First Dual-Core Bluetooth 5.2 SoC Nordic nRF5340

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Overview

The nRF5340 is the world’s first wireless SoC with two Arm® Cortex®-M33 processors. The nRF5340 is an all-in-one SoC, including a superset of the most prominent nRF52® Series features. Features like Bluetooth® Direction Finding, high-speed SPI, QSPI, USB, up to 105 °C operating temperature, and more, are combined with more performance, memory, and integration while minimizing current consumption.

The nRF5340 SoC supports an extensive range of wireless protocols. It supports Bluetooth Low Energy and is capable of all AoA and AoD roles in Bluetooth Direction Finding, in addition, Bluetooth Long Range and 2 Mbps.

All-in-one

The nRF5340 is an all-in-one SoC, including a superset of the most prominent nRF52® Series features. Features like USB, Bluetooth 5.3, up to 105 °C operating temperature, and more, are combined with more performance, memory, while minimizing current consumption.

High-performance application processor

The application processor is optimized for performance and can be clocked at either 128 or 64 MHz, using voltage-frequency scaling. The highest performance
(514 CoreMark at 66 CoreMark/mA) is achieved with 128 MHz, while running at 64 MHz offers a more efficient option (257 CoreMark at 73 CoreMark/mA).
The application processor has 1 MB Flash, 512 KB RAM, a floating-point unit (FPU), an 8 KB 2-way associative cache and DSP instruction capabilities.

Fully-programmable network processor

The network processor is clocked at 64 MHz and is optimized for low power and efficiency (101 CoreMark/mA). It has 256 KB Flash and 64 KB RAM. It is
fully programmable, enabling the developer to select which parts of the code to run with the highest efficiency, in addition to the wireless protocol stack.

Next level security

The nRF5340 takes security to the next level by incorporating Arm Crypto-Cell-312, Arm TrustZone®, and Secure Key Storage. Arm TrustZone efficiently provides system-wide hardware isolation for trusted software by separating between secure and non-secure regions on a single core. The security attributes of the Flash, RAM, and peripherals are easily configured through the nRF Connect SDK. The Arm CryptoCell-312 hardware accelerates the strong ciphers and encryption standards required in the most security-conscious IoT
products.

Specification of Nordic nRF5340

Application core CPU Memory Cache Performance Efficiency 128/64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 1 MB Flash + 512 KB RAM 8 KB 2-way set associative cache 514/257 CoreMark 66/73 CoreMark/mA
Network core CPU Memory Cache Performance Efficiency 64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33 256 KB Flash + 64 KB RAM 2 KB instruction cache 244 CoreMark 101 CoreMark/mA
Security features Trusted execution, root-of-trust, secure key storage, 128-bit AES
Security hardware Arm TrustZone, Arm CryptoCell-312, SPU, KMU, ACL
Wireless protocol support Bluetooth Low Energy/Bluetooth mesh/ NFC/Thread/Zigbee/802.15.4/ANT/2.4 GHz proprietary
On-air data rate Bluetooth LE: 2 Mbps/1 Mbps/125 kbps 802.15.4: 250 kbps
TX power Programmable from +3 to -20 dBm in 1 dB steps
RX sensitivity Bluetooth LE: -98 dBm at 1 Mbps -95 dBm at 2 Mbps
Radio current consumption DC/DC at 3 V 5.1 mA at +3 dBm TX power, 3.4 mA at 0 dBm TX power, 2.7 mA in RX at 1 Mbps 3.1 mA in RX at 2 Mbps
Oscillators 64 MHz from 32 MHz external crystal or internal 32 kHz from crystal, RC or synthesized
System current consumption DC/DC at 3 V 0.9 μA in System OFF 1.3 μA in System ON 1.5 μA in System ON with network core RTC running 1.7 μA in System ON with 64 KB network core RAM retained and network core RTC running
Digital interfaces 12 Mbps full-speed USB 96 MHz encrypted QSPI 32 MHz high-speed SPI 4xUART/SPI/TWI, I²S, PDM, 4xPWM, 2xQDEC UART/SPI/TWI
Analog interfaces 12-bit, 200 ksps ADC, low-power comparator, general-purpose comparator
Other peripherals 6 x 32 bit timer/counter, 4 x 24 bit real-time counter, DPPI, GPIOTE, Temp sensor, WDT, RNG
Temperature range -40°C to 105°C
Supply voltage 1.7 to 5.5 V
Package options 7x7 mm aQFN™94 with 48 GPIOs 4.4x4.0 mm WLCSP95 with 48 GPIOs

Feasycom has a plan to adopt the nRF5340 chipset for the new Bluetooth 5.2 module in the future. Meanwhile, Feasycom presents the FSC-BT630 module adopting Nordic nRF52832 chipset,

nRF5340 bluetooth module

If you are interested in the Bluetooth module, welcome contact Feasycom team

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