Mouser Electronics™, an industry-leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor supplying the widest variety of semiconductors and electronic components, announced on the 17th that it is supplying Nordic Semiconductor’s Thingy:53 rapid prototyping platform.

The Thingy:53 platform, which integrates various sensors for environmental factors such as light, motion, and sound, provides an ideal solution for prototyping and product concept verification.

The Thingy:53 rapid prototyping platform is based on the nRF5340 dual-core Arm® Cortex® M-33 system-on-chip (SoC), and the nRF Edge Impulse mobile app supports embedded machine learning (ML) for prototype devices. The platform's ML capabilities can be used for applications such as speech recognition or motion pattern detection.

Nordic Semiconductor's Thingy:53 rapid prototyping platform is equipped with a full range of sensors and peripherals to support the development of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.

The environmental sensors on this platform can measure atmospheric pressure, air quality, humidity, and temperature in real time, and the low-power accelerometer enables the detection of a wide range of motion. This platform also provides connectors for external accessories and boards, further expanding the application range of prototype devices.

The Thingy:53 platform boasts power management capabilities provided by the nPM1100 power management IC (PMIC), the onboard nRF21540 front-end module (FEM) for wireless connectivity, and an integrated power amplifier/low-noise amplifier (PA/LNA) range extender.

The platform's ML capabilities enable excellent low-power performance, as the built-in sensors are not triggered in the absence of external stimuli, thereby extending the device's battery life.

Because the Thingy:53 rapid prototyping platform includes a debug and current measurement board, engineers can monitor power consumption and quickly resolve application code issues.

More information about Nordic Semiconductor's Thingy:53 rapid prototyping platform can be found at https://kr.mouser.com/new/nordic-semiconductor/nordic-thingy-53-platform/.