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EVK-NORA-B1
Evaluation kit for NORA-B1 series modules
User guide
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Abstract
This document describes how to set up the EVK-NORA-B100 and EVK-NORA-B106 evaluation kits
to evaluate the NORA-B1 series modules. It also describes the different options for debugging and
the development capabilities included in the evaluation board.

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Document information
Title EVK-NORA-B1
Subtitle Evaluation kit for NORA-B1 series modules
Document type User guide
Document number UBX-20030319
Revision and date R04 14-May-2021
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Product status Corresponding content status
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Objective specification Target values. Revised and supplementary data will be published later.
Engineering sample Advance information Data based on early testing. Revised and supplementary data will be published later.
Initial production Early production information Data from product verification. Revised and supplementary data may be published later.
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Production information Document contains the final product specification.
This document applies to the following products:
Product name Document status
EVK-NORA-B100 Engineering sample
EVK-NORA-B106 Engineering sample
☞For information about the hardware, software, and current status of the available product types,
see the NORA-B1 data sheet [1].
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Contents
Document information .............................................................................................................................2
Contents .......................................................................................................................................................3
1Product description............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Key features ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2 Items included in kit....................................................................................................................................5
1.2.1 EVK-NORA-B100 kit contents .........................................................................................................5
1.2.2 EVK-NORA-B106 kit contents .........................................................................................................5
1.3Development tools ......................................................................................................................................5
2Hardware description.........................................................................................................................6
2.1 Power .............................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.1 Powering the board ............................................................................................................................6
2.1.2 USB peripheral power.........................................................................................................................6
2.2 Reset..............................................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Buttons..........................................................................................................................................................8
2.4 LEDs...............................................................................................................................................................9
2.5 Serial communication ..............................................................................................................................10
2.6 32.768 kHz low frequency clock.............................................................................................................11
2.7 NFC connector...........................................................................................................................................12
2.8 Current sensing headers .........................................................................................................................13
2.9 Debug indicators .......................................................................................................................................13
2.10External SEGGER J-Link™ debug interface ........................................................................................14
2.11QSPI .............................................................................................................................................................15
2.12GPIO jumpers .............................................................................................................................................15
2.13Header pin-out ...........................................................................................................................................16
3SEGGER Embedded Studio and NORA-B1 CPU cores........................................................... 20
4Application development............................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Install nRF Connect for Desktop............................................................................................................21
4.1.1 Install nRF Connect SDK.................................................................................................................22
4.1.2 Prepare working copies of the sample applications..................................................................22
4.1.3 Prepare EVK.......................................................................................................................................23
4.1.4 Build and load network core............................................................................................................24
4.1.5 Build and load application core ......................................................................................................25
4.2 Test the application..................................................................................................................................27
Appendix .................................................................................................................................................... 30
AGlossary .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Related documentation......................................................................................................................... 31
Revision history ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Contact....................................................................................................................................................... 32

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1Product description
The EVK-NORA-B1 evaluation kit provides stand-alone use of the NORA-B1 series module featuring
the Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 dual-core RF System on Chip (SoC).
The evaluation kit provides a great starting point for almost any Bluetooth® 5.2 Low Energy (LE),
Thread, or Zigbee project. All features of the NORA-B1 series modules are easily accessed from the
evaluation board. A simple USB connection provides power, programming, and virtual COM ports. Four
user buttons are available, as well as a USB peripheral connector, user LEDs, and a reset button.
48 GPIO signals are available on headers that are compatible with the Arduino® form factor. This
allows easy use of existing Arduino shields. Current sense resistors allow for measuring current into
the module and into the shield.
This guide provides setup instructions for starting development and describes the hardware
functionality of the EVK-NORA-B1 board.
1.1 Key features
•Used for evaluation of NORA-B100, NORA-B101, or NORA-B106 modules
•On-board programming and debug (SEGGER J-Link-OB)
•Able to program external modules
•Virtual COM ports over USB
•Full GPIO of the NORA-B1 series
•Buttons and LEDs for user interaction
•NFC antenna connector
•32.768 kHz Crystal
•CR2032 battery holder
•USB peripheral connector
•Power input connectors
•Power mode selection switches
Figure 1: EVK-NORA-B1 evaluation board (top view)

