User's Manual

1 Introduction
The Bluetooth USB Dongle (PCA10059) is the preferred hardware to be used with the nRF
Connect for Desktopsoftware package to develop and test your nRF-based wireless solutions.
The hardware supports all theshort range wireless standards available on the nRF52 family
of devices, and the built-in USB devicecontroller provides a high data throughput
communication interface.
The Bluetooth USB Dongle can also be used together with the nRF5 SDK for product
development based on thenRF52840 SoC.
The Bluetooth USB Dongle is a low-cost, versatile USB development dongle for Bluetooth®
Low Energy802.15.4, and user-proprietary 2.4 GHz applications using the nRF52840 SoC.
Key features:
• Bluetooth Low Energy SoC solution
• Button and LEDs for user interaction
• 15 GPIO available on a castellated edge
•Onboard USB bootloader with buttonless support
• USB support