evk-nina-b3, user guide

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EVK-NINA-B3 Evaluation kit for NINA-B3 modules User guide

Abstract This document describes how to set up the EVK-NINA-B3 evaluation kit to evaluate NINA-B3 series standalone Bluetooth® 5 low energy modules. It also describes the different options for debugging and the development capabilities included in the evaluation board.

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EVK-NINA-B3 - User guide

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Document information Title EVK-NINA-B3

Subtitle Evaluation kit for NINA-B3 modules

Document type User guide

Document number UBX-17056481

Revision and date R07 7-Dec-2020

Disclosure restriction C1-Public

This document applies to the following products: Product name Type number Software support PCN reference

EVK-NINA-B301 EVK-NINA-B301-00 Open CPU -

EVK-NINA-B311 EVK-NINA-B311-01 u-connectXpress -





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Contents Document information ............................................................................................................................. 2

Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 Product description ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Kit includes ................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Key features ................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.4 EVK-NINA-B3 block diagram .................................................................................................................... 8 1.5 Connectors ................................................................................................................................................... 9

2 Setting up the evaluation board .................................................................................................. 10 2.1 Evaluation board setup ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 Starting up ................................................................................................................................................. 10

EVK-NINA-B31x ................................................................................................................................ 10 EVK-NINA-B30x ................................................................................................................................ 11

2.3 Measuring current consumption ........................................................................................................... 11 Using an ampere meter ................................................................................................................... 11 Using a volt meter ............................................................................................................................. 11 Using an external power supply or power analyzer .................................................................... 12

3 Board configuration ......................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Powering options ....................................................................................................................................... 13

Selecting the power configuration jumpers ................................................................................ 13 Default power configuration, 3.3 V ............................................................................................... 16 Battery powered, 3 – 1.7 V .............................................................................................................. 17 Battery powered with protection diode, 2.7 – 1.7 V ................................................................... 18 External supply, 3.6 – 1.7 V ............................................................................................................. 19 Raspberry Pi HAT .............................................................................................................................. 20

3.2 Disconnecting NINA signals from board peripherals ........................................................................ 20 4 Interfaces and peripherals ............................................................................................................ 23

4.1 Buttons and LEDs ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Arduino interface ...................................................................................................................................... 24

Arduino shield compatibility ........................................................................................................... 25 4.3 Raspberry Pi compatible interface ........................................................................................................ 26

Powering considerations ................................................................................................................. 28 UART ................................................................................................................................................... 28 EEPROM support .............................................................................................................................. 29

4.4 Additional Interfaces ................................................................................................................................ 29 Extra memory – external Flash ...................................................................................................... 30 Extra USB to UART interface ......................................................................................................... 31 CPU trace interface .......................................................................................................................... 31

Appendix .................................................................................................................................................... 32

A Schematics ........................................................................................................................................ 32


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B Glossary .............................................................................................................................................. 38

Related documents ................................................................................................................................ 39

Revision history ....................................................................................................................................... 40

Contact ....................................................................................................................................................... 41


UBX-17056481 - R07 Product description of 41 C1-Public

1 Product description 1.1 Overview The u-blox EVK-NINA-B3 evaluation kit is a versatile development platform that allows quick prototyping of a variety of extreme low-power Internet of Things (IoT) applications, using full Bluetooth 5, NFC, and IEEE 802.15.4.

The u-blox EVK-NINA-B3 boards are available in the following variants, depending on the required antenna and software solution:

• EVK-NINA-B301, with an open CPU NINA-B301 module and an antenna connector for connecting to external antennas.

• EVK-NINA-B311, with a u-connect NINA-B311 module pre-flashed with u-connectXpress software, and an antenna connector for connecting to external antennas.

• EVK-NINA-B302, with an open CPU NINA-B302 module that includes an internal antenna (a unique 2.4 GHz metal sheet antenna, soldered onto the module).

• EVK-NINA-B312, with a u-connect NINA-B312 module pre-flashed with u-connectXpress software and an internal antenna (a unique 2.4 GHz metal sheet antenna soldered onto the module).

• EVK-NINA-B306, with an open CPU NINA-B306 module that includes an internal PCB trace antenna.

• EVK-NINA-B316, with a u-connect NINA-B316 module pre-flashed with u-connectXpress software and an internal PCB trace antenna.

Figure 1: EVK-NINA-B301/-B311 evaluation board




Take care when handling the EVK-NINA-B302 or EVK-NINA-B312. Applying force to the NINA module might damage the internal antenna.


The evaluation boards provide access to all the 38 GPIO pins and interfaces available on the NINA-B3 modules through a variety of connectors and interfaces including Arduino™ Uno R3 [1] and Raspberry Pi [2] header connectors.

The stand-alone NINA-B3 modules include an Arm® Cortex®-M4F microcontroller with 1 MB internal flash and 256 kB RAM, running at a system clock of 64 MHz. This has been integrated inside the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 chip that the modules are based on. The evaulation board provides simple USB drag-n-drop programming and a SEGGER J-Link debug interface that can be used with the Open CPU variants of the EVK. Nordic Semiconductors, the manufacturer of the nRF52840 chip that the NINA-B3 series are based on, provides a free Software Development Kit (SDK) with a broad selection of drivers, libraries, and example applications that can be used for rapid prototyping.



1.2 Kit includes The EVK-NINA-B3 evaluation kit includes the following:

• NINA-B3 evaluation board • 2.4 GHz antenna with U.FL connector (only in EVK-NINA-B301 and EVK-NINA-B311) • NFC antenna • USB cable • Quick start card

1.3 Key features • u-blox NINA-B3 Bluetooth low energy module based on the Nordic nRF52840 chipset

o Full Bluetooth 5 support o NFC tag functionality o 802.15.4 PHY o Integrated Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller with 1 MB flash, 256 kB RAM, and 64 MHz

system clock o USB 2.0 o Wide 1.7-3.6 V supply range

• The NINA-B3 module supports different interfaces that can be configured to any of the 38 available GPIO pin(s):

o 8 analog capable inputs o 12 PWM capable outputs o 3x SPI o 2x UART with HW flow control o 2x I2C o 1x I2S o 1x PDM input o 1x Quadrature decoder

• EVK-NINA-B31x support for u-connectXpress software • EVK-NINA-B30x support for developing your own software on the Open CPU NINA-B3 module • Full UART to USB converter with a Virtual COM port, allowing control of the extended UART

features of u-blox u-connectXpress software • On-board J-Link debugger/programmer

o Mass Storage Device interface to PC for drag-n-drop programming o Debug port o An additional Virtual COM port that, for example, may be connected to add-on boards

or to a debug UART on the NINA-B3 • Dedicated USB connector for the NINA-B3 USB interface • Additional flash memory can be added to the board for use by the NINA-B3 module • RGB LED and push buttons • Arduino UNO R3 and Raspberry Pi compatible pin header interfaces • Jumper headers and level shifters allow for flexible powering options of the NINA-B3 module, even

with full board support. They isolate the module entirely and control each power net separately in order to precisely measure low power applications or disconnect only unused parts of the board to save battery life.

• Multiple board power supply options o 5-12 V power plug o 5 V USB supply o 5-12 V Arduino VIN input

• Battery holder supporting CR2032 coin cell batteries



1.4 EVK-NINA-B3 block diagram The block diagram in Figure 4 shows the major interfaces and internal connections of the EVK-NINA-B3. The following sections describe in detail how the different interfaces are connected and may be used, as well as how the evaluation board may be configured to suit the needs of the user.

Figure 4: EVK-NINA-B3 block diagram

UART to USB

USBconn.

InterfaceMCU

(Program &Debug Unit)

USBHub

USBconn.

Batt.holder

Powerplug

RFconn.

VoltageLevel

Shifters

UART

SWD

Flash Memory

3.3 V VDD_NINA

DC/DCreg.

