Ublox EVK-NINA-W1 Series User manual

EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2
Evaluation Kit for NINA-W1 and NINA-B2 modules
User Guide
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Abstract
This document describes how to set up the EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation kits to evaluate
NINA-W1 series and NINA-B2 series stand-alone 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-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2
Subtitle Evaluation Kit for NINA-W1 and NINA-B2 modules
Document type User Guide
Document number UBX-17011007
Revision and date R05 29-Nov-2018
Disclosure Restriction
This document applies to the following products:
Product name Software version PCN reference
EVK-NINA-W101 N/A -
EVK-NINA-W102 N/A -
EVK-NINA-W131 N/A -
EVK-NINA-W132 N/A -
EVK-NINA-W151 N/A -
EVK-NINA-W152 N/A -
EVK-NINA-B221 N/A -
EVK-NINA-B222 N/A -
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Contents
Document Information................................................................................................................................2
Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................3
1Product description ..............................................................................................................................4
1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.2 Kit includes ...................................................................................................................................................6
1.2.1 EVK-NINA-B221 and EVK-NINA-W1x1 .......................................................................................... 6
1.2.2 EVK-NINA-B222 and EVK-NINA-W1x2 .......................................................................................... 6
1.3 I/O allocation.................................................................................................................................................6
1.4 Jumper description .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4.1 Default jumper configuration...........................................................................................................9
1.4.2 RMII to PHY jumper configuration................................................................................................... 9
1.5 LEDs.............................................................................................................................................................10
1.5.1 RGB-LED Jumper configuration ....................................................................................................10
1.6 Connectors .................................................................................................................................................11
1.7 Buttons........................................................................................................................................................11
1.8 Configuration options ..............................................................................................................................12
1.8.1 Power supply......................................................................................................................................12
2Setting up the evaluation board..................................................................................................... 13
2.1 EVK without software (open CPU).........................................................................................................13
2.2 EVK with u-blox connectivity software.................................................................................................14
2.2.1 Starting up .........................................................................................................................................14
2.2.2 Getting the latest software ............................................................................................................14
Appendix ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
ALayouts.................................................................................................................................................... 15
BSchematic drawings ........................................................................................................................... 16
CGlossary .................................................................................................................................................. 19
Related documents ................................................................................................................................... 20
Revision history.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Contact........................................................................................................................................................... 21

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1Product description
1.1 Overview
The EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation kit includes an evaluation board, which can be used as a
reference design for the NINA-W1 or NINA-B2 series modules, a quick start guide, and a USB cable.
For the NINA-B221 and the NINA-W1x1 module, the evaluation board is prepared with a U.FL coaxial
connector for connecting the external antenna. The NINA-B222 and the NINA-W1x2 module has an
onboard antenna; thus the EVK-NINA-B222 and the EVK-NINA-W1x2 evaluation board does not have
a U.FL connector.
The main features of the EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 are:
•Available in several variants:
oNINA-B221 and NINA-B222
oNINA-W101 and NINA-W102
oNINA-W131 and NINA-W132
oNINA-W151 and NINA-W152
•All of the module pins are available at connectors or jumpers
•Can be powered through USB (J8) or external power supply (J23)
•Equipped with a Quad High Speed USB to Multipurpose UART/MPSSE IC (FT4232) that allows
serial communication and flashing over USB.
The EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation kits are available in the following variants, depending on
the NINA module that is mounted on the EVK:
•EVK-NINA-B221 – Evaluation kit for NINA-B221 module, RF port available on U.FL connector (J21)
•EVK-NINA-B222 – Evaluation kit for NINA-B222 module with onboard antenna
•EVK-NINA-W101 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W101 module, RF port available on U.FL connector
(J21)
•EVK-NINA-W102 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W102 module with onboard antenna
•EVK-NINA-W131 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W131 module, RF port available on U.FL connector
(J21)
•EVK-NINA-W132 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W132 module with onboard antenna
•EVK-NINA-W151 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W151 module, RF port available on U.FL connector
(J21)
•EVK-NINA-W152 – Evaluation kit for NINA-W152 module with onboard antenna
This section describes the main connectors and settings that are required to get started. Figure 1
and Figure 2 show the two different antenna variants of the EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation
board.