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1.2 Items included in kit
1.2.1 EVK-NORA-B100 kit contents
•EVK-NORA-B1 evaluation board with NORA-B100 module
•Micro-USB cable
•NFC antenna
•2.4 GHz U.FL antenna kit
•10-pin SWD programming cable, 2x5 headers on 1.27 mm centers
1.2.2 EVK-NORA-B106 kit contents
•EVK-NORA-B1 evaluation board with NORA-B106 module
•Micro-USB cable
•NFC antenna
•2.4 GHz antenna integrated onto NORA-B106 module (no external antenna)
•10-pin SWD programming cable, 2x5 headers on 1.27 mm centers
1.3 Development tools
The tools shown in Table 1 aid the development of NORA-B1 series Bluetooth modules.
Tool Description
Nordic Semiconductor
nRF Connect SDK (NCS)
nRF Connect SDK contains several components, including the Zephyr RTOS, MCUboot, and
nrfxlib peripheral libraries for the nRF5340 CPU within the NORA-B1 series modules.
Installation of NCS is managed through nRF Connect for Desktop. Available for 32- and 64-
bit Windows, macOS, and 64-bit Linux platforms.
Nordic Command Line Tools are installed with NCS, including nrfjprog.
☞
nrfjprog is not supported on ARM Linux.
Nordic Semiconductor
nRF Connect for Desktop
nRF Connect for Desktop is the primary development tool used with the NORA-B1 series
modules. This tool includes an installation and maintenance utility for the nRF Connect SDK,
Toolchain Manager.
nRF Connect for Desktop is a cross-platform tool that also enables testing and development
with Bluetooth LE. It allows easy setup of connections with other devices and uses these
connections to read and write the external nodes. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Nordic Semiconductor
nRF Connect for Mobile
nRF Connect for Mobile is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan and explore your
Bluetooth LE devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect for Mobile supports several
Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles, as well as the Device Firmware Update profile (DFU) from
Nordic Semiconductor or Eddystone from Google. Available for iOS and Android. Installation
is nRF Connect for Mobile is optional.
SEGGER J-Link Software and
Documentation Pack
J-Link Commander (JLink.exe) is a command line-based utility that can be used for verifying
proper functionality of J-Link as well as for simple analysis of the target system. It supports
some simple commands, such as memory dump, halt, step, and go, to verify the target
connection. Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
Nordic Semiconductor
Mobile Apps
Additional, optional mobile utilities for application development. Available for iOS and
Android.
Table 1: Development tools

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2Hardware description
Design files for the EVK-NORA-B1 PCB may be requested from your local u-blox support team.
2.1 Power
The EVK-NORA-B1 has five possible power sources as listed below:
•USB from the debug interface
•USB peripheral on the NORA-B1 itself
•CR2032 coin cell battery
•2.54 mm through-hole connector for connecting 3.3 V
•Lithium Polymer (LiPo) battery input
These power sources use Maxim MAX40203AUK+T ideal protection diodes with a maximum voltage
drop of 28 mV at 100 mA to prevent reverse voltage to any supply. This allows them to be used
simultaneously with the highest voltage supply being selected. Solder jumpers are provided to allow
by-passing any of the protection diodes.
⚠Care should be taken not to damage the supplies when the protection is by-passed.
2.1.1 Powering the board
During typical debugging, power is provided by VBUS on the USB debug interface that supplies 5 V to
the 3.3 V LDO regulator and shield connector. The LDO regulator powers the VIO, VSHLD, and VBMD
power rails.
When powering the board from the CR2032 coin cell (3 VDC), the external power header, or LiPo
header, the debug interface USB port can be left disconnected. In this configuration, the debug
interface IC is held in reset to conserve power.
⚠Only if the power protection circuits are left intact can the USB be safely connected at the same
time as the coin cell or external power. This makes programming of the module easier.
2.1.2 USB peripheral power
By moving the HV mode switch SW1 to the HV setting, VBUS power from the USB Peripheral interface
can be used to power the EVK-NORA-B1.
The HV setting enables the internal high-voltage regulator (LDO or DC-DC) on the module.

