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The day after the Bluetooth SIG announced the 1.0 spec of the Bluetooth mesh we are happy to announce the nRF5 SDK for Mesh for our nRF51 and nRF52 Series SoCs. This first (v0.9.1) release is packed with…

We’ve all seen the hype on 2x Speed, 4x Range, and 8x Advertising data increase capabilities in Bluetooth 5. But what does this all mean?? How does it achieve all these improvements? Is it really possible…

Motivation Very often, while working with Bluetooth LE devices, we encountered a problem having to repeat a sequence of operations to test or demonstrate some functionality. Writing a mobile app every…

This guide will cover the specific areas that must be paid extra attention to when designing a PCB for nRF52832. It is intended as a nRF52832 specific addition to the General PCB design guidelines for…

Since Nordic Semiconductor announced that it has partnered with one of the world’s largest international cellular carriers, iBASIS, to use nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP) module and to include an iBasis…

The Nordic Thingy:91 is a cellular IoT prototyping platform. It is based on the nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP). The nRF9160 has an integrated modem that supports both LTE-M and NB-IoT. The factory programmed…

This blog clarifies what are the basic requirements when nRF9160 is used in signalling/RF testing against R&S CMW290/500 test setups. Setting up: The RF attenuations can be modified from RF settings->RF…

CoreBluetooth is the native iOS framework to communicate with Bluetooth-enabled Low Power (LE) devices, except iBeacons (which require CoreLocation) and HomeKit devices. It is easy to start with, if one…

How to compile a NCS application using Docker so you don't need to install dependencies directly in your system.