Protect.diodes

NFC antennaconnector

Dedicated NINAUSB 2.0 conn.

VDD_NINA

Bluetooth802.15.4

Arduino Uno R3 interface

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

D1

0D

11

D1

2D

13

SC

LS

DA

A0

A1

A2

A3

A4

A5

IOR

EF

3V

35

V VIN

GN

D

RE

SE

T

ADC/Comp. GPIO/Dig. Interface GPIO/Dig. Interface

UARTGPIO/Dig. Int.

UARTSW2

Raspberry Pi 40 pin GPIO header

3V

35

VG

ND

GPIO/Digital InterfaceUART

ID_S

CID

_SD

RP

i_3

RP

i_4

RP

i_5

RP

i_6

RP

i_7

RP

i_2

RP

i_8

RP

i_9

RP

i_1

0R

Pi_

11

RP

i_1

2R

Pi_

13

RP

i_1

4R

Pi_

15

RP

i_1

6R

Pi_

17

RP

i_1

8R

Pi_

19

RP

i_2

0R

Pi_

21

RP

i_2

2R

Pi_

23

RP

i_2

4R

Pi_

25

RP

i_2

6R

Pi_

27

NINA Module

User RGB LED

User buttons

Resetbutton

NINASWD conn.

NINA signaljumper header

SWD

UART

UART COM portpin header

Power selectorjumper headers

USBUSB

USB

3.3 V

3.3 V

QSPI 20-pin Traceconnector

ETM/ITMTrace

USB

NFC

RF

VBUS

VBUS

CR20323 V

5 - 12 V

NINA COM portNINA program & debug

Additional COM port

1.7 - 3.6 V

Raspberry Pi pinNINA Open CPU function

NINA Open CPU function

Arduino pin

NINA Connectivity Software function

NINA Connectivity Software function



1.5 Connectors Figure 5 shows the available connectors of the EVK-NINA-B3 and their layout. Table 1 describes the connectors and their uses in detail.

Figure 5: Available connectors and their pinout

Connector annotation

Function Description

J5 Power supply 2.1 mm power jack, the center pin is the positive terminal. 5 – 12 V input.

J17 Power supply Pin header that can be used to connect external power supplies. 5 – 12 V input.

BT1 Battery holder CR2032 coin cell battery holder. CR2032 usually has a 3 V potential when fully charged.

J11 NFC antenna connector

Pin header that connects to the u-blox NFC antenna included in the kit. The antenna can be mounted in either direction.

J10 2.4 GHz RF antenna connector

U.FL coaxial connector that can be used to connect antennas or RF equipment. This connector is only included in the EVK-NINA-B301/EVK-NINA-B311.

J12 Cortex Debug connector

10-pin, 50 mil pitch connector that can be used to connect external debuggers to the NINA-B3 module. The NINA-B3 modules support Serial Wire debug (SWD) and Serial Wire Viewer, but not JTAG debug.

J8 Power supply, COM port and debug USB

The main USB connector that is used to program, debug, and communicate with the NINA module. It can also be used to power the entire board.

J16 Power supply and NINA USB port

Additional USB connector directly connected to the NINA-B3 USB interface. Can also be used to power the entire board.

Table 1: EVK-NINA-B3 connector description

J5

2 1

1 4

GNDVIN

5 - 12 V

NF

C1

GN

DG

ND

NF

C2

U.FL RF coax

GN

DG

ND

N/C

VD

D_I

O

GN

D

SW

DIO

SW

DC

LK

GP

IO_8

N/C

RE

SE

T_N

BT1

J17

Power

J8

J16

USB

Debug

J12

Antennas

J11

J10

CR2032+

3V

21

109

Micro USB

Micro USB

J17

Debug

Power

Antennas

USB

USB

J8

J5 BT1

J12

J16

J10

J11

Board Connectors


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2 Setting up the evaluation board 2.1 Evaluation board setup The EVK-NINA-B311/-B312/-B316 is delivered with the u-connectXpress software installed on the module.

Before connecting the module, download and install the latest u-blox s-center evaluation software from the u-blox website.

To use Bluetooth low energy on the EVK-NINA-B301/-B311, connect a 2.4 GHz antenna to the U.FL antenna connector (J10). The other EVK versions include antennas on the NINA module.

Plug in either an external power supply in the J5 connector or connect to a USB host with a USB cable attached to the J8 connector. You can also power the evaluation board with a CR2032 coin cell battery. The NFC antenna can be connected to the J11 connector.

Make sure that the power configuration jumpers are connected according to your use case. See Section 3.1 for details, the default configuration shown in section 3.1.2 will work for most use cases.

Be careful to check polarity before connecting an external power supply to the EVK-NINA-B3 evaluation board. Center conductor is positive (+) and the ring is negative (-).

The operating system will install the correct drivers automatically. The drivers will have to be installed only the first time you connect the unit to a new computer.

If the drivers are not installed automatically, download nRF Connect from www.nordicsemi.com to get the J-Link CDC UART driver.

Two COM ports will automatically be assigned to the unit by Windows:

• The COM port labeled ‘USB Serial Port’ is used to communicate with the NINA module’s UART interface.

• The COM port labeled ‘JLink CDC UART Port’ can be used as an extra USB to the UART interface; see section 4.4.2 for more information.

Do the following to view the assigned COM ports on Windows 7:

• Open the Control Panel and click Hardware and Sound. • Click Device Manager in Devices and Printers. This will open Device Manager window where you

can view the assigned COM ports.

To view the assigned COM ports on Windows 10, right click on the Windows Start button and select Device Manager.

2.2 Starting up

EVK-NINA-B31x

2.2.1.1 General usage

The EVK-NINA-B31 is delivered with u-connectXpress SW, and contains a secure boot that will only allow signed SW from u-blox to boot.

Perform the following steps to enable communication with the module:

1. Start the u-blox s-center evaluation software. 2. Use the default baudrate 115200, 8N1 with flow control.

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You can now communicate with the module using AT commands.

For a list of available AT commands, see the u-connect AT commands manual [5]. To get started with the basic use case set up of the EVK-NINA-B3 with u-blox u-connect software, see the u-connectXpress user guide [7].

2.2.1.2 u-connect software

Go to the u-blox support webpage to obtain the latest available firmware. Instructions on reflashing the EVK-NINA-B3 can be found in the Software section of the NINA-B3 system integration manual [4].

EVK-NINA-B30x

2.2.2.1 Nordic Semiconductor SDK

The EVK-NINA-B30x is delivered without any SW preflashed,

If you would like to use the EVK-NINA-B3 together with Nordic Semiconductor SDK, refer to the Software section of the NINA-B3 System integration manual [4] that describes how to:

• Create your own board file • Adapt the examples in the Nordic Semiconductor SDK to use this board file

See also the u-blox short range open CPU github repository [8].

2.2.2.2 Software debug options

You can debug the software using the following two options in EVK-NINA-B3:

• Onboard debug solution available on the USB connector • Using an external debugger connected to J12 connector

An external debugger connected to the J12 connector is useful when powering the evaluation board with a CR2032 coin cell battery, or through the J5 external power supply connector. It could also be useful in a scenario where the debug MCU interface has been disconnected from the NINA-B3 module using the jumpers on the J19 header. The SEGGER J-Link software [6] is required in order to debug using the onboard J-Link hardware on the EVK-NINA-B3.

2.3 Measuring current consumption Before starting the current consumption measurement, go through Chapter 3 and identify

which power configuration you will need and if you need to isolate any NINA signals. The jumper connecting J22 pins 1 and 3 must be removed in order to be able to measure current consumption.

Figure 6 shows some suggestions for measuring the current consumption of the NINA-B3 module, and how to connect the various instruments.