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Figure 2: EVK schematic – power supply

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2.2 Reset
The EVK-NORA-B1 provides a configurable hardware reset to the NORA-B1 module. The Reset button
can be configured to connect to an input on the interface IC or to directly connect to nRESET signal in
the module.
The reset button is connected to the debug interface chip by default. Pressing reset while the
interface IC is powered causes a momentary reset signal on the nMOD_RESET output of the interface
IC, which converted to the VSYS I/O voltage for the module. If the reset button is held down during the
EVK power on, it causes the interface IC to enter its bootloader mode, which allows programming of
the SEGGER J-Link interface.
Solder jumpers JRST1 and JRST2 allow the reset button to bypass the interface circuit and connect
directly to the nRESET signal on the module.
Figure 3: EVK schematic – reset
Signal name Description
IMCU_BOOT Input to interface chip. During normal operation, drive low to reset the NORA-B1. Drive low during
power-up to enter bootloader mode on the interface chip.
nRESET NORA-B1 reset signal at the interface chip I/O voltage.
nMOD_RESET NORA-B1 reset signal at the NORA-B1 I/O voltage.
nSHLD_RESET I/O header shield reset signal (J27, pin 3)
Table 2: EVK reset signals
2.3 Buttons
The evaluation board has four user buttons that are active low and connect to ground when pressed.
Table 3 associates the button number and corresponding components.
Button Switch GPIO Jumper Protection diode
1 SW4 P0.23 J24 D7
2 SW5 P0.24 J21 D8
3 SW7 P0.08 J22 D11
4 SW8 P0.09 J23 D12
Table 3: User button components
The internal pull-up resistor of each NORA-B1 GPIO pin must be enabled for proper operation.
☞Example programs in the SDK enable the pull-up resistors by default.
The buttons and ESD protection can be completely removed from the circuit by breaking the
associated jumper.

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Figure 4: Schematic – user buttons
2.4 LEDs
User LEDs are provided on the evaluation board - two red and two green. An RGB LED is also included
and this can be enabled by changing the position of JLED1.
LEDs are powered by VIO and are active low. The GPIO should be enabled for high drive when sinking
current for the LEDs. The LEDs can be completely removed from the circuit by breaking the
associated jumper.
LED RGB LED GPIO Jumper Comments
1 Red Red P0.28 J4 Change JLED1 for RGB
2 Red Blue P0.29 J5 Change JLED1 for RGB
3 Green Green P0.30 J7 Change JLED1 for RGB
4 Green P0.31 J8
Table 4: LED components
Figure 5: Schematic – user LEDs

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2.5 Serial communication
The evaluation board allows for easy serial communication with the NORA-B1 module and a connected
computer. The J-Link debug interface IC provides three virtual COM port (VCP) devices:
•The first (VCOM0) is used to obtain debug output and communicate with the network core.
•The second (VCOM1) is not normally used, although it is available through test points on the EVK.
•The third (VCOM2) is used to obtain debug output information and communicate with the
application core.
VCOM Port functions connected to the NORA-B1 module can be disabled through SW2 to allow use
of the GPIO pin for an application function.
Table 5 describes the function and test points for each module pin.
NORA-B1 pin name NORA-B1 function Test point / SW2 enable Interface IC function
P1.01 Network core TXD SW2 Position 2 RXD VCOM0
P1.00 Network core RXD SW2 Position 2 TXD VCOM0
P0.11 Network core RTS SW2 Position 1 CTS VCOM0
P0.10 Network core CTS SW2 Position 1 RTS VCOM0
N/A N/A J6 Pin 22 RXD VCOM1
N/A N/A J6 Pin 20 TXD VCOM1
N/A N/A J6 Pin 19 CTS VCOM1
N/A N/A J6 Pin 21 RTS VCOM1
P0.20 Application core TXD SW2 Position 3 RXD VCOM2
P0.22 Application core RXD SW2 Position 3 TXD VCOM2
P0.19 Application core RTS SW2 Position 4 CTS VCOM2
P0.21 Application core CTS SW2 Position 4 RTS VCOM2
Table 5: Virtual COM port connections