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Figure 1: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation board with U.FL connector for external antenna
Figure 2: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation board with internal antenna
⚠Take care while handling the EVK-NINA-B222 and EVK-NINA-W1x2. Applying force to the NINA
module might damage the internal antenna.

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1.2 Kit includes
1.2.1 EVK-NINA-B221 and EVK-NINA-W1x1
The EVK-NINA-B221 and EVK-NINA-W1x1 evaluation kits include the following:
•EVK-NINA-B221 or EVK-NINA-W1x1 evaluation board
•2.4 GHz foldable antenna (Ex-It 2400) with reverse polarity SMA connector
•RP-SMA - U.FL cable assembly, 100 mm length
•USB cable
•Quick Start guide
1.2.2 EVK-NINA-B222 and EVK-NINA-W1x2
The EVK-NINA-B222 and EVK-NINA-W1x2 evaluation kits include the following:
•EVK-NINA-B222 and EVK-NINA-W1x2
•USB cable
•Quick Start guide
1.3 I/O allocation
The block diagram in Figure 3 provides a better understanding of how I/O signals from the module are
made available at connectors and/or interfaces of the EVK.
Sixteen (16) I/O signals are available at the middle row of the I/O allocator. These signals can be
distributed to connectors and/or interfaces on the EVK by use of jumpers to connect the associated
middle and outer row pin(s).
The signals IO-12, IO-13, IO-14 and IO-15 can be disconnected from the J4 connector by not
populating the corresponding jumpers at J18. This can be useful if the SDIO signals D2, D3, CLK, and
CMD are directed to the SD card reader (J19).
Eight signals are connected directly between the module and the J2 or J3 connector.
Figure 3: Block diagram of EVK-NINA-W10

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☞When reset-n is released, the module pin 27 is read as boot-n. When IO-0 is connected to the
module, it must be held high during start up.
1.4 Jumper description
Parameter Description Name Default
Enable SW1 Jumper at J5-1_J5-2 connects switch 1 to module pin-7 J5 
Enable SW2 Jumper at J6-1_J6-2 connects switch 2 to IO-27
(Jumper at J14-15_J14-16 must be populated to connect IO27 to module
pin-18)
J6 
Enable RGB-LED Jumper at J7-1_J7-2 connects RED LED to IO-23
(Jumper at J15-3_J14-5 must be populated to connect IO23 to module
pin-1)
J7-RED 
Jumper at J7-3_J7-4 connects BLUE LED to IO-21
(Jumper at J16-1_J16-2 must be populated to connect IO21to module
pin-8)
J7-BLUE 
Jumper at J7-5_J7-6 connects GREEN LED to IO-33 J7-GREEN 
IO/Interface
select
Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J14 See Table 3
IO/Interface
select
Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J15 See Table 3
IO/Interface
select
Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J16 See Table 3
IO/Interface
select
Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J17 See Table 3
IO/Interface
select
