.. zephyr:board:: nrf52840_mdk_usb_dongle

Overview
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The nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle is a small and low-cost development platform
enabled by the nRF52840 multiprotocol SoC in a convenient USB dongle
form factor.

Hardware
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The design features:

* Programmable user button
* RGB LED
* Up to 12 GPIOs
* 2.4 GHz chip antenna

The USB Dongle can be used as:

* A low-cost Bluetooth 5/Thread/802.15.4/ANT/2.4GHz multiprotocol node
* A development board
* A Network Co-Processor (NCP) with a simple connection to a PC or other USB enabled device

For more information:

* See the `nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle website`_ for details about the development board
* See the `nRF52840 website`_ for the official reference on the IC itself
* See the `nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle pinout diagram`_ for details about the pin usage of the board

References
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.. target-notes::

.. _nRF52840 website:
   https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Low-power-short-range-wireless/nRF52840
.. _nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle website:
   https://wiki.makerdiary.com/nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle/
.. _nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle pinout diagram:
    https://wiki.makerdiary.com/nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle/assets/attachments/nrf52840-mdk-usb-dongle-pinout_v1_1.pdf
