M® secure storage and EdgeLock® Secure Enclave, including
hardware cryptographic accelerators, random number generators, secure key generation, storage
and management, secure boot and secure debug. As the module design is common with other
modules following the NINA form factor, NINA-B50 offers flexibility for similar product variants when
designing the host platform.
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Module architecture
NINA-B50 series modules integrate internal power management circuitry that requires only a single
supply voltage in the range of 1.71
–
3.60 V. This wide supply range also enhances the suitability of the
modules in battery powered systems.
Select the module variant that best suits your application design: NINA-B501 which can be used with
an arbitrary external antenna, or NINA-B506 which comes equipped with its own internal antenna.
describes the available NINA-B50 series module variants.
Ordering Code
Product
NINA-B501-00B
With RF pin for external antenna and open CPU for custom applications
NINA-B506-00B
With internal PCB trace antenna. The antenna is specifically designed for embedded devices.
Table 1: Supported configurations of the NINA-B50 module series
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Already globally certified for use with an internal antenna or range of external antennas, the time,
cost, and effort required for deploying NINA-B50 modules into customer applications is
significantly reduced.
