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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hardware design, test and measurement</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout</link><description>Hardware design, RF test and current measurement</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13 Non-Production</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:46:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout" /><item><title>nRF52805 Specific PCB Guidelines</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52805-specific-pcb-guidelines</link><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:7ae342b1-be65-44ff-9298-e5576b9f1534</guid><dc:creator>user9102</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1318</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52805-specific-pcb-guidelines#comments</comments><description>This guide will cover the specific areas that must be paid extra attention to when designing a PCB for nRF52805. It is intended as a nRF52805 specific addition to the &lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf52"&gt;General PCB design guidelines for nRF52&lt;/a&gt;, which should be read and followed unless o...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52805-specific-pcb-guidelines"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1318&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>nRF52832 Specific PCB Guidelines</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52832-specific-pcb-guidelines</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 11:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:77affe62-d644-43ed-b3c5-c716e58658e5</guid><dc:creator>user9102</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1317</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52832-specific-pcb-guidelines#comments</comments><description>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 &lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf52"&gt;General PCB design guidelines for nRF52&lt;/a&gt;, which should be read and followed unless o...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf52832-specific-pcb-guidelines"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1317&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/reference%2bdesign">reference design</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/pcb">pcb</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/schematic">schematic</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/nrf52832">nrf52832</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/layout">layout</category></item><item><title>Automating Power Profiler Kit measurements from the command line</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/ppk_5f00_api</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2019 22:01:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:f6fe8a00-f8da-427c-b32b-ad8d91738d4c</guid><dc:creator>user4528</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1262</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/ppk_5f00_api#comments</comments><description>Nordic&amp;#39;s &lt;a href="https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-Tools/Development-Kits/Power-Profiler-Kit"&gt;Power Profiler Kit (PPK)&lt;/a&gt; is an inexpensive piece of hardware that can provide a significant amount of insight into the operation and performance of your project. Although there is a lot that you can learn by experimenting with the PPK us...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/ppk_5f00_api"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1262&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><enclosure url="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/telligent-evolution-components-attachments/01-15-00-00-00-00-12-62/ble_5F00_app_5F00_beacon_5F00_hex_5F00_files.zip" length="591651" type="application/zip" /><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/python">python</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/automation">automation</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/cli">cli</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/ppk">ppk</category></item><item><title>General PCB design guidelines for nRF52 series</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf52</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:af0805f8-2601-4255-b166-a2a76e8912db</guid><dc:creator>user2103</dc:creator><slash:comments>15</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1188</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf52#comments</comments><description>When designing a high-frequency PCB there are some rules that should be followed in order to get a good working radio/system. Below are some general PCB guidelines. These guidelines should be followed to maximize the performance of the system. It is ...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf52"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1188&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/reference%2bdesign">reference design</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/pcb">pcb</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/schematic">schematic</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/layout">layout</category></item><item><title>Current measurement guide: Measuring current with nRF52832 Engineering B  and S132 v2.0.0-7.alpha</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-n</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:57:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:1c0fb354-2418-407e-9568-44496bc28a90</guid><dc:creator>Stian R&amp;#248;ed Hafskjold</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1184</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-n#comments</comments><description>###Other relevant posts

For an overview of current measurement basics, see this post: &lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/27/"&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;
For a concise guide to setting up measurement equipment with the nRF52832 development kit, see this post: &lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/28/"&gt;Measuring current with PCA10040 v0.9.0&lt;/a&gt;
...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-n"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1184&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/Measuring%2bcurrent">Measuring current</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/nrf52832">nrf52832</category></item><item><title>Current measurement guide: Measuring current with PCA10040 v0.9.0</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-p</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:56:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c09524ef-5087-41a1-8534-2b06e5d7f719</guid><dc:creator>Stian R&amp;#248;ed Hafskjold</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1183</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-p#comments</comments><description>###Other relevant posts

For an overview of current measurement basics, see this post: &lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/27/"&gt;Introduction&lt;/a&gt;
A post that describes how to measure current on the nRF52821 Engineering B with SoftDevice s132 v2.0.0-7.alpha and shows the results of some measur...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-measuring-current-with-p"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1183&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/Measuring%2bcurrent">Measuring current</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/nrf52832">nrf52832</category></item><item><title>Current measurement guide: Introduction</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-introduction</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:56:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:1acd634c-96b4-4ca8-9d2e-5ad4addc593d</guid><dc:creator>Stian R&amp;#248;ed Hafskjold</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1182</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-introduction#comments</comments><description>###Other relevant posts

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A post that describes how to measure current on the nRF52821 Enginee...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/current-measurement-guide-introduction"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1182&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/Measuring%2bcurrent">Measuring current</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/nrf52832">nrf52832</category></item><item><title>General PCB design guidelines for nRF51 series</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf51-series</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2015 11:37:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:5195efa0-3d7a-4aaf-9441-b7d5e69805f6</guid><dc:creator>Petter Myhre</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1180</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf51-series#comments</comments><description>When designing a PCB with nRF51, nRF51822 or nRF51422, there are some rules that should be followed in order to get a good working radio/system, with a  maximized range.
General rule
The RF part of the schematic and layout should be a copy of our r...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/general-pcb-design-guidelines-for-nrf51-series"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1180&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>nRF51 series current consumption guide</title><link>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf51-current-consumption-guide</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:27:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:7914b931-1414-4947-b85f-da6c281bdac5</guid><dc:creator>user2110</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><wfw:commentRss xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/">https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/rsscomments?WeblogPostID=1170</wfw:commentRss><comments>https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf51-current-consumption-guide#comments</comments><description>nRF51 Low power modes and power profiles documentation
The low power modes for the nRF51 series are System On and System Off. You can read about them in the &lt;a href="https://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/nordic/Products/nRF51822/nRF51-RM/20337"&gt;nRF51 Series Reference Manual&lt;/a&gt; v3.0 sections 12.1.5 and 12.1.7. Additional information are al...(&lt;a href="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/posts/nrf51-current-consumption-guide"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/aggbug?PostID=1170&amp;AppID=15&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/current%2bconsumption">current consumption</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/nrf51">nrf51</category><category domain="https://test-devzone.nordicsemi.com/guides/short-range-guides/b/hardware-and-layout/archive/tags/power%2bconsumption">power consumption</category></item></channel></rss>