Particle Boron
The Particle Boron The Boron is a powerful LTE CAT-M1/2G/3G enabled development kit that supports cellular networks and Bluetooth LE (BLE). It is based on the Nordic nRF52840 and u-blox SARA coprocessor.
Interfaces
| Interface | Hardware Supported | TinyGo Support |
|---|---|---|
| GPIO | YES | YES |
| UART | YES | YES |
| SPI | YES | YES |
| I2C | YES | YES |
| ADC | YES | YES |
| PWM | YES | YES |
| USBDevice | YES | YES |
| Bluetooth | YES | YES |
Pins
| Pin | Hardware pin | Alternative names |
|---|---|---|
A0 |
P0_03 |
|
A1 |
P0_04 |
|
A2 |
P0_28 |
|
A3 |
P0_29 |
|
A4 |
P0_30 |
|
A5 |
P0_31 |
|
D0 |
P0_26 |
SDA_PIN |
D1 |
P0_27 |
SCL_PIN |
D2 |
P1_01 |
|
D3 |
P1_02 |
|
D4 |
P1_08 |
|
D5 |
P1_10 |
|
D6 |
P1_11 |
|
D7 |
P1_12 |
LED |
D8 |
P1_03 |
|
D9 |
P0_06 |
UART_TX_PIN |
D10 |
P0_08 |
UART_RX_PIN |
D11 |
P1_14 |
SPI0_SDI_PIN |
D12 |
P1_13 |
SPI0_SDO_PIN |
D13 |
P1_15 |
SPI0_SCK_PIN |
LED_GREEN |
P0_14 |
|
LED_RED |
P0_13 |
|
LED_BLUE |
P0_15 |
|
SDA1_PIN |
P0_24 |
|
SCL1_PIN |
P1_09 |
|
INT1_PIN |
P0_05 |
|
SPI1_SCK_PIN |
P0_19 |
|
SPI1_SDO_PIN |
P0_20 |
|
SPI1_SDI_PIN |
P0_21 |
|
SPI1_CS_PIN |
P0_17 |
|
SPI1_WP_PIN |
P0_22 |
|
SPI1_HOLD_PIN |
P0_23 |
|
SARA_TXD_PIN |
P1_05 |
|
SARA_RXD_PIN |
P1_04 |
|
SARA_CTS_PIN |
P1_06 |
|
SARA_RTS_PIN |
P1_07 |
|
SARA_RESET_PIN |
P0_12 |
|
SARA_POWER_ON_PIN |
P0_16 |
|
SARA_BUFF_EN_PIN |
P0_25 |
|
SARA_VINT_PIN |
P0_02 |
|
MODE_BUTTON_PIN |
P0_11 |
|
ANTENNA_SEL_PIN |
P0_07 |
|
NFC1_PIN |
P0_09 |
|
NFC2_PIN |
P0_10 |
Machine Package Docs
Documentation for the machine package for the Particle Boron
Flashing
OpenOCD
Programs are loaded onto the Particle Boron board using the openocd command line utility program. You must install OpenOCD before you will be able to flash the Particle Boron board with your TinyGo code.
- Plug your Particle Debugger to Boron’s debugging connector
- Build and flash your TinyGo program using
tinygo flash -target=particle-boron
Notes
You can use the USB port to the Particle Boron as a serial port. UART0 refers to this connection.
Bluetooth support is in development but not yet completed.