Ordering information

This chapter contains information on device marking, ordering codes, and container sizes.

Device marking

The nRF52840 package is marked as shown in the following figure. Only the first two characters of the function variant code are used in the <VV> entry.

Figure 1. Package marking

Box labels

The following figures show the box labels used for nRF52840.

Figure 2. Inner box label
Inner box label

Figure 3. Outer box label
Outer box label

Order code

The following are the order codes and definitions for nRF52840.

Figure 4. Order code

Table 1. Abbreviations
Abbrevitation Definition and implemented codes
N52/nRF52 nRF52 Series product
840 Part code
<PP> Package variant code
<VV> Function variant code
<H><P><F> Build code

H - Hardware version code

P - Production configuration code (production site, etc.)

F - Firmware version code (only visible on shipping container label)
<YY><WW><LL> Tracking code

YY - Year code

WW - Assembly week number

LL - Wafer lot code
<CC> Container code

Code ranges and values

Defined here are the nRF52840 code ranges and values.

Table 2. Package variant codes
<PP> Package Size (mm) Pin/Ball count Pitch (mm)
QI aQFN™ 7 x 7 73 0.5
QF QFN 6 x 6 48 0.4
CK WLCSP 3.544 x 3.607 94 0.35
Table 3. Function variant codes
<VV> Flash (kB) RAM (kB) Access port protection
AA 1024 256 Controlled by hardware
AA-F 1024 256 Controlled by hardware and software
Table 4. Hardware version codes
<H> Description
[A . . Z] Hardware version/revision identifier (incremental)
Table 5. Production configuration codes
<P> Description
[0 . . 9] Production device identifier (incremental)
[A . . Z] Engineering device identifier (incremental)
Table 6. Production version codes
<F> Description
[A . . N, P . . Z] Version of preprogrammed firmware
[0] Delivered without preprogrammed firmware
Table 7. Year codes
<YY> Description
[00 . . 99] Production year: 2000 to 2099
Table 8. Week codes
<WW> Description
[1 . . 52] Week of production
Table 9. Lot codes
<LL> Description
[AA . . ZZ] Wafer production lot identifier
Table 10. Container codes
<CC> Description
R7 7" Reel
R 13" Reel
T Tray

Product options

Defined here are the nRF52840 product options.

Table 11. nRF52840 order codes
Order code MOQ1 Comment
nRF52840-QIAA-R7 800 Not recommended for new designs
nRF52840-QIAA-R 3000 Not recommended for new designs
nRF52840-QIAA-T 260 Not recommended for new designs
nRF52840-QIAA-F-R 3000
nRF52840-QIAA-F-T 260
nRF52840-QIAA-F-R7 800
nRF52840-QFAA-F-R 3000
nRF52840-QFAA-F-R7 800
nRF52840-CKAA-R 7000 Not recommended for new designs
nRF52840-CKAA-F-R 7000  
Table 12. Development tools order code
Order code Description
nRF52840-DK nRF52840 Development Kit
1 Minimum Ordering Quantity