Connect and test
Step 1 of 6
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What's included in the box: the nRF52840 DK and a flexible NFC antenna.
Connect and test
Step 2 of 6
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If you plan to use NFC, connect the NFC antenna to the board. The connector is marked "NFC" and is located by the edge of the board near the four buttons.
Connect and test
Step 3 of 6
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Use a micro USB 2.0 cable to connect the nRF52840 DK to one of your PC's USB ports. This provides power to the board and supports target programming.
Connect and test
Step 4 of 6
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Flip the power switch to "on". Find it near the micro USB connector. If a popup appears, ignore it for now.
Connect and test
Step 5 of 6
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Confirm that LED 1 starts pulsing.
Connect and test
Step 6 of 6
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Use buttons 1 to 4 to control which respective LED pulses.
Getting started
with development
Go through the next steps in the Getting started with nRF52 Series documentation.
The documentation goes through running a first test to enable Bluetooth Low Energy communication between your phone and the nRF52840 DK. It also discusses the installation of nRF Connect SDK and programming, testing and debugging an application.