Using an ampere meter

An ampere meter should be connected in series with whatever the power source is and what is being measured. It is possible to measure current this way both while supplying the NINA module from the onboard 3.3 V regulator and from an external supply.

Using a volt meter

In order to use a voltmeter to measure current, the EVK must first be modified. Solder a low resistance, high tolerance, 0402 sized resistor to the footprint labeled R6. This resistor will replace the jumper normally positioned between J22 pins - 1 and 3, and any current running through, it will produce a voltage across its terminals. Measure this voltage using the voltmeter and calculate the current using Ohm’s law.



Using an external power supply or power analyzer

Connect the instrument terminals to the EVK pins, as shown in Figure 6. An ampere meter may be added in series. Since an external instrument’s voltage can never perfectly match the EVK’s generated 3.3 V, there will be a very small current leakage whenever a NINA module signal is connected to an EVK peripheral, typically in the order of 100’s of nano amps. To reduce this leakage, use a second external power channel to supply the EVK peripherals. This second channel must also be used to enable PC communication when using NINA supply voltages other than 3.3 V.

Figure 6: Current consumption measuring options

J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

1

GND5

A J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

1

GND5

A

64

R6J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

31

VJ22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

31

A

Ampere meter Volt meter

One channel Two channels

GND GND

Onboard3.3 V supply

DC/DC

External supply1.7 - 3.6 V

-.-- V


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3 Board configuration 3.1 Powering options Power can be supplied to the board in any of the following ways:

• Via any of the USB connectors, J8 or J16 • Using the power jack, J5 • Using the Arduino interface VIN or 5V pin, J1.8 or J1.5 • Using the Raspberry Pi interface 5V pins, J14.2 or J14.4 • Using the pin header J17 • Plugging in a battery to the battery holder BT1

These power supply sources are distributed to the rest of the board as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7: Block diagram of the power net distribution

Selecting the power configuration jumpers

The EVK-NINA-B3 offers flexible powering options for the NINA-B3 module and the board itself. To configure this, jumpers are added or removed to pin headers, shorting two of the pins together and connecting or disconnecting different power nets on the evaluation board.

Figure 8 provides an overview of the available EVK power sources and shows the schematic net names to which they are connected.

Check the jumper positions carefully; if a jumper is connected in a wrong way, it can permanently damage the components that are ON or connected to the board. Also note that some jumpers should not be mounted simultaneously.

Diode protection

3.3 VDC/DC

Regulator

Fuse

5 V

3.3 V

Diode protection

3 V

2.7 V

J7Power selectjumper header

J22NINA power selectjumper header

VDD_NINA

3.3 V

3.3 VVIN

1.7 - 3.6 V external supply

J1 and J14Arduino andRaspberry Pipin headers

VCCVCC_IO

VDD_IO

NINAModule

Boardperipherals

BT1CR2032

3 V

J55 - 12 V

J85 V

J165 V

J17 pin 2VIN pin header

5 - 12 V

J1 pin 8Ardunio VIN pin

5 - 12 V

Diode protection

USBconn.

Batt.holder

Powerjack

USBconn.



Figure 8: Available EVK power sources and targets

Figure 9 shows the pinout location of power configuration jumper headers J7 and J22.

Figure 9: Jumper headers J7 and J22

DC/DC

Onboard 3.3 Vconverter

Battery

Battery withprotection diode

MCU

PC communication

HAT

Raspberry Piexpansion board

NINA module power

Board I/O power:Level shifters, LEDs etc.

3V3

VBAT_DIODE

VBAT

VDD_MCU

3V3_PI

VDD_IO

VCCVCC_IO

Sources Net names Targets

Any power net

-.-- V

External supply

iguration

GN

DG

ND

VD

D_M

CU

VD

D_N

INA

VD

D_N

INA

VD

D_N

INA

3V

3_P

I

3V

33

V3

VB

AT

VB

AT

_DIO

DE

3V

3

J7

J22

111

12 2J7

GNDGNDVDD_IOVCC_IO

VDD_NINA

VCC

56

2 1

J22

Power Conf



Table 2 describes the pinout of jumper headers J7 and J22 used to configure the board power nets.


Pin number

Schematic net name

Description

J7 1 3V3 Regulated 3.3 V net. This net is supplied by the board and will always be powered as long as a power source is connected.

2 3V3_PI Connects to the Raspberry Pi header’s (J14) 3V3 pins. If a Raspberry Pi is connected, this net must be unconnected to prevent back currents. If a HAT is connected, this net can be shorted to the EVK 3.3 V supply to power the HAT.

3 VBAT_DIODE

To protect the battery from current back surges, connect the battery to the NINA module via a protection diode using this pin.

4 VDD_NINA Connects to J22 pin 3, from where it can be connected to the module supply pin or somewhere else.

5 VBAT Battery + terminal


7 3V3 Regulated 3.3 V net. This net is supplied by the board and will always be powered as long as a power source is connected.


9 3V3 Regulated 3.3 V net. This net is supplied by the board and will always be powered as long as a power source is connected.

10 VDD_MCU Supply net for the board functions not directly connected to the NINA module; Interface MCU, USB hub, UART to USB converter etc.

11 GND Ground net.

12 GND Ground net.

J22 1 VCC NINA module voltage supply that connects to the module VCC pin. Shorted to the VCC_IO net via 0 Ω resistor R4 by default.

2 VCC_IO Connects to the NINA module VCC_IO pin. Shorted to the VCC net via 0 Ω resistor R4 by default.

3 VDD_NINA Connects to J7 pins 4, 6 and 8. Short J22 pins 1 and 3 allow the EVK to power the NINA module.

4 VDD_IO Supply net for level shifters, LEDs and peripherals connected directly to the NINA module. Short J22 pins 2 and 4 use the NINA module I/O voltage as supply.

5 GND Ground net.

6 GND Ground net.

Table 2: J7 and J22 pin out



Default power configuration, 3.3 V

This is the default power configuration for the evaluation board, and the jumpers are installed out of the box with this power configuration. All board peripherals are powered up, the NINA module is directly supplied by the board and everything is running at 3.3 V.

Figure 10: Jumper positions for default power configuration

Connector

annotation

Add jumper to pins

Description

J7 7, 8 Selects the board regulated 3.3 V net as source for the VDD_NINA net.

9, 10 Powers up the Interface MCU, USB hub, and UART to USB converter with 3.3 V.

J22 1, 3 Powers up the NINA module. The NINA VCC and VCC_IO pins are connected to the selected source for the VDD_NINA net.

2, 4 Powers up the peripherals directly connected to NINA such as LEDs and external memory with the NINA supply voltage.

Table 3: Jumper positions for default power configuration

J7

BO

AR

DN

INA

3V3

342 1J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

7

8

9

10

NINA module powerboard I/O power

J22: 2-4 J22: 1-3

PC communication

MCUDC/DC

EVB powered

J7: 9-10J7: 7-8



Battery powered, 3 – 1.7 V

Figure 11 shows the default configuration for battery-powered operation, where the jumpers highlighted with dashed lines are optional.

The battery voltage is connected to VDD_NINA, which in turn, is connected to the NINA-B3 VCC supply. If needed, a jumper can be added to J22 pins - 2 and 4 to supply LEDs and other peripherals with power – as long as this does not exceed the maximum current rating of the battery. If the NINA module has to be configured, the VDD_MCU net can be connected to enable PC communications by adding a jumper to the J7 pins 9 and 10.

Jumpers must be connected to both J7: 9-10 and J22: 2-4 to be able to communicate with the NINA module from a PC. If possible, the EVB power configuration should be switched to the default 3.3 V configuration, as connecting an extra board peripheral might deplete the battery.

Do not connect jumpers J7: 5-6 and J7: 7-8 at the same time while a battery is connected! This might cause damage to the battery.