Module pin to IO/Interface distribution J18 See Table 3
Enable VCC_IO Connects EVK internal 3.3 V to module pin-9 to supply module VCC_IO J25 
Enable VCC Connects EVK internal 3.3 V to modle pin-10 to supply module VCC J26 
Table 1: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 jumper descriptions
Figure 4: Jumper positions on the EVK
Middle row jumper pin Connected to
J14-1 Module pin-28
J14-3 Module pin-29
J14-5 Module pin-1
J14-7 Module pin-21
J14-9 Module pin-20
J14-11 Module pin-16
J15 (pin-1)
J16 (pin-1)
J17 (pin-1)
J14 (pin-1)
J7 (pin-1)
J26 (pin-1)
J25 (pin-1)
J18 (pin-1)
J6 (pin-1)J5 (pin-1)

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Middle row jumper pin Connected to
J14-13 Module pin-17
J14-15 Module pin-18
J16-1 Module pin-8
J16-3 Module pin-27
J16-5 Module pin-25
J16-7 Module pin-24
J16-9 Module pin-31
J16-11 Module pin-35
J16-13 Module pin-32
J16-15 Module pin-36
Table 2: Available module pins at the middle row of jumpers J14 and J16
Connected to Left row
jumper pin
Middle row
jumper pin
Right row
jumper pin
Connected to Default
IO-5, J4 pin-3 J15-1 J14-1 J14-2 SPI_CS, U5-PB-3 [ J15-1_J14-1 ]
IO-18, J4 pin-6 J15-2 J14-3 J14-4 SPI_CLK, U5-PB-0 [ J15-2_J14-3 ]
IO-23, J4 pin-5 J15-3 J14-5 J14-6 SPI_MOSI, U5-PB-1 [ J15-3_J14-5 ]
reserved J15-4 J14-7 J14-8 J18 pin-1_3 [ J14-7_J14-8 ]
reserved J15-5 J14-9 J14-10 IO-22, J3 pin-6 (RTS) [ J14-9_J14-10 ]
reserved J15-6 J14-11 J14-12 IO-25, J3 pin-4 (DTR) [ J14-11_J14-12 ]
reserved J15-7 J14-13 J14-14 IO-26, J3 pin-3 (DSR) [ J14-13_J14-14 ]
reserved J15-8 J14-15 J14-16 IO-27, J3 pin-7 [ J14-15_J14-16 ]
reserved J17-1 J16-1 J16-2 IO-21, J2 pin-3 [ J16-1_J16-2 ]
reserved J17-2 J16-3 J16-4 IO-0, J3 pin-8 [ J16-3_J16-4 ]
reserved J17-3 J16-5 J16-6 reserved
reserved J17-4 J16-7 J16-8 reserved
Reserved J17-5 J16-9 J16-10 J18 pin-5 [ J16-9_J16-10 ]
Reserved J17-6 J16-11 J16-12 J18 pin-7 [ J16-11_J16-12 ]
Reserved J17-7 J16-13 J16-14 J18 pin-9 [ J16-13_J16-14 ]
Reserved J17-8 J16-15 J16-16 J18 pin-11 [ J16-15_J16-16 ]
Table 3: IO-allocation via jumpers J14, J15, J16, and J17
Connected to Left row
jumper pin
Right row jumper pin Connected to Default
J14-8 J18-1 J18-2 SPI_MISO, U5-PB-2
J14-8 J18-3 J18-4 IO-19, J4 pin-4 (CTS) [ J18-3_J18-4 ]
J16-10 J18-5 J18-6 IO-14, J4 pin-2 [ J18-5_J18-6 ]
J16-12 J18-7 J18-8 IO-13, J4 pin-9 [ J18-7_J18-8 ]
J16-14 J18-9 J18-10 IO-15, J4 pin-1 [ J18-9_J18-10 ]
J16-16 J18-11 J18-12 IO-12, J4 pin-10 [ J18-11_J18-12 ]
Table 4: IO-allocation via jumper J18

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1.4.1 Default jumper configuration
Figure 5: Jumper configuration to enable UART, IOs, and switches 1 and 2
1.4.2 RMII to PHY jumper configuration
The jumpers shown in Figure 6 must be inserted to connect the 10Base-T/100Base-TX PHY with the
associated module RMII interface pins.
When the RMII PHY is connected to the module, the “BLUE-LED” is not available at IO-21.