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Figure 6: UART level shifters and disable switches
☞Figure 6 reflects Rev D and Rev E hardware versions.
☞For Rev C or earlier hardware versions, applications need to map the following VCOM0 handshake
signals:
oVCOM0_RTS = P0.12
oVCOM0_CTS = P0.10
oVCOM0_TxD = P1.00 (no change)
oVCOM0_RxD = P1.01 (no change)
2.6 32.768 kHz low frequency clock
The low frequency (LF) clock of the NORA-B1 module can have one of four sources:
•Internal ultra-low power RC oscillator – for low-precision timing where low power is the main
requirement
•Internal calibrated RC oscillator – for applications with no strict real-time requirements
•Internal synthesized clock – derived from the 32 MHz clock
•External crystal oscillator – offers the most accurate and lowest power LF clock
The evaluation board has a 32.768 kHz crystal connected to the NORA-B1 module to allow use of the
external crystal oscillator option. Loading capacitors for the oscillator circuit are internal to the nRF53
within the module. Values of 6 pF, 7 pF, and 11 pF can be enabled through register XOSC32KI.INTCAP.
If an internal LF clock source is used, the crystal can be removed from the circuit by opening jumpers
J16 and J19. Soldering across the normally open position connects XL1 and XL2 to the EVK headers.

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Figure 7: Schematic – 32 kHz crystal
2.7 NFC connector
Connection to an external NFC antenna is provided through a Molex flat-flex connector, part number
051281-0594. Capacitors C48 and C49 provide tuning of the NFC antenna for resonance at
13.56 MHz.
☞The values of C48 and C49 are tuned for use with the supplied NFC antenna. These values might
need to be changed if a different antenna is used. See also the nRF5340 product specification [3].
Figure 8: NFC connector
By default, the NORA-B1 module pins P0.02 and P0.03 are configured for NFC use. These pins can
also be used for digital GPIO functions by modifying the population of R15, R16, R22, and R23 and the
value of the NFCPINS UICR register.
Mode Populate: R15 R16 R22 R23 NFCPINS UICR register
NFC (default) X X 0xFFFFFFFF (enable protection, use as NFC)
GPIO1,2 X X 0xFFFFFFFE (disable protection, use as GPIO)
Table 6: P0.02 and P0.03 pin configuration
1P0.02 and P0.03 have a pad capacitance of approximately TBD pF higher than other GPIO pins.
2When used as GPIO, P0.02 and P0.03 will exhibit approximately TBD µA leakage when driven to different states.

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2.8 Current sensing headers
The evaluation board provides three current sensing headers:
•J14 allows for power consumption measurement of the NORA-B1 module.
•J25 allows for power consumption measurement of the high-voltage input.
•J18 allows for power consumption measurement of the shields connected to the Arduino-style
headers (VSHLD power only).
Each 3-pin 2.54 mm pitch header has two pins connected across a 1 Ωcurrent-sense resistor
powering the module or the shield, and the third pin to ground. To measure current consumption, use
a multimeter or other precision voltage measurement device to measure voltage drop across pins 2
and 3. Current can also be measured directly by opening JRMOD, JRHV, or JRSHD to remove the
current-sense resistor from the circuit. Use an ammeter in series with the two voltage pins.
⚠Pin 1 of J14, J18, and J25 is connected to GND.
Any current sense resistor can be bypassed by soldering the respective jumper: JMOD, JSHD, or JHV.
The default hardware configuration does not require any modification of the current sense headers
for the EVK-NORA-B1 to perform properly.
☞Only current flowing through VMOD into the module is measured; current sunk through GPIO pins
is not measured.
Figure 9: Current sensing header layout
2.9 Debug indicators
Three LEDs indicate activity on the associated SWD interface, as shown in Table 6.
LED Active SWD interface
LED5 On-board NORA-B1 Module
LED6 Shield connected to J9 – accommodates the Nordic Semiconductor Power Profiler Kit (PPK)
LED7 nRF5-based target device connected to J10.
See also External SEGGER J-Link™ debug interface.
Table 7: Debug indicators