Figure 11: Jumper positions for battery powered operation (jumpers shown with dashed lines are optional)

Connector

annotation

Add jumper to pins

Description

J7 5, 6 Selects the battery connected to the battery holder as source for the VDD_NINA net.

9, 10 (Optional) Powers up the Interface MCU, USB hub, and UART to USB converter with 3.3 V.


2, 4 (Optional) Powers up the peripherals directly connected to NINA such as LEDs and external memory with the NINA supply voltage.

Table 4: Jumper positions for battery powered operation (two optional jumpers)

J7

BO

AR

D

BA

TT

3V3

342 1J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C5

6

9

10

NINA module powerboard I/O power(optional)

J22: 2-4 J22: 1-3

PC communication(optional)

MCU

J7: 9-10

Battery powered

J7: 5-6



Battery powered with protection diode, 2.7 – 1.7 V

This use case is meant to protect the battery from current back surges. When using the NFC interface, there is a risk that the applied electromagnetic field can cause back surges on the module power supply lines that typically damage a non-chargeable battery. To prevent this potential damage, a schottky diode is added in series with the battery to block any back current surges.

Figure 12 shows the jumper configuration for connecting the diode for battery-powered operation, where the jumper is added to J7 pins 3 and 4 instead of pins 5 and 6. The jumpers shown in dashed lines are optional.

The diode will lower the voltage level of the battery by about 0.3 V.

Figure 12: Jumper positions for battery powered operation using the protection diode

Connector

annotation

Add jumper to pins

Description

J7 3, 4 Selects the diode protected battery as a source for the VDD_NINA net.




Table 5: Jumper positions for battery powered operation with a protection diode (two optional jumpers)

J7

BO

AR

D

BA

TT

DIO

DE

3V3

342 1J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

3

4

9

10


J22: 2-4 J22: 1-3


MCU

J7: 9-10J7: 3-4

Battery poweredwith protection



External supply, 3.6 – 1.7 V

When measuring current consumption or performing other NINA-B3 module characterization measurements, it can be useful to power the module with an external source such as a lab power supply. In such a case, all jumpers can be removed and the required supply nets can be fed externally by connecting to the pin headers. For example, the NINA-B3 module can be powered by connecting an external supply directly to the J22 pin 1 and GND. See section 2.3 for more information on how to connect external power supplies.

Make sure that unpowered parts of the board are properly isolated from the NINA module. If a voltage is applied to the signal of an unpowered device/component, current might leak through various protection circuits of this device. This might give false readings when measuring current consumption etc. Isolation can be achieved by removing NINA signal jumpers (see section 3.2) for example.

Figure 13 below shows a few optional jumper connections that can be helpful when supplying the module with an external supply.

Figure 13: Optional jumper positons while using an external power supply

Table 6 shows the optional jumper positions for configuring the power up behavior of the board when using an external supply.

Connector

annotation

Add jumper to pins

Description

J7 7, 8 (Optional) Selects the board-regulated 3.3 V net as a source for the VDD_NINA net.


J22 3, 4 (Optional) Powers up the peripherals directly connected to NINA such as LEDs and external memory with the selected source for the VDD_NINA net.

Table 6: Optional jumper positions for use with an external supply

J7

BO

AR

DN

INA

3V3

34J22

7

8

9

10

board I/O power(optional)

J22: multiple


MCUDC/DC

EVB powered(optional)

J7: 9-10J7: 7-8

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

12

56 GND

-.-- V

External supply



Raspberry Pi HAT

Use the jumper configurations shown in Figure 14 to connect a HAT to the Raspberry Pi interface. Depending on how the NINA module should communicate with a test PC over USB or with the HAT, the VDD_MCU net could be left unpowered. The jumpers shown in dashed lines are optional.

The 3V3_PI supply net must only be powered when connecting to a Raspberry Pi expansion board (HAT). The jumper (J7: 1-2) must be disconnected if you are connecting to a Raspberry Pi board.

Figure 14: Configuration for Raspberry Pi HAT connection (optional jumpers shown with dashed lines)

Connector

annotation

Add jumper to pins

Description

J7 1,2 Connects the 3V3_PI net to the regulated 3.3 V supply.

7, 8 Selects the board regulated 3.3 V net as a source for the VDD_NINA net.




Table 7: Jumper configuration when connected to a Raspberry Pi HAT

3.2 Disconnecting NINA signals from board peripherals All evaluation board peripherals, such as level shifters, LEDs, and the interface MCU are connected to the NINA-B3 module by default. This might not suit all evaluation scenarios.

All peripherals can be switched off by disconnecting their power supplies (see section 3.1), but if only specific signals have to be isolated, it will require finer control. All the NINA module signals that are connected to board peripherals have thus been routed via jumper headers, so that jumpers can be pulled or added as needed by the evaluation board user, isolating, or connecting specific signals. Figure 15 shows the physical layout of these jumper headers.

J7

BO

AR

D

RA

SP

PI 3

V3

3V3

342 1J22

VC

C_I

O

VC

C

1

2

9

10


J22: 2-4 J22: 1-3


MCU

J7: 9-10

NIN

A

7

8

DC/DC

EVB powered

J7: 7-8

HAT

Raspberry Piexpansion board

J7: 1-2

3V

3



Figure 15: Jumper headers J19 and J9 used to isolate specific NINA signals

Table 8 describes the pinout for the jumper headers, J19 and J9, used for isolating or connecting specific evaluation board peripherals that are connected to the NINA-B3 module by default.


Pin number Schematic net name Description

J19 1 RESET_N NINA reset signal, active low

2 RESET_N_I Connects to the Interface MCU’s reset line

3 SWDIO SWD data signal

4 SWDIO_I Interface MCU SWD data signal, used to program/debug the NINA module

5 SWDCLK SWD clock signal

6 SWDCLK_I Interface MCU SWD data signal, used to program/debug the NINA module

7 GPIO_8 NINA-B30: GPIO or TRACE NINA-B31: BLUE signal

8 BLUE RGB diode blue signal, active low

9 GPIO_7/ SWITCH_1

NINA-B30: GPIO, can be used as either user LED output or push-button input NINA-B31: SWITCH_1 and GREEN signal

10 GREEN RGB diode green signal, active low

11 GPIO_1 NINA-B30: GPIO, can be used as user LED output NINA-B31: RED signal

12 RED RGB diode red signal, active low

J9 1 GPIO_16/ UART_DTR

NINA-B30: analog capable GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART DTR output

2 UART_DTR_I UART to USB DTR signal

3 GPIO_17/ UART_DSR

NINA-B30: analog capable GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART DSR input

4 UART_DSR_I UART to USB DSR signal

5 GPIO_20/ UART_RTS

NINA-B30: analog capable GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART RTS output

J9J19

J9J191211

21

1211

21

RE

SE

T_M

CU

RE

SE

T_N

SW

DIO

SW

DC

LK

GP

IO_8

GP

IO_7

GP

IO_1

GP

IO_1

6G

PIO

_17

GP

IO_2

0G

PIO

_21

GP

IO_2

2G

PIO

_23

SW

DIO

_MC

US

WD

CL

K_M

CU

RG

B_B

LU

ER

GB

_GR

EE

NR

GB

_RE

D

UA

RT

DT

RU

AR

T D

SR

UA

RT

RT

SU

AR

T C

TS

UA

RT

TX

DU

AR

T R

XD

NINA Signal Jumper Headers




Pin number Schematic net name Description

6 UART_RTS_I UART to USB RTS signal

7 GPIO_21/ UART_CTS

NINA-B30: GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART CTS input

8 UART_CTS_I UART to USB CTS signal

9 GPIO_22/ UART_TXD

NINA-B30: GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART TXD output

10 UART_TXD_I UART to USB TXD signal

11 GPIO_23/ UART_RXD

NINA-B30: analog capable GPIO signal NINA-B31: UART RXD input

12 UART_RXD_I UART to USB RXD signal

Table 8: Pinout of the jumper headers - J19 and J9


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4 Interfaces and peripherals 4.1 Buttons and LEDs

Figure 16: Position of the push buttons and LEDs on the evaluation board

Annotation Function Description

SW0 Reset button Connected directly to the NINA RESET_N pin.

