Product Description; Key Features - Ublox BMD-38 EVK User Manual

BMD-34 / 38 EVK - User guide
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Product description

The BMD-34-EVAL kits provide stand-alone use of the BMD-340, BMD-341, or BMD-380
module featuring the Nordic nRF52840 RF System on Chip (SoC). Other modules have
evaluation kits covered by other documents.
The evaluation kit provides a great starting point for almost any Bluetooth 5 low energy,
Thread, or Zigbee project. All features of the BMD-340/341/380 are easily accessed from the
evaluation board. A simple USB connection provides power, programming, and a virtual COM
port. Four user buttons are available, as well as a USB peripheral connector, four LEDs and a
reset button. All 48 GPIO are available on headers that are compatible with the Arduino® form
factor. This allows easy use of any existing Arduino shields. Current sense resistors allow for
measuring current into the module and into the shield.
This guide provides setup instructions for starting development and describes the hardware
functionality of the BMD-34-EVAL boards. References to the BMD-34-EVAL and BMD-34
series also apply to the BMD-380-EVAL and BMD-380 module.

1.1 Key features

• Used for evaluation of BMD-340, BMD-341, or BMD-380 modules
• On-board programming and debug (SEGGER J-Link-OB)
• Able to program external modules
• Virtual COM port over USB
• Full GPIO of the BMD-34 / nRF52840
• Buttons and LEDs for user interaction
• NFC antenna connector
• 32.768 kHz Crystal
• CR2032 battery holder
• USB peripheral connector
• Power input and mode selections
Figure 1: BMD-34 / 38 EVK evaluation board (Top view)
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