Each nRF9160 pin has specified functions and design recommendations. The detailed design recommendations are provided in Hardware integration.
The following table describes the functions of the nRF9160 pins.
| Pin no | Pin name | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 2 | P0.05 | General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 3 | P0.06 | ||
| 4 | P0.07 | ||
| 5–9 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 10 | Reserved | Connect thermally and mechanically to the application board, but leave electrically unconnected. | |
| 11 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 12 | VDD_GPIO | GPIO power supply input and logic level for GPIOs. | |
| 13 | DEC0 | nRF9160-internal supply capacitor connection. | |
| 14 | GND_Shield | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. | |
| 15 | P0.08 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 16 | P0.09 | ||
| 17 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 18 | P0.10 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 19 | P0.11 | ||
| 20 | P0.12 | ||
| 21 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 22 | VDD2 | nRF9160's Power Amplifier (PA) PMU supply input. Must be at the same voltage level as VDD1 (pin 102) supply for the System on Chip (SoC). | |
| 23 | P0.13 | GPIO | Digital I/O and analog input, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 24 | P0.14 | ||
| 25 | P0.15 | ||
| 26 | P0.16 | ||
| 27 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 28 | P0.17 | GPIO | Digital I/O and analog input, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 29 | P0.18 | ||
| 30 | P0.19 | ||
| 31 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 32 | nRESET | System reset | SoC reset. |
| 33 | SWDCLK | Serial Wire Debug (SWD) | SWD and programming clock input. |
| 34 | SWDIO | SWD and programming interface. | |
| 35 | P0.20 | GPIO | Digital I/O and analog input, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 36 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 37 | P0.21 | GPIO | Digital I/O and trace buffer clock, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 38 | P0.22 | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. | |
| 39 | P0.23 | ||
| 40 | P0.24 | ||
| 41 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 42 | P0.25 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 43 | SIM_RST | Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) | SIM reset. |
| 44 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 45 | SIM_DET | SIM | SIM detect (currently not a supported feature). |
| 46 | SIM_CLK | SIM clock. | |
| 47 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 48 | SIM_IO | SIM | SIM data. |
| 49 | SIM_1V8 | SIM card's 1.8 V power supply output. | |
| 50 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 51 | Reserved | Reserved | Connect thermally and mechanically to the application board but leave electrically unconnected. |
| 52 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 53 | MAGPIO2 | GPIO | Digital I/O. Controllable by application processor and LTE modem, fixed 1.8 V. |
| 54 | MAGPIO1 | ||
| 55 | MAGPIO0 | ||
| 56 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 57 | VIO | RFFE ctrl | Digital I/O. MIPI RF Front-End Control Interface (RFFE) VIO compatible, fixed 1.8 V. |
| 58 | SCLK | Digital I/O. RFFE CLK compatible, fixed 1.8 V. | |
| 59 | SDATA | Digital I/O. RFFE DATA compatible, fixed 1.8 V. | |
| 60 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 61 | ANT | RF | Cellular antenna port, 50 Ω. |
| 62 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 63 | GND_Shield | ||
| 64 | AUX | RF | Loopback port for cellular antenna. A matching network external to the module is recommended. |
| 65 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground, connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 66 | GND_Shield | ||
| 67 | GPS | RF | Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver antenna port, 50 Ω. |
| 68 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 69 | GND_Shield | ||
| 70 | Reserved | Reserved | Connect thermally and mechanically to the application board but leave electrically unconnected. |
| 71 | Reserved | ||
| 72 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 73 | Reserved | Reserved | Connect thermally or mechanically to the application board but leave electrically unconnected. |
| 74–82 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 83 | P0.26 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 84 | P0.27 | ||
| 85 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 86 | P0.28 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 87 | P0.29 | ||
| 88 | P0.30 | ||
| 89 | P0.31 | ||
| 90 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 91 | COEX2 | GPIO | Controlled by modem. |
| 92 | COEX1 | ||
| 93 | COEX0 | ||
| 94 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 95 | P0.00 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 96 | P0.01 | ||
| 97 | P0.02 | ||
| 98 | GND_Shield | Power | Microshield ground. Connect to VSS (pin 103) and application board ground. |
| 99 | P0.03 | GPIO | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. |
| 100 | P0.04 | Digital I/O, VDD_GPIO level. | |
| 101 | ENABLE | Control | < 0.4 V disable, > 0.8 x VDD1 enable. |
| 102 | VDD1 | Power | nRF9160 SoC PMU supply input. Must be at the same voltage level as VDD2's (pin 22) supply for PA. |
| 103 | VSS | nRF9160 ground plane. Ensure the connection to the application board ground is solid for good electrical, thermal, and mechanical robustness performance. | |
| 104–127 | Reserved | Reserved | Connect thermally and mechanically to the application board but leave electrically unconnected. |