SW1 User button Push button for application use. Connected directly to the NINA SWITCH_1 (GPIO_7) pin

SW2 User button Push button for application use. Connected directly to the NINA SWITCH_2 (GPIO_18) pin.

Table 9: EVK-NINA-B3 buttons

Annotation Function Description Color

DS1 UART CTS LED Connected to the NINA UART_CTS (GPIO_21) pin via jumper header J9 Green

DS2 UART RTS LED Connected to the NINA UART_RTS (GPIO_20) pin via jumper header J9 Orange

DS3 Interface MCU LED Blinks on USB enumeration and activity, lit when the Interface MCU is connected via USB

Green

DS4 Interface MCU LED Error LED Orange

DS5 UART DTR LED Connected to the NINA UART_DTR (GPIO_16) pin via jumper header J9 Orange

DS6 UART DSR LED Connected to the NINA UART_DSR (GPIO_17) pin via jumper header J9 Green

DS7 UART TXD LED Connected to the NINA UART_TXD (GPIO_22) pin via jumper header J9 Orange

DS8 UART RXD LED Connected to the NINA UART_RXD (GPIO_23) pin via jumper header J9 Green

DS9 RGB LED Connected to the NINA RED (GPIO_1), GREEN (GPIO_7) and BLUE (GPIO_8) pins via jumper header J19. The RGB LED shows the status for the u-connect applications.

See the NINA-B3 data sheet [3] for additional information.

RGB

Table 10: EVK-NINA-B3 LED indicators

SW0

SW1

SW2

DS

6

DS

5

DS

1

DS

2

DS

7

DS

8

DS

9

DS3

DS4

Buttons and LEDs

SW0 Reset

User button

User button

SW1

SW2

DS3 Interface MCU LED

Interface MCU LED

Status LED

DS4

TXD LED

RXD LED

RTS LED

CTS LED

DTR LED

DSR LED

DS9

DS8

DS7

DS2

DS1

DS5

DS6



4.2 Arduino interface The EVK-NINA-B3 includes a set of pin headers and mounting holes that are compatible with certain Arduino or Arduino inspired shields. Figure 17 shows the layout of the Arduino interface and Table 11 explains the pinout in more detail. Section 4.2.1 describes what specifications must be met for a shield to be compatible for use with the EVK-NINA-B3.

Figure 17: Pin headers that are compatible with some Arduino shields

Conn. Pin No.

Arduino pin

Description Schematic net name

nRF52 pin

Alternate functions and notes

J1 1 N/C Not Connected - - Not connected

2 IOREF I/O reference voltage level. Selectable by user to 1.7 – 3.6 V

VDD_IO - See section 3.1

3 RESET NINA reset signal input. Active low logic

RESET_N P0.18

4 3.3V 3.3 V DC regulated supply output 3V3 -

5 5V 5 V regulated supply output 5V - Cannot be used as supply input, use VIN instead. Only supplied by USB VBUS.

6 GND Ground GND GND


8 VIN External DC supply input, 5 – 12 VDC VIN -

J2 1 A0 Analog input GPIO_25 P0.04 Analog function capable GPIO

J1

J2

J3

J4

Mounting Holes

Arduino Interface

J1

1

8

N/CVDD_IORESET_N3V35 VGNDGNDVIN

J2

1

6

A0/GPIO_25A1/GPIO_24A2/GPIO_27A3/GPIO_18A4/GPIO_17A5/GPIO_16

J3

1

8

D5/GPIO_32D4/GPIO_1D3/GPIO_20D2/GPIO_21TX/D1/GPIO_22RX/D0/GPIO_23

D6/GPIO_28D7/GPIO_29

J4

1

10 SCL/GPIO_5SDA/GPIO_4N/CGNDD13/GPIO_45D12/GPIO_8D11/GPIO_3D10/GPIO_2D9/GPIO_46D8/GPIO_33



Conn. Pin No.

Arduino pin


nRF52 pin


2 A1 Analog input GPIO_24 P0.30 Analog function capable GPIO

3 A2 Analog input GPIO_27 P0.05 Analog function capable GPIO

4 A3 Analog input SWITCH_2/GPIO_18

P0.02 Analog function capable GPIO, SWITCH_2 on NINA-B31. This signal is pulled low when the button SW2 is pressed.

5 A4 Analog input UART_DSR/GPIO_17

P0.28 Analog function capable GPIO, UART_DSR signal on NINA-B31

6 A5 Analog input UART_DTR/ GPIO_16

P0.03 Analog function capable GPIO, UART_DTR signal on NINA-B31

J3 1 D0/RX Digital I/O, UART RX UART_RXD/ GPIO_23

P0.29 UART_RXD signal on NINA-B31

2 D1/TX Digital I/O, UART TX UART_TXD/ GPIO_22

P1.13 UART_TXD signal on NINA-B31

3 D2 Digital I/O UART_CTS/ GPIO_21

P1.12 UART_CTS signal on NINA-B31

4 D3 Digital I/O UART_RTS/GPIO_20

P0.31 UART_RTS signal on NINA-B31

5 D4 Digital I/O GPIO_1 P0.13


7 D6 Digital I/O GPIO_28 P0.09 Signal not connected by default. Configured for NFC use.

8 D7 Digital I/O GPIO_29 P0.10 Signal not connected by default. Configured for NFC use.

J4 1 D8 Digital I/O GPIO_33 P1.09






7 GND Ground GND

8 AREF Analog reference voltage level - - Not connected

9 SDA I2C data signal GPIO_4 P0.16

10 SCL I2C clock signal GPIO_5 P0.24

Table 11: Pinout of the Arduino UNO R3 compatible interface

Arduino shield compatibility

The EVK-NINA-B3 has an I/O voltage range of 1.7-3.6 V. It can therefore be used only with shields that also support an I/O voltage within this range.

The EVK-NINA-B3 has a pinout that is compatible with some Arduino, or Arduino inspired, shields. This section describes the features of certain EVK pins that a shield must comply with:

• IOREF: The I/O voltage level of the NINA-B3 module is 3.3 V by default, but the EVK can be modified to allow other voltages (1.7-3.6 V).

• RESET: Is connected to the RESET button (SW0). • 3.3 V: A regulated 3.3 V output. Should not be used as a voltage supply input, use the VIN pin

instead.



• 5 V: Is only a 5 V supply output if the EVK is being powered by USB. If any other power configuration is used, this pin will be unconnected (floating). It is safe to connect an external 5 V supply to this pin even when a USB cable is connected. This pin may be used to power the board.

• VIN: May be used as a 5 -12 V supply input to power the EVK-NINA-B3. • Pin 0 (RX): Is connected to the NINA-B3 UART RX pin (NINA pin 23). • Pin 1 (TX): Is connected to the NINA-B3 UART TX pin (NINA pin 22).

Note on SCL/SDA: On some Arduino boards, the I2C signals, SCL, and SDA are connected to the pins A4 and A5 and to the SCL and SDA pins in the top right hand corner. Since these pins will be shorted together it might cause problems when connected to the EVK-NINA-B3, which has not shorted these pins together.

Note on digital I/O pins: Some of the digital I/O pins can be connected to the on-board debug MCU, thus allowing serial communication and flashing/debugging over USB. This can cause interference on the signals that are also used by an Arduino shield, see section 3.2 on how to disconnect these signals from the debug MCU.

