Nordic Semiconductor’s multi-sensor IoT prototyping kit Nordic Thingy:91 is now available at Rutronik UK.

Designed for IoT applications based on the nRF9160 SiP (system-in-package), the kit features the nRF52840 for short-range radio connection and a range of sensors and interfaces, designed for rapid prototyping and proof of concept.

It’s suitable for applications including logistics and asset tracking, metering, smart city, smart agriculture, wearables and medical, predictive maintenance and industry 4.0.

The battery-operated prototyping platform is based on the nRF9160 SiP, which has a separate application/radio modem architecture for development simplicity.

The dedicated radio system supports LTE-M and NB-IoT technologies as well as GPS for positioning. Furthermore, the nRF9160 SiP incorporates the Arm Cortex-M33 as its application processor with Arm TrustZone for secure boot and execution within the device.

For short-range applications, the Nordic Thingy:91 contains the multiprotocol SoC (system-on-chip) nRF52840 with a range of protocols including Bluetooth 5 and NFC.

A pre-loaded asset tracking application that uses many of the on-kit sensors as well as LTE-M and GPS offers out-of-the-box asset tracking and monitoring. The prototyping kit can, however, be reprogrammed with any dedicated application of the user’s choice.

The kit also has a Nano/4FF SIM card slot and already contains a SIM card to enable an instant start of development.

For a more editorial look at the kit, check out our coverage on the Gadget Master blog.