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Manufacturer Nordic Semiconductor
Package QFN-73
Pins 73 pins (Port 0, Port 1, USB, System, Power)

Library View

Interactive symbol, footprint, and 3D model — hover pins for cross-highlighting.

SymbolGenerated Generated from pin data (KiCad symbol MCU_Nordic/nRF52840 is multi-unit)
FootprintKiCad KiCad standard library: Package_DFN_QFN/Nordic_AQFN-73-1EP_7x7mm_P0.5mm
3DGenerated Generated pad visualization (Babylon.js)

Breakout Board

Auto-generated breakout molecule for nRF52840 — all pins brought to 2mm-pitch headers with 4 corner machine pins on 8mm grid.

Pricing & Availability

Pin Configuration

Port 0Port 1USBSystemPower
PinNameGroupFunction
Port 0 — P0.00-P0.31 / ADC / NFC
9P0.00/XL1Port 0GPIO / 32.768kHz crystal
10P0.01/XL2Port 0GPIO / 32.768kHz crystal
13P0.06Port 0GPIO
14P0.07Port 0GPIO / TRACECLK
15P0.08Port 0GPIO
18P0.09/NFC1Port 0GPIO / NFC antenna 1
19P0.10/NFC2Port 0GPIO / NFC antenna 2
20P0.11Port 0GPIO / TRACEDATA2
21P0.12Port 0GPIO / TRACEDATA1
23P0.13Port 0GPIO
24P0.14Port 0GPIO / TRACEDATA0
25P0.15Port 0GPIO
26P0.16Port 0GPIO
27P0.17Port 0GPIO
28P0.18/RESETPort 0GPIO / Reset
29P0.19Port 0GPIO
30P0.20Port 0GPIO
31P0.21Port 0GPIO
34P0.22Port 0GPIO
35P0.23Port 0GPIO
36P0.24Port 0GPIO
37P0.25Port 0GPIO
46P0.26Port 0GPIO
47P0.27Port 0GPIO
Port 1 — P1.00-P1.15
16P1.08Port 1GPIO
17P1.09Port 1GPIO / TRACEDATA3
45P1.00Port 1GPIO / TRACEDATA0
48P1.01Port 1GPIO
49P1.02Port 1GPIO
50P1.03Port 1GPIO
51P1.04Port 1GPIO
52P1.05Port 1GPIO
53P1.06Port 1GPIO
54P1.07Port 1GPIO
55P1.10Port 1GPIO
56P1.11Port 1GPIO
57P1.12Port 1GPIO
58P1.13Port 1GPIO
59P1.14Port 1GPIO
60P1.15Port 1GPIO
USB — USB data and regulator
62VBUSUSBUSB supply 5V
63D-USBUSB data minus
64D+USBUSB data plus
System — Reset, crystal, SWD
32SWDCLKSystemSWD clock
33SWDIOSystemSWD data I/O
42XC1System32MHz crystal
43XC2System32MHz crystal
Power — Supply, decoupling, and ground
1AIN0/P0.02PowerGPIO / ADC input 0
2AIN1/P0.03PowerGPIO / ADC input 1
3AIN2/P0.04PowerGPIO / ADC input 2
4AIN3/P0.05PowerGPIO / ADC input 3
5AIN4/P0.28PowerGPIO / ADC input 4
6AIN5/P0.29PowerGPIO / ADC input 5
7AIN6/P0.30PowerGPIO / ADC input 6
8AIN7/P0.31PowerGPIO / ADC input 7
11DEC2PowerRegulator decoupling
12VDDPowerSupply voltage
22VDDPowerSupply voltage
38ANTPowerRF antenna
39VSSPowerGround
40DEC3PowerRegulator decoupling
41DEC4PowerRegulator decoupling
44VDDPowerSupply voltage
61VDDPowerSupply voltage
65VSSPowerGround
66DCCPowerDC/DC converter output
67DEC1PowerRegulator decoupling
68VDDHPowerHigh voltage supply
69DEC5PowerRegulator decoupling
70DEC6PowerRegulator decoupling
71VDDPowerSupply voltage
72VSS_PAPowerPA ground
73GNDPowerGround (Exposed Pad)

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nRF52840 — Bluetooth 5.3 / Thread / Zigbee SoC, ARM Cortex-M4F, QFN-73

Manufacturer: Nordic Semiconductor Package: QFN-73

Description

The nRF52840 is a multiprotocol SoC from Nordic Semiconductor supporting Bluetooth 5.3, Thread, Zigbee, and 802.15.4. ARM Cortex-M4F at 64MHz with 1MB Flash and 256KB SRAM.