Figure 6: RMII to PHY jumper configuration
J18
-10 to IO15
Mod pin
-21 to J18-3
SW2 to IO27
Mod pin
-20 to IO22 (RTS)
Mod pin
-16 to IO25 (DTR)
Mod pin
-17 to IO26 (DSR)
3.3V to Mod pin
-10
3.3V to Mod pin
-9
J18
-6 to IO14
J18
-8 to IO13
SW1 to IO33
J18
-12 to IO12
Mod pin
-31 to J18-5
Mod pin
-35 to J18-7
Mod pin
-32 to J18-9
Mod pin
-36 to J18-11
J18
-4 to IO19 (CTS)
Mod pin
-18 to IO27
Mod pin
-27 to IO0
Mod pin
-29 to IO18
Mod pin
-28 to IO5
Optional: Jumpers to connect
J20
Jumpers to connect Ethernet
PHY

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1.5 LEDs
Figure 7: Position of LEDs on EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2
Function Description Name Color
Power LED Supplied from the EVK 3.3 V DC/DC converter DS8 Green
UART TxD Flashing LED indicates UART Tx activity (output from the module) DS2 Green
UART RxD Flashing LED indicates UART Rx acitivty (input to the module) DS3 Amber
UART RTS LED indicates UART RTS status (output from the module) DS4 [ 1 ] Green
UART CTS LED indicates UART CTS status (input to the module) DS5 [ 1 ] Amber
UART DTR LED indicates UART DTR status (output from the module) DS6 [ 1 ] Green
UART DSR LED indicates UART DSR status (input to the module) DS7 [ 1 ] Amber
status RGB LED to present module satus DS9 [ 1 ] RGB
Table 5: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 LEDs description
☞[1] To control the LEDs, the corresponding signal jumper(s) must be populated.
1.5.1 RGB-LED Jumper configuration
The jumpers shown in Figure 7 must be inserted to connect the RGB-LED driver with the associated
module pins.
Figure 8: RGB-LED to IO signals jumpers
DS2
DS4
DS8
DS5
DS6
DS9
DS7
DS3
IO-33 to GREEN LED
IO-21 to BLUE LED
IO-23 to RED LED
Mod pin-1 to IO-23
Mod pin-8 to IO-21

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1.6 Connectors
The available connectors on the EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 board are shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 connectors
Connector Description
J1, J2, J3, J4 Connectors for accessing the NINA-W1 IO signals (GPIO)
J8 USB connector; type Micro-B
J10 Reserved
J21 RF-port at U.FL coaxial connector for external antenna (not used on EVK-NINA-B221 or EVK-NINA-W1x2)
J22 RJ45 connector, RMII to PHY
J23 2.1 mm Power jack, positive center pin, 5 – 12 V
Table 6: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 connector descriptions
1.7 Buttons
The EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation board has four buttons as explained in Table 7. Two of
them can be connected to NINA pins via jumper configuration.
