A platform equipped with multi-protocol short-range wireless connectivity, embedded machine learning, and multiple sensors has emerged that enables the development of advanced IoT products within the shortest possible development period, raising expectations that it will drastically reduce development time for IoT developers.

Nordic Semiconductor (Country Manager for Korea, Choi Soo-chul) announced on the 14th that it has launched Nordic Thingy:53, a multi-sensor prototyping platform that supports multi-protocol short-range wireless connectivity and embedded machine learning.

This product is an ideal platform for implementing proof-of-concept and prototypes of advanced wireless products equipped with machine learning capabilities within the shortest possible development period.

The Thingy:53 is based on the nRF5340, Nordic’s advanced multiprotocol SoC (System-on-Chip) featuring a dual-core Arm® Cortex® M-33 processor, and includes Nordic’s nPM1100 Power Management IC (PMIC), nRF21540 Front End Module (FEM), and PA/LNA (Power Amplifier/Low Noise).It is equipped with a range extender (e Amplifier).

In addition, this prototyping platform is equipped with a rechargeable 1,350mAh lithium polymer battery and multiple motion and environment sensors.

This platform supports Bluetooth® Low Energy (Bluetooth®), as well as Thread, Matter, Zigbee, IEEE 802.15.4, NFC, and Bluetooth Mesh RF protocols, and also provides embedded machine learning firmware pre-installed directly on the Thingy:53.

The nRF5340 SoC, the core of the Thingy:53, features a dedicated application processor and a network processor.

The Arm Cortex-M33 application processor with a clock speed of 128 MHz enables the processing of complex computational tasks related to advanced algorithms and embedded machine learning on prototyping platforms.

In addition, 1MB flash and 512KB RAM ensure sufficient memory even for the most complex applications.

The network processor is designed for power-efficient operation and features its own computing resources, supporting powerful wireless connections without degrading the execution performance of application software.

Par Hakansson, Product Manager for Thingy:53 at Nordic, stated, “Nordic’s Thingy family has already been proven by the developer community as a platform that enables the fastest prototyping and development of innovative short-range wireless and cellular IoT applications. Now, with the launch of the new Thingy:53, featuring the most powerful and outstanding multi-protocol SoC, our prototyping platform family has been further strengthened.”