4.3 Raspberry Pi compatible interface The EVK-NINA-B3 includes a 40-pin GPIO header that can be used to interface with either a Raspberry Pi computer board or with a Raspberry Pi expansion board (HAT). The EVK-NINA-B3 uses different hardware and software configurations depending on if it is connected to a Pi or a HAT; the differences are covered in this section. The default configuration is to connect to a Pi.

Not all the Raspberry Pi versions and HATs are supported, since it requires the 40-pin GPIO header, which older versions did not have. Table 12 lists the compatible Raspberry Pi versions.

Compatible Raspberry Pi boards

Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+

Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Raspberry Pi Zero

Raspberry Pi Zero W

Table 12: Compatible Raspberry Pi boards

Figure 18 shows the layout of the Raspberry Pi interface and Table 13 explains the pinout in detail. There are three mounting holes that can be used for increased mechanical stability. The two holes on either side of connector J14 are common to all Raspberry Pi boards, but the third one is only compatible with the Pi Zero boards.



Figure 18: Pin header J14 that is compatible with the Raspberry Pi GPIO connectors

Conn. Pin No.

Raspberry Pi pin


nRF52 pin


J14 1 3.3 V 3.3 V supply pin 3V3_PI - Not connected by default. See section 3.1.

2 5 V 5 V supply pin 5V - Cannot be used as supply input. Supplied by USB VBUS and protected from back powering.

3 GPIO02 Digital I/O GPIO_5 P0.24

4 5 V 5 V supply pin 5V - Cannot be used as supply input. Supplied by USB VBUS and protected from back powering.




8 GPIO14 Digital I/O, UART TX/RX RASP_TXD P0.29 Connected to NINA UART_RXD pin by default. See section 4.3.2.


10 GPIO15 Digital I/O, UART RX/TX RASP_RXD P1.13 Connected to NINA UART_TXD pin by default. See section 4.3.2.



13 GPIO27 Digital I/O GPIO_52 P0.19 Connected to NINA through a solder bridge. If the solder bridge is cut this pin is left floating.



J14

MOUNTING HOLES

Raspberry Pi Interface

3V3_PIGPIO_5GPIO_4 GPIO_3

GNDGPIO_2

GPIO_52GPIO_51

3V3_PIGPIO_48GPIO_47GPIO_45

GNDGPIO_42 GPIO_40GPIO_39GPIO_37GPIO_36GPIO_34

GND

5 V5 VGNDRASP_TXDRASP_RXDGPIO_1GNDGPIO_50GPIO_49GNDGPIO_46GPIO_44GPIO_43GPIO_41GNDGPIO_38GNDGPIO_35GPIO_33GPIO_32

J1421

39 40

PULL-UP RESISTORS

R63

R62

R57

R58

R59

R60

UART RESISTORS

R44

R50



Conn. Pin No.

Raspberry Pi pin


nRF52 pin



17 3.3 V 3.3 V supply pin 3V3_PI - Not connected by default. See section 3.1.










27 ID_SD EEPROM config I2C data signal

GPIO_42 P0.26 Should only be used to read or simulate HAT EEPROMs. See section 4.3.3.

28 ID_SC EEPROM config I2C clock signal

GPIO_41 P1.14 Should only be used to read or simulate HAT EEPROMs. See section 4.3.3.













Table 13: Pinout of the Raspberry Pi compatible interface

Powering considerations

There are two voltage nets used in the Raspberry Pi interface - 3V3_PI and 5V. Both the 3V3_PI and 5V nets can be used to power HATs, but should not be used when connecting to a Raspberry Pi. For more information, see section 3.1.6.

The 3V3_PI power net must not be connected to the 3.3 V supply when connected to a Raspberry Pi board. It could damage both the boards.

UART

The Raspberry Pi interface provides two pins that can be used for UART communications GPIO14 and GPIO15. In UART communications, signals are always connected RX <-> TX and vice versa. This means that on a Raspberry Pi board GPIO14 will be TX and on a HAT it will be RX. To support talking



to both HATs and Pi boards, the zero Ω resistors - R57, R58, R59 and R60 can be used to toggle the NINA TX and RX pins between GPIO14 and GPIO15. If a NINA-B30 is used, this switch can also be made in the software. By default, the EVK-NINA-B3 will be configured to simulate a HAT, and GPIO14 is connected to the NINA UART_RXD pin and GPIO15 is connected to the NINA UART_TXD pin.

EEPROM support

The Raspberry Pi interface supports a unique EEPROM solution to store the HAT specific GPIO configurations on the HAT board, to be read by the Raspberry Pi before configuring its GPIOs. The two pins used for this - ID_SD and ID_SC, are connected to the NINA-B3 module. The NINA module can thus either read the GPIO configuration from a HAT, or simulate an EEPROM and send configurations to a connected Pi. This requires a NINA-B30 module and a custom built application.

It is not mandatory to use this EEPROM solution; if not used, the two NINA pins GPIO_42 and GPIO_41 should be left unconfigured.

Two pull-up resistors - R44 and R50, can be added to the I2C lines if needed. They are not mounted on the evaluation board by default.

Visit https://github.com/raspberrypi/hats/blob/master/designguide.md for more information on the ID EEPROM specification.

4.4 Additional Interfaces In addition to the normal interfaces most commonly used, there are a few expansion options available for the user. These extra interfaces require some modifications of the EVB before they can be used. Figure 19 shows the additional interfaces – that require some soldering before use.

Figure 19: Additional interfaces and expansion options


Pin number

Schematic net name nRF52 pin Description

U10 1 QSPI_CS/GPIO_51 P0.17 Chip select input signal, active low

2 QSPI_D1/GPIO_48 P0.21 MISO in single SPI mode, or data I/O signal in dual/quad mode

3 QSPI_D2/GPIO_49 P0.22 Data I/O signal in quad mode (optional)

J20

UART

U10

C54

Flash Memory

VDD_IOQSPI_D3QSPI_CLKQSPI_D0

U10

GND

CTSRTSRXD

TXD1

J20

5

34

65

87

TR

AC

E_D

1T

RA

CE

_D2

TR

AC

E_D

0

TR

AC

E_D

3

TR

AC

E_C

LK

GN

DG

ND

GN

DN

/CN

/C

J21

TR

AC

E_D

0N

/C

SW

DC

LK

RE

SE

T_N

SW

DIO

GN

DN

/CG

ND

GN

DV

DD

_IO

1920

12

Additional Interfaces

Trace

J21QSPI_D2QSPI_D1

GND

QSPI_CS

External Flash

Debug and Trace

UART

12

https://github.com/raspberrypi/hats/blob/master/designguide.md




Pin number

Schematic net name nRF52 pin Description

4 GND GND Ground

5 QSPI_D0/GPIO_50 P0.20 MOSI in single SPI mode, or data I/O signal in dual/quad mode

6 QSPI_CLK/GPIO_52 P0.19 Chip clock input signal, up to 32 MHz supported

7 QSPI_D3/GPIO_47 P0.23 Data I/O signal in quad mode (optional)

8 VDD_IO - Supply net for LEDs and peripherals connected directly to the NINA module. Supply for the external memory chip.

J20 1 MCU_TXD - Interface MCU data output signal

2 MCU_RXD - Interface MCU data input signal

3 MCU_RTS - Interface MCU flow control output signal

4 MCU_CTS - Interface MCU flow control input signal

5 GND GND Ground

J21 1 VDD_IO - Supply net for LEDs and peripherals connected directly to the NINA module. Supply for the external memory chip.

