1.. _nrf7002ek:
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3nRF7002 EK
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6Overview
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8
9The nRF7002 EK is a versatile evaluation kit in the form of an Arduino shield that can be used in
10Nordic and non-Nordic host boards.
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12The nRF7002 EK unlocks low-power Wi-Fi 6 capabilities for your host device. It support dual-band Wi-Fi
132.4GHz and 5GHz, and is based on the nRF7002 SoC.
14Seamlessly connect to Wi-Fi networks and leverage Wi-Fi-based locationing, enabling advanced
15features such as SSID sniffing of local Wi-Fi hubs
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17.. figure:: nrf7002ek.png
18   :alt: nRF7002 EK
19   :align: center
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21   nRF7002 EK
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23Requirements
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25
26The nRF7002 EK board is designed to fit straight into an Arduino connector and uses SPI as the
27communication interface. Any host board that supports the Arduino connector can be used with
28the nRF7002 EK.
29
30Prerequisites
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32
33the nRF70 driver requires firmware binary blobs for Wi-Fi operation. Run the command
34below to retrieve those files.
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36.. code-block:: console
37
38   west update
39   west blobs fetch hal_nordic
40
41Usage
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43
44The shield can be used in any application by setting ``--shield nrf7002ek`` when invoking ``west build``.
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46SR Co-existence
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48
49The nRF7002 EK supports SR co-existence provided the host board supports it. The SR co-existence
50pins are connected to the host board's GPIO pins. The interface is selected by setting
51``--shield nrf7002ek_coex`` when invoking ``west build``.
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53Two Kconfig options are available to enable SR co-existence:
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55- :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NRF70_SR_COEX`: Enables SR co-existence driver.
56- :kconfig:option:`CONFIG_NRF70_SR_COEX_RF_SWITCH`: Control SR side RF switch.
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58Shield Variants
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60
61The nRF7002 EK is available in four variants:
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63- ``nrf7002ek``: The default variant.
64- ``nrf7002ek_nrf7001``: Variant for the nRF7001 SoC or nRF7002 SoC emulating nRF7001
65  that supports only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.
66- ``nrf7002ek_nrf7000``: Variant for the nRF7000 SoC or nRF7002 SoC emulating nRF7000
67  that supports only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.
68- ``nrf7002ek_coex``: Variant for the SR co-existence interface
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70References
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72
73- `nRF7002 EK product page <https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-hardware/nRF7002-EK>`_
74- `nRF7002 product specification <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fstruct_nrf70%2Fstruct%2Fnrf7002.html&cp=3_0>`_
75- `nRF7002 EK Co-existence <https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fps_nrf7002%2Fchapters%2Ffunctional%2Fdoc%2Fcoexistence.html&cp=3_0_0_7>`_
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