The nRF7002 Evaluation Kit (EK) (PCA63556) is a hardware platform used to evaluate the nRF7002 companion IC. It can be plugged onto and used with the nRF52840, nRF5340, and nRF91 Series Development Kit (DK)s.
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Key features
- nRF7002 Wi-Fi® companion IC
- Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6
- Compatible with IEEE 802.11ax (also known as Wi-Fi 6) and earlier standards IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- 20 MHz wide channels, 1x1 (Single-Input Single-Output (SISO)) operation, and up to 86 Mbps 802.11 PHY rate
- Open-source Wi-Fi driver
- 3-wire or 4-wire coexistence interface configurations
- Secure 64-word One Time Programmable (OTP) memory with logical and voltage-level based protection mechanisms
- Onboard 2.4/5 GHz antenna
- Default Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) to DK
- Possibility to strap EK to DK using Quad Serial Peripheral Interface (QSPI)
- Microwave coaxial connector with switch (SWF) RF connector for direct RF measurements
- Footprint for header pins to measure power consumption
- 3.6 V power supply from the V5V on the Arduino header to the VBAT of the nRF7002 companion IC
- 1.62 V to 3.6 V supply voltage range from VIO on the Arduino header to IOVDD
For access to firmware source code, hardware schematics, and layout files, see nRF7002 EK Downloads.
To get started, plug the nRF7002 EK onto a host DK as shown in the following image.
Figure 1. nRF7002 EK connected to a host DK SPI