2 SWDIO SWDIO Serial Wire Debug data I/O signal

3 GND GND Ground

4 SWDCLK SWDCLK Serial Wire Debug clock signal

5 GND GND Ground

6 TRACE_D0/SWO/ GPIO_8

P1.00 Serial trace data signal / Parallell trace data signal

7 N/C - Not connected


9 GND GND Ground

10 RESET_N P0.18 NINA reset signal, active low


12 TRACE_CLK/GPIO_45 P0.07 Parallell trace clock signal


14 TRACE_D0/SWO/ GPIO_8

P1.00 Serial trace data signal / Parallell trace data signal

15 GND GND Ground

16 TRACE_D1/GPIO_46 P0.12 Parallell trace data signal

17 GND GND Ground


19 GND GND Ground


Table 14: Pinout of the additional interfaces

Extra memory – external Flash

The NINA-B3 series module supports adding extra memory outside of the module. This memory space can be used to store data and/or expand the application code size. QSPI and Quad Serial Peripheral Interface is used by the NINA-B3 module to communicate with the external flash memory. Information about the QSPI interface, the supported modes and supported clock frequencies can be found in the NINA-B3 series Data sheet [1].



The signals used in the QSPI interface are shared with other interfaces and GPIO functions. These have been routed both to the flash memory footprint on the bottom side of the evaluation board and to the GPIO pin header J14 (Raspberry Pi interface). To reduce the risk of interference on the QSPI interface, solder bridges have been added to the signal lines. The bridges should be cut to isolate the copper traces routed to J14 before soldering the flash memory to the board. Figure 20 shows where to cut the solder bridges.

Figure 20: Cut these solder bridges before soldering the external memory

The PCB footprint has been designed for SOIC-8 packages with 5.3 mm body width. A 0402 size decoupling capacitor footprint has also been added (labeled C54 in the schematics), typically 100 nF should be used.

Extra USB to UART interface

If the evaluation board is connected to a PC using the USB connector J8, two serial COM ports will be available. The COM port labeled “JLink CDC UART” (on a Windows PC) is not normally connected to anything but is routed as a 4-pin UART interface to the pin header J20. This interface could be connected to a secondary UART interface on the NINA-B3 module, or to a UART interface on an Arduino shield etc.

A secondary UART can, as of NINA-B31-SW3.0.0, be configured using the u-connectXpress AT+UMRSCFG command, see the u-connect AT commands manual [5].

CPU trace interface

The Arm Cortex-M4Fprocessor of the NINA-B3 modules supports tracing of CPU instructions via Cortex Debug+ETM connector 20-pin, 50 mil pitch connector. This extended connector has the same features as J12, but also allows for instruction trace operations via the Embedded Trace Macrocell (ETM) of the Cortex-M4 microcontroller inside the NINA-B3 module. This requires a special external debugger. Note that the 50 mil pitch pin header is not soldered onto the evaluation board by default.


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A Schematics

R1

C11

SW2

C10

SW1

C9

SW0

J2

J1

C49

SW3

C6

DS3DS4

R4

1

D1

J8

J18

R12R13

C12

C15

X2

C14

C1

R2

1C

4R

17C

33

R5

3C

53

D3

DS9

R19

R2

0U

3

R28

R29

C4

4

C43R14

C42

C4

1

R15

R3

R2

X1

C34

C16

U2

R5

6D

2D

6

DS

8R

39

U7

C28

R3

3C

21

C2

2

R55R54

R61L1

C50

DS

2

DS

7

R11

R4

0U

5R

45

C35

R25

Q2R52

C3

F1

DS

1

DS

5

R10

R7

J19

J12

C2

6

R42

R36

R51

C2

C5

J5

DS

6R

8

R37

R30

U6

C36

R32

R34

Q1

Q3

U1

J17

C3

7

R9

C7

C25R24

R22

R31R38

C27

C38

C39

Q4

R43

R5

J11

C19

C48

R4

7

R48

C29

C30

C32

C40

L2

C51

U9

C31

R16

C55

C24R23

R18

J9

R4

9

R46

J2

0

J7

BT1

C4

7

C2

0C

23

C4

5

D4

U4

U8

C46

C17C18

R4

J22

R2

7R

35

C13

J3

J4

J10

C5

2D

8

R6 R26

R6

0

R58

R5

7

M1

C8

R59

J14

J16

1

1

1

1 2

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

TP9

TP26

TP24

TP27

TP38

TP8

TP35

TP17

J21

TP18

TP13

TP19

TP14

TP16

TP12

TP5

TP4

TP6

TP7

TP15

C56

SB3

SB1

SB6

C5

4

R44R50

R62R63

TP1

SB4

U10

SB

5

SB2

TP10

TP11

TP2

2

1

Top view Bottom view (mirrored)

CURRENT MEASUREMENT AND NINA POWER SUPPLY

DEFAULT JUMPER CONFIG: POS 1-3 AND 2-4

CONFIGURATION OPTIONSSEE THE EVK-NINA-B3 USER GUIDE FOR

(QSPI_D2)

(GREEN / BOOT)

ANTENNA U.FL CONNECTOR

TRACE_D0)

(TRACE_D1)

(TRACE_CLK)

TO FTDI CHIP

LEVEL SHIFTERS

TO INTERFACE MCU

PRODUCT VARIANTS

BOM B311: NINA-B311 WITH ANTENNA PIN:

BOM B312: NINA-B311 WITH INTERNAL ANTENNA:MOUNT NINA-B312 ON M1J10 DNI

MOUNT NINA-B311 ON M1

(TRACE_D3)

(QSPI_D3)

(TRACE_D2)

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(BLUE/SWO/

(RED)

(QSPI_CLK)

(QSPI_CS)

NOTE!

(QSPI_D1)

NFC ANTENNACONNECTOR JUMPER HEADERS USED TO CONNECT

GPIOS TO VARIOUS BOARD FUNCTIONSALL POSISTIONS MOUNTED BY DEFAULT

(QSPI_D0)

