| .. _nrf7002ek: |
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| nRF7002 EK |
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| Overview |
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| The nRF7002 EK is a versatile evaluation kit in the form of an Arduino shield that can be used in |
| Nordic and non-Nordic host boards. |
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| The nRF7002 EK 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:: nrf7002ek.png |
| :alt: nRF7002 EK |
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| nRF7002 EK |
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| Requirements |
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| The nRF7002 EK board is designed to fit straight into an Arduino connector and uses SPI as the |
| communication interface. Any host board that supports the Arduino connector can be used with |
| the nRF7002 EK. |
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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 nrf7002ek`` when invoking ``west build``. |
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| SR Co-existence |
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| The nRF7002 EK supports SR co-existence provided the host board supports it. The SR co-existence |
| pins are connected to the host board's GPIO pins. The interface is selected by setting |
| ``--shield nrf7002ek_coex`` when invoking ``west build``. |
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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 driver. |
| - :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NRF70_SR_COEX_RF_SWITCH`: Control SR side RF switch. |
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| Shield Variants |
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| The nRF7002 EK is available in four variants: |
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| - ``nrf7002ek``: The default variant. |
| - ``nrf7002ek_nrf7001``: Variant for the nRF7001 SoC or nRF7002 SoC emulating nRF7001 |
| that supports only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. |
| - ``nrf7002ek_nrf7000``: Variant for the nRF7000 SoC or nRF7002 SoC emulating nRF7000 |
| that supports only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi. |
| - ``nrf7002ek_coex``: Variant for the SR co-existence interface |
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| References |
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| - `nRF7002 EK product page <https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-hardware/nRF7002-EK>`_ |
| - `nRF7002 product specification <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fstruct_nrf70%2Fstruct%2Fnrf7002.html&cp=3_0>`_ |
| - `nRF7002 EK Co-existence <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf7002%2Fchapters%2Ffunctional%2Fdoc%2Fcoexistence.html&cp=3_0_0_7>`_ |