Pin Configuration

Package: QFN-73

  • Pin 1: AIN0/P0.02 — GPIO / ADC input 0
  • Pin 2: AIN1/P0.03 — GPIO / ADC input 1
  • Pin 3: AIN2/P0.04 — GPIO / ADC input 2
  • Pin 4: AIN3/P0.05 — GPIO / ADC input 3
  • Pin 5: AIN4/P0.28 — GPIO / ADC input 4
  • Pin 6: AIN5/P0.29 — GPIO / ADC input 5
  • Pin 7: AIN6/P0.30 — GPIO / ADC input 6
  • Pin 8: AIN7/P0.31 — GPIO / ADC input 7
  • Pin 9: P0.00/XL1 — GPIO / 32.768kHz crystal
  • Pin 10: P0.01/XL2 — GPIO / 32.768kHz crystal
  • Pin 11: DEC2 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 12: VDD — Supply voltage
  • Pin 13: P0.06 — GPIO
  • Pin 14: P0.07 — GPIO / TRACECLK
  • Pin 15: P0.08 — GPIO
  • Pin 16: P1.08 — GPIO
  • Pin 17: P1.09 — GPIO / TRACEDATA3
  • Pin 18: P0.09/NFC1 — GPIO / NFC antenna 1
  • Pin 19: P0.10/NFC2 — GPIO / NFC antenna 2
  • Pin 20: P0.11 — GPIO / TRACEDATA2
  • Pin 21: P0.12 — GPIO / TRACEDATA1
  • Pin 22: VDD — Supply voltage
  • Pin 23: P0.13 — GPIO
  • Pin 24: P0.14 — GPIO / TRACEDATA0
  • Pin 25: P0.15 — GPIO
  • Pin 26: P0.16 — GPIO
  • Pin 27: P0.17 — GPIO
  • Pin 28: P0.18/RESET — GPIO / Reset
  • Pin 29: P0.19 — GPIO
  • Pin 30: P0.20 — GPIO
  • Pin 31: P0.21 — GPIO
  • Pin 32: SWDCLK — SWD clock
  • Pin 33: SWDIO — SWD data I/O
  • Pin 34: P0.22 — GPIO
  • Pin 35: P0.23 — GPIO
  • Pin 36: P0.24 — GPIO
  • Pin 37: P0.25 — GPIO
  • Pin 38: ANT — RF antenna
  • Pin 39: VSS — Ground
  • Pin 40: DEC3 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 41: DEC4 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 42: XC1 — 32MHz crystal
  • Pin 43: XC2 — 32MHz crystal
  • Pin 44: VDD — Supply voltage
  • Pin 45: P1.00 — GPIO / TRACEDATA0
  • Pin 46: P0.26 — GPIO
  • Pin 47: P0.27 — GPIO
  • Pin 48: P1.01 — GPIO
  • Pin 49: P1.02 — GPIO
  • Pin 50: P1.03 — GPIO
  • Pin 51: P1.04 — GPIO
  • Pin 52: P1.05 — GPIO
  • Pin 53: P1.06 — GPIO
  • Pin 54: P1.07 — GPIO
  • Pin 55: P1.10 — GPIO
  • Pin 56: P1.11 — GPIO
  • Pin 57: P1.12 — GPIO
  • Pin 58: P1.13 — GPIO
  • Pin 59: P1.14 — GPIO
  • Pin 60: P1.15 — GPIO
  • Pin 61: VDD — Supply voltage
  • Pin 62: VBUS — USB supply 5V
  • Pin 63: D- — USB data minus
  • Pin 64: D+ — USB data plus
  • Pin 65: VSS — Ground
  • Pin 66: DCC — DC/DC converter output
  • Pin 67: DEC1 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 68: VDDH — High voltage supply
  • Pin 69: DEC5 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 70: DEC6 — Regulator decoupling
  • Pin 71: VDD — Supply voltage
  • Pin 72: VSS_PA — PA ground
  • Pin 73: GND — Ground (Exposed Pad)

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