Button Description
RESET Reset button, triggers the reset logic that pulls module pin-19 low
BOOT If reset is asserted pressing BOOT-switch will pull module pin-27 low
SW1 General function button connected to jumper J5 pin-2
SW2 General function button connected to jumper J6 pin-2
Table 7: EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 buttons descriptions

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1.8 Configuration options
Module pin
number
IO- signal Primary
function
Accessible at
Jumper/Connector
Module pin
number
IO-
signal
Primary
function
Accessible at
Jumper/Connector
1 GPIO-23 J14-5, [J4-5, J7-1] ( 1
)
20 GPIO-22 UART_RTS J14-9, [J3-7] ( 1 )
2 GPI-34 J2-3 21 GPIO-19 UART_CTS J14-7, [J4-4] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
3 GPI-39 J2-1 22 GPIO-1 UART_TXD J3-2
4 GPI-36 J2-2 23 GPIO-3 UART_RXD J3-1
5 GPIO-32 J2-6, J11-2 24 GPIO-4 J16-7
6,12, 14 GND J1-6,-7, J4-7, J12-
1,-2
25 GPIO-2 J16-5
7 GPIO-33 J2-5, J5-1, J7-5 26, 30 GND J1-6,-7, J4-7, J12-
1,-2
8 GPIO-21 J16-1, [J2-4, J7-3] ( 1
)
27 GPIO-0 J16-3, [J3-8] ( 1 )
9 VCC_IO J25-2 28 GPIO-5 J14-1, [J4-3] ( 1 )
10 VCC J26-2 29 GPIO-18 J14-3, [J4-6] ( 1 )
13 RF-port Antenna J21 31 GPIO-14 J16-9, [J4-2] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
16 GPIO-25 UART_DTR J14-11, [J3-4] ( 1 ) 32 GPIO-15 J16-13, [J4-1] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
17 GPIO-26 UART_DSR J14-13, [J3-3] ( 1 ) 34 GPI-35 J3-5
18 GPIO-27 J14-15, [J3-6, J6-1] (
1 )
35 GPIO-13 J16-11, [J4-9] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
19 RESET-N RESET (J1-3 via logic) 36 GPIO-12 J16-15, [J4-10] ( 1 ) ( 2 )
Table 8: Module pin to IO signal conversion
☞(1) Connector/jumper placed inside the brackets indicates that a jumper must be positioned at the
corresponding position of the IO distribution jumpers J14 – J17 if the IO-signal is to be presented
at the designated connector/jumper as mentioned in Table 3.
☞(2) These IO signals require a second jumper to be positioned at the IO distribution jumper J18 as
mentioned in Table 4.
1.8.1 Power supply
The supply voltage to the EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 evaluation board can be sourced from the
following connectors:
•USB (J8)
☞Depending on your USB source, the USB supply current may be insufficient.
•External power supply (J23): The external supply voltage must be in the range 5 – 12 V

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2Setting up the evaluation board
The EVK-NINA-W10 is delivered without any software (open CPU) and the software must be
developed by the user.
The EVK-NINA-B2, EVK-NINA-W13 and the EVK-NINA-W15 is delivered with the ublox connectivity
software pre-flashed on the module.
⚠The module is designed to be used only with the applicable software and only compatible software
can be flashed on the module.
Before connecting the module, download and install the latest u-blox s-center evaluation software
from the u-blox website.
Plug in external supply power at connector J23 or connect J8 (USB type Micro B) to a USB host using
the USB cable. The status light (DS8) will turn green, indicating that the internal EVK 3.3 V is on.
⚠When using the evaluation board with external antenna, before powering up the EVK, ensure that
you have connected the 2.4 GHz antenna with the U.FL antenna connector (J21). Failing to do so
may cause undesired operation.
⚠Be careful to check polarity before connecting external power supply to the evaluation board.
Center conductor is positive (+) and the ring is negative (-).
⚠The current consumption during startup of the evaluation board can be high.
The operating system will install the correct COM port drivers automatically. The drivers will need to
be installed only when you connect the unit to a new computer for the first time. For more information
about the COM ports and their configuration, see the FTDI FT4232H Datasheet [6].
One COM port will automatically be assigned to the unit by the Windows OS. To view the assigned
COM ports on Windows 7, follow the steps mentioned below:
•Open the Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound.
•Click Device Manager in Devices and Printers. This will open the Device Manager window where
you can view the assigned COM ports.
2.1 EVK without software (open CPU)
The chapter is applicable to the following EVKs.
•EVK-NINA-W101
•EVK-NINA-W102
When using the NINA-W10 open CPU variant, it is not possible to download the u-blox connectivity
software. Use the software developed and compiled using the Espressif SDK on this variant.
Information on how to build and FLASH the module when using Espressif SDK is available at the
following URL - http://esp-idf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/get-started/index.html.
This URL webpage provides information on how to set up the software environment using the
hardware based on the Espressif ESP32 such as NINA-W10 and also how to use the ESP-IDF
(Espressif IoT Development Framework).