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2.10 External SEGGER J-Link™ debug interface
External target hardware can be connected to J10 for firmware programming and debug. The
SEGGER debug interface is implemented, as shown in Figure 10.
J3 is implemented with a 2x5, 10-pin header on 1.27 mm centers.
Figure 10: External J-Link debug interface
To enable the external J-Link connection, ensure the following are implemented on the target
hardware:
•EXT_VTG is used by the debug interface as an input to sense power applied to the external circuit.
Only voltages of 3.0 V to 3.3 V are supported. Target hardware operating voltages outside of this
range require the use of an external SEGGER J-Link Debug Probe. Connect EXT_VTG to the
NORA-B1 series power supply (VDD) on the target hardware.
•Connect GND to GND on the target hardware.
•Connect EXT_SWDIO to SWDIO and EXT_SWCLK to SWDCLK on the target NORA-B1 module.
•(Optional) Connect EXT_SWO and/or nEXT_RESET on the target NORA-B1 module.
•Connect external power to the target hardware, and then connect the EVK-NORA-B1 to USB.
☞At this point, the debug interface interacts with the target hardware instead of the on-board
NORA-B1 module. LED7 illuminates to indicate activity at the Debug Out connector.
☞Only Nordic Semiconductor nRF5 devices are supported, including u-blox ANNA-B1, BMD-3,
NINA-B1, NINA-B3, NINA-B4, and NORA-B1 series modules.
☞Rev C EVK hardware cannot use the Debug Out connector to program another Rev C EVK through
its Debug In port. The Debug Out port can be used to program any other supported target
hardware. Other programmers, like J-Link Base, and so on, can be used to program Rev C EVK
hardware through its Debug In port. Rev D / Rev E hardware is not restricted.

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2.11 QSPI
A 64 Mbit Quad SPI (MX25R6435F) flash is available on the EVK-NORA-B1. This memory can be used
for execute in place (XIP) directly from the flash as well as general data storage.
Figure 11: Quad SPI flash
2.12 GPIO jumpers
Several solder bridge jumpers on the board are available to configure the GPIO functions. Most solder
jumpers are used to remove on-board components from the GPIO nets in the module and
consequently eliminate interference with external circuitry added on the I/O headers.
All GPIOs are directly connected to the I/O Headers by default, except P0.00 and P0.01 (32 kHz
crystal), P0.02 and P0.03 (NFC antenna), and P0.13 – P0.18 (QSPI). These are disconnected from the
I/O headers as they would otherwise interfere with the default functions. The GPIO jumpers and
associated functions are shown on the bottom of the EVK-NORA-B1 PCB.
Figure 12: Legend for GPIO solder bridge jumpers

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2.13 Header pin-out
Figure 13 shows the 2.54 mm pitch headers exposing the IO signals in the NORA-B1 module.
Figure 13: EVK-NORA-B1 I/O pin-out
⚠The I/O pins of the EVK-NORA-B1 are not 5 V tolerant. Arduino Uno® style shields must be
configured to use +3.3 V DC (VSHLD) as the I/O voltage reference.

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Tables 7– 14 show the pin assignments of each header.
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 P1.03 P1.03 GPIO/TWI
2 P1.02 P1.02 GPIO/TWI
3 P0.27 P0.27 GPIO/AIN6
4 GND – Ground
5 P1.15 P1.15 GPIO
6 P1.14 P1.14 GPIO
7 P1.13 P1.13 GPIO
8 P1.12 P1.12 GPIO
9 P1.11 P1.11 GPIO
10 P1.10 P1.10 GPIO
Table 8: Header J1
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1P1.09 P1.09 GPIO
2P1.08 P1.08 GPIO
3P1.07 P1.07 GPIO
4P1.06 P1.06 GPIO
5P1.05 P1.05 GPIO
6P1.04 P1.04 GPIO
7P1.01 P1.01 GPIO
8P1.00 P1.00 GPIO
Table 9: Header J2
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 P0.10 P0.10 GPIO/TRACEDATA1/MISO
2 P0.09 P0.09 GPIO/TRACEDATA2/MOSI
3 P0.08 P0.08 GPIO/TRACEDATA3/SCK
4 P0.07 P0.07 GPIO/AIN3
5 P0.03 P0.03 OPEN/GPIO
6 P0.02 P0.02 OPEN/GPIO
7 P0.01 P0.01 OPEN/GPIO
8 P0.00 P0.00 OPEN/GPIO
Table 10: Header J3
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 P0.11 P0.11 GPIO/TRACEDATA0/CSN
2 P0.12 P0.12 GPIO//TRACECLK/DCX
3 P0.13P0.13 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI DIO0
4 P0.14P0.14 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI DIO1
5 P0.15P0.15 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI DIO2
6 P0.16P0.16 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI DIO3

