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Nordic nRF52 Projects

Nordic Semiconductor's low-power Bluetooth microcontrollers. The gold standard for BLE projects, wearables, and battery-powered devices.

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Featured Nordic nRF52 Projects

Meshtastic: off-grid LoRa mesh messaging on ESP32 and nRF52
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ESP32Draft
Open firmware that makes cheap LoRa boards into an off-grid encrypted text mesh, paired with your phone.
Beginner·Cost varies·Code
4 parts listed
InfiniTime: open firmware for the PineTime smartwatch
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NRF52NRF52832Draft
The community FreeRTOS firmware that turns the $30 PineTime (nRF52832) into a fully open smartwatch.
Beginner·Cost varies·Code
1 part listed
nrfmicro: nRF52840 Pro Micro drop-in for wireless keyboards
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NRF52NRF52840Draft
An open Pro Micro-shaped nRF52840 board that lets you build wireless ZMK/QMK keyboards.
Intermediate·Cost varies·Code
2 parts listed

Latest Nordic nRF52 Projects

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Meshtastic: off-grid LoRa mesh messaging on ESP32 and nRF52
Illustration
ESP32Draft
Open firmware that makes cheap LoRa boards into an off-grid encrypted text mesh, paired with your phone.
Beginner·Cost varies·Code
4 parts listed
InfiniTime: open firmware for the PineTime smartwatch
Illustration
NRF52NRF52832Draft
The community FreeRTOS firmware that turns the $30 PineTime (nRF52832) into a fully open smartwatch.
Beginner·Cost varies·Code
1 part listed
nrfmicro: nRF52840 Pro Micro drop-in for wireless keyboards
Illustration
NRF52NRF52840Draft
An open Pro Micro-shaped nRF52840 board that lets you build wireless ZMK/QMK keyboards.
Intermediate·Cost varies·Code
2 parts listed
OpenHaystack on Zephyr: Find My tracking with nRF52840
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NRF52NRF52840Draft
Zephyr firmware that turns an nRF52840 into an Apple Find My network accessory using OpenHaystack.
Intermediate·Under $15·Code
2 parts listed
Ruuvi Firmware: open sensor beacon firmware for RuuviTag (nRF52)
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NRF52NRF52832Draft
Official open firmware for the RuuviTag environmental sensor beacon (nRF52832) broadcasting BLE sensor data.
Beginner·Cost varies·Code
1 part listed

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