The following steps must be performed to compile, flash, and execute a program on NINA-W10:
•Set up the Toolchain
oWindows, Mac, and Linux is supported
•Get the ESP-IDF

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oDownload the GIT repository provided by Espressif
•Setup Path to ESP-IDF
oThe tool chain program can access the ESP-IDF using the IDF_PATH environment variable
•Build and Flash
oStart a Project, Connect, Configure, Build and Flash a program
More information about this is available at http://esp-idf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
More information on this topic can be found in the NINA-W1 System Integration Manual [7].
2.2 EVK with u-blox connectivity software
This section is applicable for the following EVKs:
•EVK-NINA-B221
•EVK-NINA-B222
•EVK-NINA-W131
•EVK-NINA-W132
•EVK-NINA-W151
•EVK-NINA-W152
2.2.1 Starting up
Perform the following steps to enable communication with the module:
1. Start the u-blox s-center evaluation software.
2. Use the default baud rate 115200, 8N1 with flow control. Now, it is possible to communicate with
the module through AT commands.
For a list of available AT commands, see the u-blox Short Range AT Commands Manual [5].
2.2.2 Getting the latest software
Go to the u-blox support web page to obtain the latest available software. Instructions on reflashing
the evaluation board can be found in the Software section of the NINA-B2 System Integration Manual
[8] or the NINA-W1 System Integration Manual [7].

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Appendix
ALayouts
Figure 10: Primary and secondary side layouts of EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2
R10
DS8
D5
J8
J23
R20
C8
F1
R19
D1
C9
J22
C34 C14
R18
R17
D4
C40
D3
S4
C42
L1
C44
C41
C43
C46
C45
R72
R69
R71
C26
R30
R21
R1
C47
U7
J24
C15
FB1
FB2
Y1
R13
J4
R2
R74
R75
C21
R29
C16 C12
C13
R23
U6
R37
R3
L2
C17
C23
C25
R25
R22
C10
J1
C20
U5
J20
C18
C11
C22
C19
C24
R33
R51
R34
R31
R41
R16 R38
R11
U4
C3
R32
D6
R68
C4
FB3
R52
D2
J10
R40
J3
J2
J7
C38
Y3
C33
C32 R53
R39
R67
U8
C35
C36
C49
C48
R43
R36
U9
C39
J11
R55
Y2
C31
R57
C30
R64
R65
R59
R58
R60
R35
C27
R47
R48
R56
R62
R61
R63
R54
C37
R42
R28
J17
J15
S3
R27
J16
J14
R26
C7
J18
J25
J5
C28
S1
R70
R45
C29
J26
R46
R78
R81
R73
R66
R79
R80 R77
R44
R76
C5
J6
U1
U3
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DNI
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20%
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MOP-9 -> VCC_IO
POPULATE POSITION M1 WITH NINA-W132
EVB-NINA-W102 WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA
PRODUCT VARIANTS
POPULATE POS M1 WITH NINA-W101
EVB-NINA-W101 WITH U.FL CONNECTOR
MOP-10 -> VCC
MOP-6 -> GND
MOP-7 -> SW-1/LED_GREEN/GPIO-33
MOP-8 -> RMII_TXEN/LED_BLUE/GPIO-21
MOP-5 -> LPO_CLK/GPIO_32
MOP-4 -> GPI-36
MOP-3 -> GPI-39
MOP-2 -> GPI-34
MOP-1 -> SPI_DI/LED_RED/GPIO-23
MOP-35 -> JTAG_TCK/SDIO_D3/GPIO-13
3 X 16 PINHEADER
POPULATE POSITION M1 WITH NINA-W102
