Smart Agriculture

Low power wireless IoT connectivity solutions for smart agriculture

No company in the world offers a wider range of wireless IoT connectivity technologies for smart agriculture and farming than Nordic. Whether you want to monitor crops, soil, weather, irrigation, or locate and monitor animals and farming equipment, Nordic has the complete low power wireless connectivity solution for your needs.

Nordic wireless connectivity solutions for smart agriculture

Nordic's low power wireless protocols relevant to smart agriculture include low power Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Thread, Zigbee, cellular IoT (both LTE-M and NB-IoT), and DECT NR+. Our integrated wireless SoCs and SiPs combined with our nRF Cloud will provide you with all the hardware building blocks you need to build the optimal smart agriculture solution.

Multiple wireless options for multiple farming environments

Because every agriculture use case differs, there is no 'one size fits all' option. You need a partner who can supply and support you with a complete solution. Farms vary drastically in size and are often located very remotely. This requires both short- and long-range wireless connectivity options, power-saving features, optimization for lower or higher data rates, full flexibility in network topology options from point-to-point and star-to-mesh, and the ability to build a network of any size.

Using the IoT to transform and optimize farming by doing 10x more with 10x less is the only way the world will feed itself sustainably in the years ahead and without destroying the planet. And this is why Nordic is particularly passionate about supporting this fast-evolving sector.

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Wireless protocols for smart agriculture

Wi-Fi

Nordic Semiconductor is a leading provider of low-power wireless communication solutions, utilizing decades of ultra-low-power wireless expertise to maximize Wi-Fi’s low-power potential in various applications including home automation, smart lighting, and other IoT devices.

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Bluetooth Low Energy

Want to add Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) connectivity to your product? We offer high-quality BLE SoCs, Bluetooth Low Energy chips, and BT modules with ultra-low power consumption and protocol stacks, ensuring excellent interoperability.

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Thread

We offer the complete solution for building Thread and Matter products; feature-rich SoCs, a qualified mesh stack with samples, and a topology monitor.

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Matter

Matter provides a shared foundation on which to build an application. The goal is to have interoperability between devices and ecosystems.

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Zigbee

Are you looking to develop a Zigbee product? Advanced multiprotocol SoCs, a qualified mesh stack with samples, certified hardware, and software.

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Cellular IoT

Want to add cellular connectivity to your product? We offer the most compact and low power solutions in the market for cellular IoT.

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DECT NR+

DECT NR+ (NR+) is a non-cellular radio standard recently included as part of the 5G standards by the ITU. Thus, making it the world’s first non-cellular technology included in 5G.

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Recommended hardware

text nRF7002 Wi-Fi Companion IC

nRF7002 - Low-power, advanced security, seamless coexistence

2.4GHz and 5GHz Dual-band

Low-power and Secure Wi-Fi for the IoT

Ideal coexistence with Bluetooth LE

Supported in nRF Connect SDK

Wi-Fi 6 Station (STA)

Complies with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

1 Spatial Stream (SS)

20 MHz channel bandwidth

64 QAM (MCS7), 86 Mbps PHY throughput

OFDMA (Downlink and Uplink)

BSS Coloring

TWT

SPI / QSPI

Co-existence interfaces

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a circuit board nRF7001 Wi-Fi Companion IC

nRF7001 - Low-power, advanced security, seamless coexistence

2.4 GHz single-band

Low-power and Secure Wi-Fi for the IoT

Ideal coexistence with Bluetooth LE

Supported in nRF Connect SDK

Wi-Fi 6 Station (STA)

Complies with 802.11b/g/n/ax

1 Spatial Stream (SS)

20 MHz channel bandwidth

64 QAM (MCS7), 86 Mbps PHY throughput

OFDMA (Downlink and Uplink)

BSS Coloring

TWT

SPI / QSPI

Co-existence interfaces

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text nRF7000 Wi-Fi Companion IC

nRF7000 - SSID-based Wi-Fi locationing

Ideal for SSID-based Wi-Fi locationing

2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Dual-band 

Coexistence with Bluetooth LE

Supported in nRF Connect SDK 

BSS Coloring 

SPI / QSPI

Co-existence interfaces

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nrf54h20 chip nRF54H20 SoC

Sampling now: Revolutionary multiprotocol and multiprocessor SoC with world-leading processing power and efficiency, ample memory, record-breaking radio, and state-of-the-art security.

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nRF54L15 SoC

Sampling now: Ultra-low power multiprotocol SoC that takes the nRF52 Series to the next level, with a massive leap forward in performance, efficiency, and security.

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nRF52840 aQFN73 SoC nRF52840 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, NFC, Thread and Zigbee

64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU
1 MB Flash, 256 KB RAM
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, Long Range
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth mesh
Thread, Zigbee
+8 dBm TX Power
128-bit AES CCM, Arm CryptoCell-310
UART, SPI, TWI, PDM, I2S, QSPI, PWM
12-bit ADC
NFC
USB 2.0

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nRF52833 SoC nRF52833 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, Bluetooth Direction Finding, NFC, Thread and Zigbee

64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU
512 KB Flash, 128 KB RAM
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, Long Range
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Direction Finding
Bluetooth mesh
Thread, Zigbee
+8 dBm TX Power
128-bit AES CCM
UART, SPI, TWI, PDM
HS-SPI, I2S, PWM
12-bit ADC
NFC
USB 2.0

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nRF52832 SoC nRF52832 SoC

Versatile Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh and NFC

64 MHz Cortex-M4 with FPU
512/256 KB Flash, 64/32 KB RAM
2.4 GHz transceiver
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth mesh
+4 dBm TX power
128-bit AES
UART, SPI, TWI, PDM, I2S
PWM
12-bit ADC
NFC-A
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nRF52820 SoC nRF52820 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC with built-in USB and Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth mesh, Thread and Zigbee support

64 MHz Arm Cortex-M4
256 KB Flash, 32 KB RAM
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, Long Range
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Direction Finding
Bluetooth mesh
Thread, Zigbee
+8 dBm TX power
128-bit AES
UART, SPI, TWI, QDEC
Full Speed USB 2.0
-40 to 105 °C extended temperature range 
1.7 to 5.5 V supply voltage

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nRF52811 SoC nRF52811 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy, Bluetooth Direction Finding and Thread

64 MHz Cortex-M4
192 KB Flash, 24 KB RAM
2.4 GHz transceiver
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, Long Range
Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Direction Finding
Thread
+4 dBm TX power
128-bit AES
UART, SPI, TWI, PDM  
PWM
12-bit ADC

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nRF52810 SoC nRF52810 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy

64 MHz Cortex-M4
192 KB Flash, 24 KB RAM
2.4 GHz transceiver
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
Bluetooth Low Energy
+4 dBm TX power
128-bit AES
UART, SPI, TWI, PDM
PWM
12-bit ADC
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nRF52805 SoC front and back nRF52805 SoC

Bluetooth 5.4 SoC supporting Bluetooth Low Energy

64 MHz Cortex-M4
192 KB Flash, 24 KB RAM
2.4 GHz transceiver
2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
Bluetooth Low Energy
+4 dBm TX power
128-bit AES
UART, SPI, TWI
12-bit ADC
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application nRF9160 SiP

Low power SiP for cellular IoT

Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem with GNSS

700-2200 MHz LTE band support

Certified for global operation

Dedicated application processor and memory

64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33

1 MB flash + 256 KB RAM

Arm TrustZone + Arm CryptoCell

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nrf9161 sip nRF9161 SiP

Low power SiP for cellular IoT and DECT NR+

Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT with GNSS and DECT NR+ modem
700-2200 MHz LTE band support
1.9 GHz NR+ band support
Certified for global operation
Dedicated application processor and memory
64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33
1 MB flash + 256 KB RAM
Arm TrustZone + Arm CryptoCell
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text nRF9131 mini SiP

Low power mini SiP for cellular IoT and DECT NR+

Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT with GNSS and DECT NR+ modem
700-2200 MHz LTE band support

1.9 GHz NR+ band support

Certified for global operation

Dedicated application processor and memory
64 MHz Arm Cortex-M33
1 MB flash + 256 KB RAM
Arm TrustZone + Arm CryptoCell

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nPM1100 PMIC

Ultra-small form-factor Power Management IC (PMIC) for charging batteries and power delivery

The nPM1100 is a dedicated power management IC (PMIC) with dual-mode configurable buck regulator and integrated battery charger. It is designed as a complementary component to Nordic’s nRF52® Series and nRF53® Series System-on-Chips (SoCs) to ensure reliable power delivery and stable operation, whilst maximizing battery life through high efficiency and low quiescent currents. It can also be used as a generic PMIC device for any other suitable application. Its extremely compact form factor makes it ideal for advanced wearables, connected medical devices, and other size constrained applications. PCB area usage can be as low as 23 mm2.
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nPM1300 PMIC

Power Management IC (PMIC) with unique system management features

The nPM1300 is designed to provide highly efficient power regulation for Nordic’s nRF52 and nRF53 Series, as well as the nRF54L and nRF54H Series wireless multiprotocol Systems-on-Chip (SoC). The PMIC is also suitable for battery charging for applications based on the nRF91 Series systems-in-package (SiPs) for cellular IoT, by using the PMIC’s unregulated output to power the SiP's internal buck regulators.

Devices using the nPM1300 and a compatible SoC or SiP also get access to the Nordic Fuel Gauge, a highly accurate, ultra-low-power way of estimating state-of-charge of rechargeable batteries. 

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nPM6001 PMIC

Advanced multi-rail Power Management IC (PMIC) for advanced applications

The nPM6001 is a dedicated power management IC (PMIC) with six independently controlled power rails. It is designed for complex applications architected with multiple power domains that require separate voltage regulation or need to be powered down independently to conserve application power.
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nRF21540 SoC nRF21540 RF FEM

RF front-end module (FEM) for Bluetooth® Low Energy, Bluetooth® mesh, 2.4 GHz proprietary and Thread and Zigbee

Supports Bluetooth® Low Energy, Bluetooth® mesh, Thread and Zigbee (802.15.4) and 2.4 GHz proprietary protocols

Tunable output power in small increments up to +21 dBm

13 dB RX gain with 2.7 dB noise figure

Two antenna ports for antenna diversity

TX gain control via I/Os, SPI, or a combination

-40 °C to 105 °C extended operating temperature range

1.7 to 3.6 V supply range

4x4 mm QFN16 package

Between 6.3-10x range extension when combined with an nRF52 or nRF53 Series SoC

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Recommended software

nRF Connect SDK

nRF Connect SDK is a common software development kit for Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, cellular IoT, Bluetooth mesh, Thread, Zigbee and Matter. It supports all our nRF52, nRF53, nRF70 and nRF91 Series wireless devices.

 
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Cloud Services

Learn more about nRF Cloud services, optimized for ultra-low-power Nordic Semiconductor devices.

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04 Nov 2024

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13 May 2024

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30 May 2023

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