.. _nrf52840_mdk_usb_dongle:

nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle
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Overview
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The nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle is a small and low-cost development platform enabled
by the nRF5240 multiprotocol SoC in a convenient USB dongle form factor.

The design features a programmable user button, RGB LED, up to 12 GPIOs and 2.4G
Chip antenna on board. It can be used as a low-cost
Bluetooth5/Tread/802.15.4/ANT/2.4GHz multiprotocol node or development
board. Alternatively the USB Dongle can be used as a Network Co-Processor(NCP)
with a simple connection to a PC or other USB enabled device.

.. figure:: nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle-pinout.jpg
     :align: center
     :alt: nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle

     nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle

See `nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle website`_ for more information about the development
board and `nRF52840 website`_ for the official reference on the IC itself.


References
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.. target-notes::

.. _nRF52840 website:
   https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF52840
.. _nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle website:
   https://wiki.makerdiary.com/nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle/