
Seeed XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense - TinyML/TensorFlow Lite- IMU / Microphone - Bluetooth5
Seeed XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense is a tiny Bluetooth BLE development board designed for IoT and AI applications. It features an onboard antenna, 6 Dof IMU, microphone, all of which make it an ideal board to run AI using TinyML and TensorFlow Lite.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Note
We have provided Grove Starter Kit for Seeed Studio XIAO with courses, supporting all Seeed Studio XIAO development boards, which will help new developers quickly to get started and then proceed to make interesting individual projects.Features
- Powerful CPU: Nordic nRF52840, ARM® Cortex™-M4 32-bit processor with FPU operating at 64 MHz
- Wireless capabilities: Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, and ZigBee module with onboard Bluetooth antenna
- Ultra-small size: 21 x 17.5mm, Seeed Xiao series classic form-factor for wearable devices
- Ultra-low sleep power: 5 μA, deep sleep model
- Battery charging chip: BQ25101 chip supported lithium battery charge management
- Rich interface: 1x Reset button, Ix UART, 1x IIC, 1x SPI, 1x NFC, 1x SWD, 11x GPIO, 6x ADC, 1x Three-in-one LED,1x User LED
- Onboard 2 MB flash makes it programmable via Arduino, MicroPython, CircuitPython or others
- Onboard digital microphone, real-time acquisition suitable for audio recognition projects
- Onboard 6-axis IMU which can be applied in TinyML projects like gesture recognition
- Single-sided components, surface mounting design
- Ideal for IoT/wearable project
- Corresponded to TinyML AI project: Sensing, Processing, Communication 3 in 1 Node
- Compatible with the XIAO expansion board
Description
As the advanced version of the board XIAO BLE, Seeed XIAO BLE Sense has equipped a powerful Nordic nRF52840 MCU which is designed in a Bluetooth 5.0 module, built around 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M4 CPU with Floating-Point Unit(FPU) operating at 64Mhz. With the capabilities of wireless connection, it still remains the Seeed XIAO series classic form-factor of small and exquisite which can be used for wearable devices and Internet of Things projects. Furthermore, it only costs 5 μA in the deep sleep model and it supports battery charge management because of the BQ25101 chip.
In addition, it carries two extra onboard sensors. One of them is a digital microphone created through Pulse Density Modulation(PDM) module on the nRF52840 chip. It can receive audio data in real-time which allows it can be used for audio recognition. The board can receive audio data through the MSM261D3526H1CPM microphone. The other one is 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit(IMU) which can be applied in TinyML projects like gesture recognition. These onboard sensors provide a great convenience for users and the ultra-small size feature of the board has still remained.
Same as XIAO BLE, Seeed XIAO BLE Sense contains a wealthy interface. The first thing to note is that the Near Field Communication(NFC) is functional on the board. Secondly, there is a tiny and elegant reset button on one side of the Type-C interface. On the other side, it is designed in a three-in-one LED along with a power LED. There are 11 digital i/o that can be used as PWM pins and 6 analog i/o that can be used as ADC pins. It supports UART, IIC, and SPI all three common serial ports. Same as Seeed XIAO RP2040, it has an onboard 2 MB flash which means it can also be programmed by Arduino, MicroPython, CircuitPython, or other program languages.
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Specification
Item |
Seeed XIAO BLE - nRF52840 |
Seeed XIAO BLE Sense - nRF52840 |
Processor |
Nordic nRF52840 |
The same as XIAO BLE |
ARM® Cortex®-M4 with FPU runs up to 64 MHz |
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Wireless |
Bluetooth 5.0/NFC |
The same as XIAO BLE |
On-chip Memory |
1 MB flash and 256 kB RAM |
The same as XIAO BLE |
Onboard Memory |
2 MB QSPI flash |
The same as XIAO BLE |
Interface |
1xUART, 1xIIC, 1xSPI, 1xNFC, 1xSWD, |
The same as XIAO BLE |
11xGPIO(PWM), 6xADC |
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Sensors |
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Onboard PDM digital microphone |
Onboard 6-axis IMU |
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Dimensions |
21 x 17.5mm |
The same as XIAO BLE |
Power |
Circuit operating voltage: [email protected] |
The same as XIAO BLE |
Charging current: 50mA/100mA |
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Input voltage (VIN): 5V |
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Standby power consumption: <5μA |
Application
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Small and flexible wearable device
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Wifi/Bluetooth controlled wireless connection project
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Embedded Machine Learning Project
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IoT and TinyML AI applications
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Great for mini Arduino projects
Hardware Pinout
Seeed XIAO Series
Seeeduino XIAO series product selection reference is provided here. The table compares Seeedino XIAO, Seeed XIAO RP2040, Seeed XIAO BLE, and Seeed XIAO BLE Sense in detail in terms of processor, memory, interface, etc.
Item | Seeeduino XIAO | Seeed XIAO RP2040 | Seeed XIAO BLE | Seeed XIAO BLE Sense |
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Processor | SAMD21 [email protected] | RP2040 Dual-core [email protected] | nRF52840 [email protected] | nRF52840 [email protected] |
Wireless Connectivity | N/A | N/A | Bluetooth 5.0/BLE/NFC | Bluetooth 5.0/BLE/NFC |
Memory | 32 KB SRAM 256KB FLASH | 264 KB SRAM 2MB onboard Flash | 256 KB RAM, 1MB Flash 2MB onboard Flash | 256 KB RAM,1MB Flash 2MB onboard Flash |
Built-in Sensors | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 DOF IMU (LSM6DS3TR-C), PDM Microphone |
Interfaces | I2C/UART/SPI | I2C/UART/SPI | I2C/UART/SPI | I2C/UART/SPI |
PWM/Analog Pins | 11/11 | 11/4 | 11/6 | 11/6 |
Onboard Buttons | N/A | Reset/ Boot Button | Reset Button | Reset Button |
Onboard LEDs | N/A | Full-color RGB/ 3-in-one LED | 3-in-one LED/ Charge LED | 3-in-one LED/ Charge LED |
Battery Charge Chip | N/A | N/A | BQ25101 | BQ25101 |
Programming Languages | Arduino/ CircuitPython | Arduino/ MicroPython/ CircuitPython | Arduino/ MicroPython/ CircuitPython | Arduino/ MicroPython/ CircuitPython |
Attention:
All the I/O pins are 3.3V, please do not input more than 3.3V, otherwise, the CPU may be damaged.
Part List
Seeed XIAO BLE Sense - nRF52840 | x1 |
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7 Pins Header | x2 |
ECCN/HTS
HSCODE | 8543709990 |
USHSCODE | 8471490000 |
UPC |
FCC | 1 |
CE | 1 |
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from order viewI had waited forever for a device that packs all the punch I need in a tiny footprint, and the XIAO BLE SENSE delivers! Now I can embed a true IoT device in wearables, scale models, etc at a fraction of price and footprint the classical boards and their peripherals need.
Nice examples in the wiki and Seeeduino-XIAO-in-Action-Minitype&Wearable-Projects-Step-by-Step guides. BLE, IMU and a NeoPixel running in no time!
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