nRF5340
Dual-core Bluetooth 5.4 SoC with dedicated application and network processors. 1MB Flash + 512KB RAM on the application core, with hardware security via ARM TrustZone.
prj.conf, CMakeLists.txt, Devicetree overlays) targeting this MCU.Dual-core Bluetooth 5.4 SoC with dedicated application and network processors. 1MB Flash + 512KB RAM on the application core, with hardware security via ARM TrustZone.
Specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Flash | 1MB |
| Ram | 512KB |
| Core | Dual ARM Cortex-M33 |
| MaxClock | 128 MHz (app) / 64 MHz (net) |
| Gpio | 48 |
Wireless Protocols
ble, thread, zigbee, 802.15.4, nfc, usb
Hardware Features
dual-core, arm-cortex-m33, trustzone, cryptocell-312, usb-2.0, qspi, high-speed-spi
Vendor
Nordic Semiconductor — SDKs: nRF Connect SDK, Zephyr RTOS
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