The Seeed Studio XIAO BLE nRF52840 is a tiny Bluetooth Low Energy development board based on the Nordic nRF52840. It features BLE 5.0, USB-C, and an onboard antenna in an incredibly small form factor for wearable and IoT projects.
Key features
- Nordic nRF52840 ARM Cortex-M4 with FPU
- Bluetooth 5.0 / BLE / Mesh / NFC support
- USB Type-C connector
- Ultra-small size (21mm x 17.5mm)
- Onboard ceramic antenna for BLE
- battery for runtime monitoring
- Low power consumption for battery projects
Good to know
- Install Seeed nRF52 board support in Arduino IDE
- USB bootloader supports drag-and-drop programming
- Battery voltage divider on P0.31 – use analogRead for level
- Some GPIO reserved for NFC by default
- Tiny size requires fine-pitch soldering skills for custom connections