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| nRF7002 EB |
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| Overview |
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| The nRF7002 EB is a versatile evaluation kit in the form of a thumbstick shield which connects to |
| compatible Nordic host boards, like the Thingy53, using the Nordic edge-connector. |
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| The nRF7002 EB unlocks low-power Wi-Fi 6 capabilities for your host device. It support dual-band Wi-Fi |
| 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and is based on the nRF7002 SoC. |
| Seamlessly connect to Wi-Fi networks and leverage Wi-Fi-based locationing, enabling advanced |
| features such as SSID sniffing of local Wi-Fi hubs |
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| .. figure:: nrf7002eb.jpg |
| :alt: nRF7002 EB |
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| nRF7002 EB |
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| Requirements |
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| The nRF7002 EB board is designed to fit straight into a Nordic edge-connector and uses SPI as the |
| communication interface. Any host board that supports the Nordic edge-connector can be used with |
| the nRF7002 EB. |
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| Prerequisites |
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| the nRF70 driver requires firmware binary blobs for Wi-Fi operation. Run the command |
| below to retrieve those files. |
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| .. code-block:: console |
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| west update |
| west blobs fetch hal_nordic |
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| Usage |
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| The shield can be used in any application by setting ``--shield nrf7002eb`` when invoking ``west build``. |
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| Shield Variants |
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| The nRF7002 EB has a variant which includes the COEX pins. These pins are not be routed to the |
| edge-connector on some boards, like earlier revisions of the Thingy53 than v1.0.0. |
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| - ``nrf7002eb``: The default variant. |
| - ``nrf7002eb_coex``: Variant which includes the COEX pins. |
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| SR Co-existence |
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| The nRF7002 EB supports SR co-existence provided the host board supports it. The SR co-existence |
| pins are connected to the host board's GPIO pins. |
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| Two Kconfig options are available to enable SR co-existence: |
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| - :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NRF70_SR_COEX`: Enables SR co-existence. |
| - :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NRF70_SR_COEX_RF_SWITCH`: Control SR side RF switch. |
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| References |
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| - `Developing with nRF7002 EB <https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/device_guides/nrf70/nrf7002eb_dev_guide.html>`_ |
| - `nRF7002 EB product specification <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ug_nrf7002_eb/UG/nrf7002_EB/intro.html>`_ |
| - `nRF7002 product specification <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fstruct_nrf70%2Fstruct%2Fnrf7002.html&cp=3_0>`_ |
| - `nRF7002 Co-existence <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf7002%2Fchapters%2Ffunctional%2Fdoc%2Fcoexistence.html&cp=3_0_0_7>`_ |
