This document provides guidelines for the hardware verification testing of nRF9161. It is intended for Nordic Semiconductor’s customers, especially system integrators and hardware engineers.
nRF9161 is an LTE made simple cellular IoT System in Package (SiP) that is pre-certified for building end products.
The low-power device integrates an Arm® Cortex®- M33 processor with advanced security features, a range of peripherals and a Low-power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) network processor. The LPWA network processor can operate as a 5G DECT NR+ device, independent of a cellular network provider, or as an LTE modem compliant with 3GPP Long-Term Evolution (LTE) release 14 Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1/Cat-NB2 standards. DECT NR+ or LTE operation is supported depending on the firmware stack installed on the device.
The application processor has a built-in 1 MB flash memory, Arm TrustZone® technology, and 32 general purpose I/O pins. The LTE modem has a transceiver with global cellular band coverage, ultra-low current consumption, and single 50 Ω antenna interface. In addition, the modem supports a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver from a second 50 Ω antenna interface.
External to the nRF9161 SiP are supply source, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) solution, antenna with matching circuitry, and any peripherals or sensors.
The following diagram shows an overview of the nRF9161 SiP.
For more information on the features and specifications of nRF9161, see nRF9161 Product Specification.
The features described in this document are supported by modem firmware v2.0.0 and later. For details on the supported firmware, see nRF9161 Downloads.