EVB-NINA-W131 WITH U.FL CONNECTOR
POPULATE POS M1 WITH NINA-W131
EVB-NINA-W132 WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA
MOP-30 -> GND
MOP-32 -> JTAG_TDO/SDIO_CMD/GPIO-15/BSP-1(10K PULL-DOWN)
MOP-33 -> RESERVED
MOP-34 -> GPI35
ANTENNA U.FL CONNECTOR
MOP-36 -> JTAG_TDI/SDIO_D2/GPIO-12/BSP-2(10K PULL-UP)
MOP-27 -> RMII_CLK/GPIO-0/BOOT-N(10K PULL-UP)
MOP-28 -> SPI_CS/I2C_SDA/GPIO-5/BSP-0
MOP-29 -> SPI_CLK/I2C_SCL/GPIO-18
MOP-31 -> JTAG_TMS/SDIO_CLK/GPIO-14
MOP-14 -> GND
MOP-18 -> RMII_CRSDV/SW-2/GPIO-27
MOP-23 -> UART_RXD/GPIO-3
MOP-25 -> RMII_MDCLK/SDIO_D0/GPIO-2/BSP-3
MOP-24 -> RMII_MDIO/SDIO_D1/GPIO-4
MOP-22 -> UART_TXD/GPIO-1
MOP-21 -> RMII_TXD0/SPI_DO/UART_CTS/GPIO-19
MOP-20 -> RMII_TXD1/UART_RTS/GPIO-22
MOP-19 -> RESET-N(150K PULL-UP 10NF TO GND)
MOP-17 -> RMII_RXD1/UART_DSR/GPIO-26
MOP-16 -> RMII_RXD0/UART_DTR/GPIO-25
MOP-15 -> RESERVED
MOP-11 -> RESERVED
MOP-12 -> GND
MOP-13 -> RF_PORT
MOP-26 -> GND
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BOM_EVK_NINA_W132=DNI
FTDI_SPI_CLK
MOP-28
JTAG_TDO
0
FTDI_SPI_CS
3V3
10%
MOP-18
RESET-N
MOP-17
MOP-16
ETH_TXD1
MOP-20
MOP-21
MOP-36
MOP-29
MOP-32
MOP-31
MOP-28
MOP-34
MOP-27
MOP-35
3V3
5%
ETH_RESET-N
VCC=3V3;GND=GND
3V3
MOP-9
2K7
10K
DNI
DNI
0R
MOP-10
IO-0
5%
10R
10R
10R
10R
3V3
SDIO_D2
SDIO_D1
10R
5%
5% SDIO_D3
GND=GND
JTAG_TDI
JTAG_RESET-N
10K
10K 5%
5%
10K
JTAG_TMS
MOP-25
SDIO_D0
SDIO_CLK
SDIO_CMD
3V3
3V3
5%
10K
5%
5%
10K
5%10K
ETH_MDC
ETH_REFCLK
10R
5%
5%
5%
MOP-36
JTAG_TMS
JTAG_TCK
0R
IO-12
IO-15
IO-13
IO-14
MOP-5
5%
5%
20PPM
MOP-3
MOP-2
MOP-1
100N
MO P -1 0
3V3
MOP-8
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IO-26
MOP-5
DNI
MOP-27
MOP-16
MOP-20
MOP-17
MOP-18
MOP-24
ETH_TXEN
JTAG_TCK
JTAG_TDI
IO-18
ETH_TXD0
IO-23
IO-27
MOP-23
MOP-24
MOP-25
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10%
JTAG_BOOT-N
10%
100N
IO-19
MOP-31
ETH_MDIO
IO-5
NINA-W1
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100N 10%
ETH_CRSDV
ETH_RXD1
ETH_RXD0
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MOP-1
MOP-21
IO-21
MOP-32
MOP-35
MOP-27
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MOP-22
MOP-9
MOP-8
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PHY_LED0
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1K0
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3N3
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2U2
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2U2
6K49
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3V3
10%
5%
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0R
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100N
10%
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PHY_TXN
2U2
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5%
5%
5%
5%
5%
ETH_RXD1
ETH_RXD0
ETH_TXD1
ETH_TXD0
10R
10R
10R
10R
10%
ETH_CRSDV
3V3
20%
100N
100N
10%
10%
ETH_REFCLK
+/-20PPM
25.0MHZ
GND=GND
10R
100N
5%
PWR_JACK_IN
10U
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3V3