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Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
7 P0.17 P0.17 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI CLK
8 P0.18 P0.18 OPEN/GPIO/QSPI CSN
9 P0.19 P0.19 GPIO
10 P0.20 P0.20 GPIO
11 P0.21 P0.21 GPIO
12 P0.22 P0.22 GPIO
13 P0.23 P0.23 GPIO
14 P0.24 P0.24 GPIO
15 P0.28 P0.28 GPIO/AIN7
16 P0.29 P0.29 GPIO
17 P0.30 P0.30 GPIO
18 P0.31 P0.31 GPIO
19 CTS1 P0.10 (after level shifter) VCOM1 CTS
20 TXD1 P0.25 (after level shifter) VCOM1 TXD
21 RTS1 P0.12 (after level shifter) VCOM1 RTS
22 RXD1 P0.26 (after level shifter) VCOM1 RXD
23 N/C – No connection
24 GND – GND
Table 11: Header J6
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 VMOD – Module VDD
2 VSYS – System 3.3 VDC
3 SHLD_VTG – Shield J-Link voltage sense
4 SHLD_SWDIO – Shield J-Link SWDIO
5 SHLD_SWDCLK – Shield J-Link SWDCLK
6 SHLD_SWO – Shield J-Link SWO
7 nSHLD_RESET – Shield J-Link nRESET
8 N/C – –
9 VIN – 3.3V DC from shield
10 VHV – Module VDDH
11 VBUS_H – System 5.0 VDC
12 N/C – –
13 PULL_DOWN – Shield J-Link presence
Table 12: Header J9

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Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 P1.14 P1.14 GPIO
2 5V0 – +5.0 V USB Power
3 P1.15 P1.15 GPIO
4 P1.13 P1.13 GPIO
5 RESET nRESET nRESET
6 GND –Ground
Table 13: Header J15
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 VSHLD – +3.3 V Shield Power
2 VSHLD – +3.3 V Shield Power
3 RESET nRESET nRESET
4 VSHLD – +3.3 V Shield Power
5 5V0 – +5.0 V USB Power
6 GND – Ground
7 GND – Ground
8 - – No connection
Table 14: Header J27
Pin Pin name nRF5340 Function
1 P0.04 P0.04 GPIO/AIN0
2 P0.05 P0.05 GPIO/AIN1
3 P0.06 P0.06 GPIO/AIN2
4 P0.07P0.07 GPIO/AIN3
5 P0.25 P0.25 GPIO/AIN4
6 P0.26 P0.26 GPIO/AIN5
Table 15: Header J28

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3SEGGER Embedded Studio and NORA-B1
CPU cores
The nRF5340 integrated in NORA-B1 modules contains two Arm Cortex M33 processor cores –
application and network. The application core is optimized for performance and security while the
network core primarily handles the radio communication. See the NORA-B1 data sheet [1] for full
details.
The application core must be used to configure GPIO. If the application code only runs on the
network core, both application and network cores must be programmed. Further details can be
found at the NCS documentation website [4].
A Bluetooth LE link layer is provided through the Zephyr hci_rpmsg sample that exposes Bluetooth
Controller support to another device. This sample runs on the network core. Once loaded, any
application in the zephyr\samples\bluetooth or nrf\samples\bluetooth directories can be used on the
application processor.
Each project references the five following items:
•nRF Connect SDK release indicates the currently selected SDK version
•nRF Connect toolchain version indicates the currently selected toolchain version
•Projects shows the provided sample code. Other projects may be selected with “…”
•Board name contains the name of the board and which core is the target
•Build directory folder that contains the output of the compiler and linker
Figure 14: nRF Connect options
☞To target the application core, be sure to select the board name nrf5340dk_nrf5340_cpuapp.
As with the network core, build the project (Shift+F7)
Load the resulting build to the NORA-B1 module (Ctrl+T, L)