MAKERDIARY RELEASES PITAYA GO IOT DEVELOPMENT BOARD BASED ON NORDIC’S NRF52840 SOC

Makerdiary one of the most innovative startups in the IoT devices space which are known for a series of development boards like the nRF53832-MDK V2 IoT module, and the nRF52840 MDK USB dongle, among others, recently launched a new addition to their impressive line of Nordic’s nRF528xx-series of SoCs based IoT devices, called; Pitaya Go IoT Development Board.

MAKERDIARY RELEASES PITAYA GO IOT DEVELOPMENT BOARD BASED ON NORDIC’S NRF52840 SOC

The Pitaya Go combines the Nordic’s nRF52840 SoC with an Arm Cortex-M4 (256Kb of RAM/1Mb of Flash) with FPU, and a Microchip’s ATWINC1500B Wi-Fi controller, in a 60.96mm x 25.4mm x 7.6mm package. This combination brings in a wealth of features which drives the array of connectivity options and high performance associated with the Pitaya Go.

Some of the features of the Pitaya Go include;

  • Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 SoC
    • 64 MHz Arm® Cortex-M4 with FPU
    • 1 MB Flash + 256 KB RAM
    • Bluetooth 5, Bluetooth mesh, Thread, Zigbee, 802.15.4, ANT and 2.4 GHz proprietary
    • Arm TrustZone® Cryptocell 310 Security Subsystem
    • Integrated USB 2.0 Full-speed Controller
    • QSPI/SPI/TWI/I²S/PDM/QDEC/ADC support
    • Integrated NFC-A Tag
  • Microchip ATWINC1500B Wi-Fi Network Controller
    • Shipped with the latest firmware 19.6.1
    • IEEE 802.11 b/g/n 20 MHz (1×1) Solution
    • Extreme low power with Shutdown Control
    • On-Chip Network Stack to Offload MCU
    • Supports Soft-AP
    • Security protocols supported: WPA/WPA2 Personal, TLS/SSL
    • Enterprise Security with WPA/WPA2 (802.11x)
    • Network services: DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP (IPv4), UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, MQTT, etc.
  • 64Mbit ultra-low-power QSPI Flash Memory
  • Integrated Li-Po Battery Charger with Power Path Management
  • Additional NFC-A Tag PCB Antenna
  • User-programmable RGB LED and Buttons
  • Dual Wi-Fi/Bluetooth 2.4G Chip Antennas
  • Reversible USB-C Connector
  • Li-Po Battery Connector
  • Easily expandable dual 14-Pin Header Sockets
  • Measures 2.4″ x 1.0″ x 0.3″ (60.96mm x 25.4mm x 7.6mm)

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