10%
1N5
10K
ETH_RESET-N
4K7
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2017-03-15
SHEET-4, ADDED TP1-TP7
FIRST VERSION OF EVK-NINA-W1
SHEET-1, PINSWOP ON U1 AND U4
REVISED AFTER REVISION MEETING 2016-10-18 OF EVB-NINA-W1
SHEET-2, PIN SWOP OF SIGNALS "FTDI_BOOT-N" AND "FTDI_RESET-N",REMOVED J9 R33 R34 R41
SHEET-3, REPLACED J12 WITH 3X2-PIN JUMPERS, REDUCED NUMBER OF PINS ON J28, REMOVED TP7-TP19
SHEET-1, PINSWOP ON J2 PIN 3 AND 4, J3 PIN 2 AND 3, ADDED 3 X PU-RESISTOR ON U1
SHEET-2, CHANGED J8 TO MOLEX 105017-0001 MICRO USB B SURFACE MOUNT WITH TH SOLDER TABS
SHEET-3, ADDED 6 X PU-RESISTORS ON J19, REMOVED R46 AND CHANGED VALUE ON R48
SHEET-4, REMOVED "DNI" ON C42 AND C43 (NEEDED TO REDUCE CONDUCTED EMISSIONS)
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EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 - User Guide
UBX-17011007 - R05 Appendix Page 19 of 21
CGlossary
Name Definition
COM Communication
CTS Clear To Send
DSR Data Set Ready
DTR Data Terminal Ready
EVK Evaluation Kit
GND Ground
GPI General Purpose Input
GPIO General Purpose Input/Output
IO Input-Output
LED Light-Emitting Diode
PHY Physical layer
U.FL Miniature coaxial RF connector
USB Universal Serial Bus
RF Radio frequency
RMII Reduced Media-Independent Interface
RTS Request To Send
UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
USB Universal Serial Bus
VCC IC power-supply pin
Table 9: Explanation of abbreviations used

EVK-NINA-W1/EVK-NINA-B2 - User Guide
UBX-17011007 - R05 Related documents Page 20 of 21
Related documents
[1] NINA-W10 Data Sheet, document number UBX-17065507
[2] NINA-W13 Data Sheet, document number UBX-17006694
[3] NINA-W15 Data Sheet, document number UBX-18006647
[4] NINA-B2 Data Sheet, document number UBX-18006649
[5] u-blox Short Range AT Commands Manual, document number UBX-14044127
[6] FTDI FT4232H QUAD HIGH SPEED USB TO MULTIPURPOSE UART/MPSSE IC Datasheet -
http://www.ftdichip.com/Support/Documents/DataSheets/ICs/DS_FT4232H.pdf
[7] NINA-W1 System Integration Manual, document number UBX-17005730
[8] NINA-B2 System Integration Manual, document number UBX-18011096
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Revision history
Revision Date Name Comments
R01 22-May-2017 ovik, kgom Initial release.
R02 04-Jul-2017 ovik, mwej Updated Figure 9 and Table 8due to pin swap on connectors J2 and J3.
Updated Figure 10 and schematic drawing (Appendix B). Updated assigned COM
ports in section 2.1.
R03 09-Nov-2017 kgom Renamed this document as EVK-NINA-W13 User Guide and updated the content
due to the availability of a separate user guide for the
EVK-NINA-W10x evaluation kits (UBX-17057549).
R04 12-Mar-2018 cmag Updated the software version to 1.0.0 in the last table on page 2 and the “Related
documents and links” section.
R05 29-Nov-2018 fbro, kgom Renamed this document. Restructured the information to include
support for
EVK-NINA-W1 and EVK-NINA-B2.