The nRF9160 DK is a hardware development platform used to design and develop application firmware on the nRF9160 Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1 capable System in Package (SiP).
The Development Kit (DK) includes all necessary external circuitry like a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card holder and an antenna and it provides developers access to all I/O pins and relevant module interfaces.
Note: The DK can be connected to a base station by the onboard LTE antenna or to an LTE emulator by an RF cable. See our nRF9160 certifications webpage to find the bands supported by the LTE modem. Without a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC)/SIM connected, the DK cannot initiate communication with the LTE network.
To get started with the nRF9160 DK, see Getting started with nRF9160 DK.
Key features
- nRF9160 SiP
- LTE antenna that supports all bands supported by the SiP
- Global Positioning System (GPS) antenna
- nRF52840 as a board controller and network processor for Bluetooth® and IEEE 802.15.4 protocols
- Buttons, switches, and LEDs for user interaction
- I/O interface for Arduino form factor plug-in modules
- SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger with debug out functionality
- Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) interface through virtual COM port
- Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection for debug/programming and power
- SIM card socket for nano-SIM (4FF SIM)
- Interfaces for nRF9160 current consumption measurements
Note: nRF9160 DK is compliant with the PS1 classification according to the
IEC 62368-1 standard.
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