Waveshare NRF51822 Bluetooth 4.0 BLE Development Kit Nordic ARM Cortex-M0 Eval Board for Wireless IoT Projects

Description:

This BLE 4.0 Bluetooth 2.4GHz Development and Evaluation Kit is specifically designed for the Nordic nRF51822 SoC, offering a complete platform for developing and testing low-power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) applications. Featuring an ARM Cortex-M0 processor, this kit supports seamless BLE 4.0 communication and is ideal for IoT, wearable, and wireless sensor projects. The onboard antenna, multiple GPIOs, and USB interface make it a versatile solution for rapid prototyping and firmware development. Compatible with popular development environments like Keil MDK and Arduino, this kit is a perfect entry point for engineers and hobbyists working with Nordic’s BLE stack.

Specification:

• Onboard chip: nRF51822
• Communication distance (open outdoor@1M data rate): 30m
• Frequency range: 2.4GHz
• Operating voltage: 2.0V ~ 3.6V
• Operating temperature: -40℃ ~ 85℃
• Dimension (PCB): 24.5mm x 32.26mm
• Expansion pinheader: all the I/Os except P0.26 and P0.27
• Pinheader pitch: 2.00mm
• Spacing between pinheaders on the left side and the right side: 18.00mm
• Antenna: onboard antenna

Features:

• 2.4 GHz multiprotocol RF transceiver
• ARM® Cortex™-M0 32-bit processor
• 128-bit AES HW encryption
• 256kB flash 32kB RAM
• Programmable Peripheral Interconnect (PPI)
• Digital interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART
• 10-bit ADC
• Programmable output power: -20 to +4 dBm
• Independent application development and protocol stack
• Fully compatible with the NRF24L series
• Pinout compatible with the NRF51xxx series
• Global separate power management
• Operating voltage: 1.8 V ~ 3.6 V

Product Interface:

Pin Description:

1. Wireless module connector: for easily connecting modules like Core51822
2. MCU pins expansion connector
3. I2C interface
4. SPI interface
5. 5V/3.3V power input/output: usually used as power output, also commonly grounded with other user boards
6. USB connector: USB TO UART via onboard converter CP2102
7. Debugging interface
8. UART interface
9. Battery holder
10. User LEDs
11. User keys
12. Reset button
13. CP2102
14. USB TO UART jumper
15. LEDs Keys jumper

Useful Link:

Waveshare Bluetooth 4.0 BLE NRF51822 Eval Kit

Package Included:

• 1 x BLE400
• 1 x Core51822
• 1 x USB Type A to Mini-B cable