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DNI

UART_DSR

SWITCH_2

UART_DTR

UART_RTS_I

GPIO_34

ADD2GNDGND=GND

UART_CTS

UART_RTSRESET_N

GPIO_42

GPIO_24

GPIO_1

GPIO_3

GPIO_4

DNI

0

GPIO_27

0R 0

NFC_1

0R

SWDCLK

USB_DM

GPIO_2

GPIO_5

GPIO_47

GPIO_52

USB_DP

0R

DNI

VDD_NINA VCC_IO VDD_IO

GPIO_48

VCC_IO

GPIO_41

SWDIO_LVL

SWDCLK_LVLSWO_LVLRESET_N_LVL

GPIO_43

GPIO_35

10%

100N

UART_TXD

UART_RXD

ANT

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00R

10%330P

GPIO_37

100N

100N

10%

10%

GPIO_38

GPIO_40GPIO_39

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GPIO_8

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GPIO_33

GPIO_32

VBUS_NINA

VCC

GPIO_36

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UART_RXD_LVL

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NINA MODULE

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UART_CTSUART_TXD

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GPIO_1GREENRED

SWDIORESET_N

SWDCLKGPIO_8

SWITCH_1

UART_DSR_I

SWDIO

SWDCLK_IBLUE

UART_DTR_I

100N

GPIO_51

GPIO_50

10%

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GND_6

GPIO_7

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VCC_IO

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GPIO_17

GPIO_18

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GPIO_20

GPIO_21

GPIO_22

GPIO_23

GPIO_24

GPIO_25

GPIO_37

GPIO_38

GPIO_39

GPIO_40

GPIO_41

GPIO_42VBUS

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GPIO_36

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CONFIG

EXTERNAL MEMORYSOP FOOTPRINT FOR200 MIL PITCH 8-PIN

SOLDER BRIDGES

QSPI_D1

QSPI_D2

QSPI_D3

QSPI_CLK

QSPI_CS

QSPI_D0

RECEIVING DATA VIAUSB, IE. NINA RX

TXLED#

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1U1U

CFG_SEL

VBUS_MCU

XTAL1

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100K1%

100K

10%

USB_FTDI_DMUSB_FTDI_DP

+/-0.5P

100K

10%100N

VDD_MCUVDD_MCU

GPIO_48GPIO_50GPIO_49GPIO_47

GPIO_52GPIO_51

DNI

10%100N

VDD_IO

DNI

GPIO_47_SB

GPIO_49_SB

GPIO_50_SB

GPIO_51_SB

GPIO_52_SB

GPIO_48_SBGPIO_48

GPIO_49

GPIO_47

GPIO_51

GPIO_50

GPIO_52

HUB, FTDI AND FLASH

1%

USB_HUB_DM

USB_HUB_DP

DFSD_P

DHSD_P

DHSD_N CBUS3CBUS2CBUS1

UART_DSR_LVL

UART_RXD_LVL

UART_CTS_LVL

CBUS0

UART_DTR_LVL

UART_RTS_LVL

UART_TXD_LVL

XTAL2

8P2+/-0.5P

8P2

24.000MHZ30PPM

VDD_MCU

1%12K

100K1% 10%

5%39R

39R 5%

10%

1%

100N10%

4U720%

RBIAS

PLLFILT

XTALIN

XTALOUT

USBDP_UP

USBDM_UP OCS2_N

PRTPWR2

CRFILT

VDD33_9

OCS1_N

PRTPWR1

RTS_N

DTR_N

CTS_N

DCD_N

DSR_N

RI_N

RESET_N

USBDP

CBUS0

TXD

RXD

CBUS3

3V3OUT

CBUS2

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US

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N1

US

BD

M_D

N1

GN

D_21

GN

D_3

GN

D_13

VC

CIO

VC

C

U10

U2

U8

VDD

SO/SIO1SI/SIO0

SIO2

SIO3

SCK

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CORTEX DEBUG + ETM

SWITCH 2

DEBUG CONNECTORS

430 481 031 816

RESET

NOTE!

LEDS

CORTEX DEBUG

RX/TX SELECTION

DNI = NOT MOUNTED

430 451 031 836

430 481 031 816

SWITCH 1MCU BOOT

430 481 031 816

BUTTONS

RASPBERRY PI INTERFACE

I2C PULL UPS

ARDUINO INTERFACE

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HEADERS & BUTTONS

GPIO_24

10%

100N DNI

SWITCH_2

GPIO_27

5V

SWDIO

RESET_N

GPIO_32

RESET_N

VIN

GPIO_8

100N

3V3

VCC=VDD_IO;GND=GND

ORANGE

5%

VDD_IO

5%1K01K0

5%5%2K7

VCC=VDD_IO;GND=GND

DTR_LED

RTS_LEDUART_RTS_I

UART_DTR_I

GREEN

RED

BLUE

1K0 1K05%

1K05%

1K05%

DSR_LED

RXD_LED

TXD_LED

GPIO_25

GPIO_5GPIO_4

GPIO_45

UART_DTRUART_DSR

VDD_IO

SWDCLK

GPIO_33

GREEN

1K0

VDD_IO

VDD_IO

RESET_N

DNI

GPIO_46

GPIO_3GPIO_2

GPIO_8

GPIO_45

GPIO_33

DNI

GPIO_46

UART_RXDUART_TXD

ORANGE

0R

RASP_RXD

RASP_TXD

VDD_IO

VCC=VDD_IO;GND=GND

UART_DSR_I

UART_TXD_I

UART_RXD_I

UART_TXD

GPIO_29

GPIO_28

10%

UART_CTS_I CTS_LED

5% 5%1K0

GREEN

ORANGE

GREEN

VDD_IO

RASP_RXD

DNI

SWITCH_2

VDD_MCU

10%

DNI

100N

1%10K

10%

100N DNI

DNI

SWITCH_1 IMCU_BOOT

3V3_PI

GPIO_45

GPIO_42 GPIO_41

GPIO_44GPIO_43

GPIO_46

RESET_N

SWDIO DNI

DNI

GPIO_49_SB

GPIO_47_SB

5VDNI

GPIO_48_SB

GPIO_51_SB

GPIO_32

GPIO_1

UART_CTS

VDD_IO

UART_RTS

GPIO_52_SB

RASP_TXDRASP_RXDRESET_N

GPIO_50_SB

GPIO_32

GPIO_33GPIO_35

GPIO_38

GPIO_34

GPIO_37

GPIO_39GPIO_40

GPIO_4GPIO_5

DNI

UART_CTS

UART_RTSDNI

GPIO_5GPIO_4

GPIO_42GPIO_41

GPIO_36

RASP_TXD

UART_RXD

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EXTERNAL SUPPLY

COIN CELL BATTERY AT 3V

62132 3.3V VERSION

CURRENT FLOW

NFC CAN CAUSE REVERSE

BATTERY PROTECTION:

DMG2305UX

'ZERO VOLT DIODE' - PROTECTS FROM BACK CURRENT ON VBUS LINES

DMG2305UX

IF USED, THE 5V NET MUST BE SUPPLIED

BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE, USB ETC.

USB

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VBAT VBAT

3V

P_CHANNEL_MOSFET

VBUS_MCU5V 5V VBUS_NINA

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39R

USB_DM_CONUSB_HUB_DM

VBUS_MCUVBUS_MCU

USB_DM_MCUCON

SUSB_MICRO_B_4THGND

10M

USB_DP_MCUCON

10%

10%

5V

10U

5%

SGND=AGND

USB_HUB_DP

VIN

BASE_1

10%

USB_DM_RESUSB_DP_RESUSB_DP_CON

VBAT 3V3_PI

10%

10%

BASE_2BASE_1

47K BASE_2

5%

47K

5%

10K

5%

5%10KPOWER SUPPLY

10%

100N

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1%100K

5%USB_DP

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100N

3N3

10%

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VBUS_NINA

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10%

100N

100N

5%10M

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B Glossary Abbreviation Definition

API Application programming interface

CTS Clear To send

EVK Evaluation kit

GND Ground

GPIO General-Purpose Input/Output

LED Light-Emitting Diode

MCU Micro controller unit

MSD Mass storage device

NFC Near Field Communication

U.FL Coaxial RF connector

USB Universal serial bus

RTS Request To send

SDK Software development kit

SPA Serial port application

UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter

Table 15: Explanation of the abbreviations and terms used


UBX-17056481 - R07 Related documents of 41 C1-Public

Related documents [1] Arduino website [2] Raspberry Pi website [3] NINA-B3 data sheet, UBX-17052099 [4] NINA-B3 series system integration manual, UBX-17056748 [5] u-connect AT commands manual, UBX-14044127 [6] SEGGER J-Link software [7] u-connectXpress user guide, UBX-16024251 [8] Github repository for u-blox Open CPU modules

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https://www.segger.com/jlink-software.html


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UBX-17056481 - R07 Revision history of 41 C1-Public

Revision history Revision Date Name Comments

R01 07-Feb-2018 cmag, ajoh, kgom Initial release.

R02 6-Jul-2018 kgom Included reference to NINA-B31 Getting Started guide in section 2.2.1.

R03 13-Sep-2018 mape Added information about open CPU devices and how to use them on Windows 10 host (section 2.1).

R04 16-Apr-2019 ajoh, fbro Included information about the EVK-NINA-B3x6 variant. Improved the quality of most pictures, changed the structure of this document. Updated section 2.2. Added information about debugging options (section 2.2.2.2), measuring current consumption (section 2.3) and additional interfaces (section 4.4).

R05 23-Sep-2019 flun Clarified information about RGB LED status in Table 10 (section 4.1).

R06 7-Jul-2020 mape Removed references to u-connectScript. Improved EVK-NINA-B30x setup instructions in chapter 2.2.2. Added information about how to use secondary UART in u-connectXpress (4.4.2).

R07 7-Dec-2020 mape Corrected formatting in Table 10, revised number of supported variants in section 1.1, added schematics, and included other editorial updates.


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