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# SparkFun Thing Plus - NINA-B306

**Brand:** SparkFun

**URL:** https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/sparkfun-thing-plus-nina-b306

## Pricing

- **Price:** $145.95
- **Stock:** In stock at supplier
- **Local warehouse:** 0 units
- **Supplier (SparkFun):** 136 units
- **SKU:** SF-WRL-20854

## Description

The SparkFun NINA-B306 Thing Plus offers a unique combination development platform in the Thing Plus form factor featuring the NINA-B306 from u-blox™, the ISM330DHCX 6DoF IMU from STMicroelectronics™ and the BME280 atmospheric sensor from Bosch Sensortec™. The NINA-B306 is a combination Bluetooth® 5 compliant module with an Arm® Cortex®-M4 processor. The NINA-B306 features an integrated PCB antenna removing the need for any external antenna. It includes 1MB Flash and 250kB RAM. The BME280 combined humidity and pressure sensor measures barometric pressure, humidity, and ambient temperature in a small package. The sensor measures pressure from 300 to 1100hPa and has a full temperature accuracy range from 0 to 65°C. The sensor communicates with the NINA-B306 over I2C. The ISM330DHCX 6DoF IMU is a high-performance 3D digital accelerometer and 3D digital gyroscope tailored for Industry 4.0. The IMU has full-scale, user-selectable acceleration ranges of ±2/±4/±8/±16g and wide angular rate ranges of ±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000/±4000dps. The ISM330DHCX has embedded features including Machine Learning Core, programmable FSM, FIFO, sensor hub, event decoding, and interrupts. The NINA-B306 Thing Plus includes Qwiic and LiPo battery connectors, and a selection of GPIO, Analog, and communication pins (UART, SPI, and I2C) broken out to the PTH headers. The board also features the MCP73831 single-cell LiPo charger and the MAX17048 fuel gauge to charge and monitor a connected battery. Lastly, we've included a µSD card slot for external memory needs. The SparkFun Qwiic Connect System is an ecosystem of I2C sensors, actuators, shields and cables that make prototyping faster and less prone to error. All Qwiic-enabled boards use a common 1mm pitch, 4-pin JST connector. This reduces the amount of required PCB space, and polarized connections mean you can’t hook it up wrong. Get Started with the SparkFun NINA-B306 Thing Plus Guide Features: NINA-B306 Bluetooth 5 Compliant Low Energy module with integrated Arm Cortex-M4 processor Supported 2.4 GHz radio modes Bluetooth Low Energy IEEE 802.15.4 Proprietary u-blox 2.4GHz modes Internal PCB antenna Max range: 1400m 1MB Flash 250kB RAM BME280 Environmental Sensor Temperature Range: Full Accuracy: 0 to 65°C Operational: -40 to +85°C Humidity Range: 0 to 100% RH Pressure Range: 300 to 1100hPa I2C address: 0x76 ISM330DHCX 6DoF IMU 3D Accelerometer Selectable full-scale ranges: ±2/±4/±8/±16g 3D Gyroscope Extended selectable full-scale ranges: ±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000/±4000dps Operating temperature range: -40 to +105°C Embedded compensation for high stability over operating temperature range Embedded smart FIFO up to 9kB Programmable Finite State Machine to process data from accelerometer and gyroscope External sensor data processing not supported on this board Smart embedded functions and interrupts: tilt detection, free-fall, wakeup, 6D/4D orientation, click and double-click Embedded pedometer, step detector and counter Embedded temperature sensor I2C address: 0x6B Thing Plus Form-Factor (Feather-compatible): Dimensions: 2.30in. x 0.9in. Two mounting holes: 4-40 screw compatible 21 GPIO PTH breakouts SPI, UART and I2C interfaces Six analog 8 digital I/O USB-C Connector 2-Pin JST LiPo Battery Connector for a LiPo battery (not included) 4-Pin JST Qwiic Connector MC73831 Single-Cell LiPo Charger 500mA charge rate MAX17048 Single-Cell LiPo Fuel Gauge µSD Card Slot LEDs: PWR - Red Power LED CHG - Yellow battery charging status LED STAT - Blue status LED tied to IO41 1. Heads Up! The design of the Thing Plus configures the ISM330DHCX to operate only in Mode 1 as a peripheral I2C device to the NINA-B306. This limits the use of the ISM330DHCX's Machine Learning Core to just data taken from the IMU. Users who wish to take full advantage of the Machine Learning Core may want to purchase either the Qwiic 6DoF IMU or 9DoF IMU ISM330DHCX breakouts. Documents: Schematic Eagle Files Board Dimensions Hookup Guide Datasheets: NINA-B306 BME280 ISM330DHCX MAX17048 Arduino Libraries: BME280 ISM330DHCX MAX17048 Thing+ Info Page Qwiic Info Page GitHub Hardware Repo Videos

**Product Type:** physical

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