nRF7120 DK

Board Overview

Name:

nrf7120dk

Vendor:

Nordic Semiconductor

Architecture:

riscv, arm

SoC:

nrf7120

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Overview

The nRF7120 Development Kit hardware provides support for the Nordic Semiconductor nRF7120 Arm Cortex-M33 CPU.

Hardware

nRF7120 DK has two crystal oscillators:

• High-frequency 64 MHz crystal oscillator (HFXO)

• Low-frequency 32.768 kHz crystal oscillator (LFXO)

The crystal oscillators can be configured to use either internal or external capacitors.

Supported Features

The nrf7120dk board supports the hardware features listed below.

on-chip / on-board

Feature integrated in the SoC / present on the board.

2 / 2

Number of instances that are enabled / disabled.
Click on the label to see the first instance of this feature in the board/SoC DTS files.

vnd,foo

Compatible string for the Devicetree binding matching the feature.
Click on the link to view the binding documentation.

nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuapp target

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	ARM Cortex-M33F CPU1	arm,cortex-m33f
ADC	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor nRF family SAADC node1	nordic,nrf-saadc
ARM architecture	on-chip	Nordic nRF family pwr-antswc (Powering Antenna Switch)1	nordic,nrf-pwr-antswc
	on-chip	Nordic UICR (User Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-uicr
	on-chip	Nordic SPU (System Protection Unit)4	nordic,nrf-spu
	on-chip	Nordic KMU (Key Management Unit)1	nordic,nrf-kmu
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CTRL-AP (Control Access Port)1	nordic,nrf-ctrlapperi
	on-chip	Nordic EGU (Event Generator Unit)3	nordic,nrf-egu
Audio	on-chip	Nordic PDM (Pulse Density Modulation interface)2	nordic,nrf-pdm
Clock control	on-chip	Generic fixed-rate clock provider4	fixed-clock
	on-chip	Nordic nRF low-frequency crystal oscillator (nRF71 series)1	nordic,nrf71-lfxo
	on-chip	Nordic nRF clock control node1	nordic,nrf-clock
	on-chip	Nordic Auxiliary PLL (Phase Locked Loop)1	nordic,nrf-auxpll
Comparator	on-chip	Nordic nRF COMP (analog COMParator)1	nordic,nrf-comp
Counter	on-chip	Nordic nRF timer node7	nordic,nrf-timer
Cryptographic accelerator	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CCM (AES CCM mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ccm
	on-chip	Nordic ECB (AES electronic codebook mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ecb
Debug	on-chip	ARMv8 instrumentation trace macrocell1	arm,armv8m-itm
Flash controller	on-chip	Nordic MRAMC (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory Controller)1	nordic,nrf-mramc
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	NRF5 GPIO5	nordic,nrf-gpio
	on-chip	NRF5 GPIOTE2	nordic,nrf-gpiote
I2C	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TWIM (TWI master with EasyDMA)6	nordic,nrf-twim
I2S	on-chip	Nordic TDM (Time division multiplexed audio interface)1	nordic,nrf-tdm
IEEE 802.15.4	on-chip	Nordic nRF IEEE 802.15.4 node1	nordic,nrf-ieee802154
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	gpio-keys
Interrupt controller	on-chip	ARMv8-M NVIC (Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller)1	arm,v8m-nvic
IPC	on-chip	Nordic Global IPCT (Interprocessor Communication Transceiver)1	nordic,nrf-ipct-global
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	gpio-leds
	on-board	Group of PWM-controlled LEDs1	pwm-leds
Mailbox	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - EVENT RX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-event-rx
	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - TASK TX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-task-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-rx
Miscellaneous	on-chip	Nordic Memory Privilege Controller (MPC)1	nordic,nrf-mpc
	on-chip	Nordic FICR (Factory Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-ficr
	on-chip	Nordic DPPIC (Distributed Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Controller)4	nordic,nrf-dppic
	on-chip	Nordic PPIB (Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Bridge)8	nordic,nrf-ppib
Multi-bit SPI	on-chip	Nordic QSPI v2 Interface using SSI IP11	nordic,nrf-qspi-v2
MTD	on-chip	Flash node1	soc-nv-flash
	on-chip	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	fixed-partitions
Networking	on-chip	Nordic nRF family RADIO peripheral1	nordic,nrf-radio
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family NFCT (Near Field Communication Tag)1	nordic,nrf-nfct
Pin control	on-chip	Nordic nRF family Pin Controller1	nordic,nrf-pinctrl
PWM	on-chip	nRF PWM12	nordic,nrf-pwm
RISC-V architecture	on-chip	VPR coprocessor1	nordic,nrf-vpr-coprocessor
RNG	on-chip	Nordic nRF CRACEN CTR_DRBG based (Random Number Generator)1	nordic,nrf-cracen-ctrdrbg
Sensors	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TEMP node1	nordic,nrf-temp
	on-chip	Nordic nRF quadrature decoder (QDEC) node2	nordic,nrf-qdec
Serial controller	on-chip	Nordic nRF family UARTE (UART with EasyDMA)16	nordic,nrf-uarte
SPI	on-chip	Nordic nRF family SPIM (SPI master with EasyDMA)17	nordic,nrf-spim
SRAM	on-chip	Generic on-chip SRAM6	mmio-sram
Timer	on-chip	Nordic GRTC (Global RTC)1	nordic,nrf-grtc
	on-chip	ARMv8-M System Tick1	arm,armv8m-systick
Watchdog	on-chip	Nordic nRF family WDT (Watchdog Timer)2	nordic,nrf-wdt
Wi-Fi	on-chip	Nordic Wi-Fi network interface1	nordic,wlan

nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuapp/ns target

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	ARM Cortex-M33F CPU1	arm,cortex-m33f
ADC	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor nRF family SAADC node1	nordic,nrf-saadc
ARM architecture	on-chip	Nordic nRF family pwr-antswc (Powering Antenna Switch)1	nordic,nrf-pwr-antswc
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CTRL-AP (Control Access Port)1	nordic,nrf-ctrlapperi
	on-chip	Nordic EGU (Event Generator Unit)3	nordic,nrf-egu
Audio	on-chip	Nordic PDM (Pulse Density Modulation interface)2	nordic,nrf-pdm
Clock control	on-chip	Generic fixed-rate clock provider4	fixed-clock
	on-chip	Nordic nRF low-frequency crystal oscillator (nRF71 series)1	nordic,nrf71-lfxo
	on-chip	Nordic nRF clock control node1	nordic,nrf-clock
	on-chip	Nordic Auxiliary PLL (Phase Locked Loop)1	nordic,nrf-auxpll
Comparator	on-chip	Nordic nRF COMP (analog COMParator)1	nordic,nrf-comp
Counter	on-chip	Nordic nRF timer node7	nordic,nrf-timer
Cryptographic accelerator	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CCM (AES CCM mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ccm
	on-chip	Nordic ECB (AES electronic codebook mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ecb
Debug	on-chip	ARMv8 instrumentation trace macrocell1	arm,armv8m-itm
Flash controller	on-chip	Nordic MRAMC (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory Controller)1	nordic,nrf-mramc
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	NRF5 GPIO5	nordic,nrf-gpio
	on-chip	NRF5 GPIOTE2	nordic,nrf-gpiote
I2C	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TWIM (TWI master with EasyDMA)6	nordic,nrf-twim
I2S	on-chip	Nordic TDM (Time division multiplexed audio interface)1	nordic,nrf-tdm
IEEE 802.15.4	on-chip	Nordic nRF IEEE 802.15.4 node1	nordic,nrf-ieee802154
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	gpio-keys
Interrupt controller	on-chip	ARMv8-M NVIC (Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller)1	arm,v8m-nvic
IPC	on-chip	Nordic Global IPCT (Interprocessor Communication Transceiver)1	nordic,nrf-ipct-global
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	gpio-leds
	on-board	Group of PWM-controlled LEDs1	pwm-leds
Mailbox	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - EVENT RX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-event-rx
	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - TASK TX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-task-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-rx
Miscellaneous	on-chip	Nordic Memory Privilege Controller (MPC)1	nordic,nrf-mpc
	on-chip	Nordic FICR (Factory Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-ficr
	on-chip	Nordic DPPIC (Distributed Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Controller)4	nordic,nrf-dppic
	on-chip	Nordic PPIB (Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Bridge)8	nordic,nrf-ppib
Multi-bit SPI	on-chip	Nordic QSPI v2 Interface using SSI IP11	nordic,nrf-qspi-v2
MTD	on-chip	Flash node1	soc-nv-flash
	on-chip	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	fixed-partitions
Networking	on-chip	Nordic nRF family RADIO peripheral1	nordic,nrf-radio
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family NFCT (Near Field Communication Tag)1	nordic,nrf-nfct
Pin control	on-chip	Nordic nRF family Pin Controller1	nordic,nrf-pinctrl
PWM	on-chip	nRF PWM12	nordic,nrf-pwm
RISC-V architecture	on-chip	VPR coprocessor1	nordic,nrf-vpr-coprocessor
RNG	on-chip	Nordic nRF CRACEN CTR_DRBG based (Random Number Generator)1	nordic,nrf-cracen-ctrdrbg
Sensors	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TEMP node1	nordic,nrf-temp
	on-chip	Nordic nRF quadrature decoder (QDEC) node2	nordic,nrf-qdec
Serial controller	on-chip	Nordic nRF family UARTE (UART with EasyDMA)16	nordic,nrf-uarte
SPI	on-chip	Nordic nRF family SPIM (SPI master with EasyDMA)17	nordic,nrf-spim
SRAM	on-chip	Generic on-chip SRAM6	mmio-sram
Timer	on-chip	Nordic GRTC (Global RTC)1	nordic,nrf-grtc
	on-chip	ARMv8-M System Tick1	arm,armv8m-systick
Watchdog	on-chip	Nordic nRF family WDT (Watchdog Timer)1	nordic,nrf-wdt
Wi-Fi	on-chip	Nordic Wi-Fi network interface1	nordic,wlan

nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuflpr target

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor RISC-V VPR CPU1	nordic,vpr
ADC	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor nRF family SAADC node1	nordic,nrf-saadc
ARM architecture	on-chip	Nordic nRF family pwr-antswc (Powering Antenna Switch)1	nordic,nrf-pwr-antswc
	on-chip	Nordic UICR (User Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-uicr
	on-chip	Nordic SPU (System Protection Unit)4	nordic,nrf-spu
	on-chip	Nordic KMU (Key Management Unit)1	nordic,nrf-kmu
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CTRL-AP (Control Access Port)1	nordic,nrf-ctrlapperi
	on-chip	Nordic EGU (Event Generator Unit)3	nordic,nrf-egu
Audio	on-chip	Nordic PDM (Pulse Density Modulation interface)2	nordic,nrf-pdm
Clock control	on-chip	Generic fixed-rate clock provider4	fixed-clock
	on-chip	Nordic nRF low-frequency crystal oscillator (nRF71 series)1	nordic,nrf71-lfxo
	on-chip	Nordic nRF clock control node1	nordic,nrf-clock
	on-chip	Nordic Auxiliary PLL (Phase Locked Loop)1	nordic,nrf-auxpll
Comparator	on-chip	Nordic nRF COMP (analog COMParator)1	nordic,nrf-comp
Counter	on-chip	Nordic nRF timer node7	nordic,nrf-timer
Cryptographic accelerator	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CCM (AES CCM mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ccm
	on-chip	Nordic ECB (AES electronic codebook mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ecb
Flash controller	on-chip	Nordic MRAMC (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory Controller)1	nordic,nrf-mramc
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	NRF5 GPIO5	nordic,nrf-gpio
	on-chip	NRF5 GPIOTE2	nordic,nrf-gpiote
I2C	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TWIM (TWI master with EasyDMA)6	nordic,nrf-twim
I2S	on-chip	Nordic TDM (Time division multiplexed audio interface)1	nordic,nrf-tdm
IEEE 802.15.4	on-chip	Nordic nRF IEEE 802.15.4 node1	nordic,nrf-ieee802154
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	gpio-keys
Interrupt controller	on-chip	Nordic VPR CLIC1	nordic,nrf-clic
IPC	on-chip	Nordic Global IPCT (Interprocessor Communication Transceiver)1	nordic,nrf-ipct-global
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	gpio-leds
	on-board	Group of PWM-controlled LEDs1	pwm-leds
Mailbox	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - EVENT TX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-event-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-rx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-tx
Miscellaneous	on-chip	Nordic Memory Privilege Controller (MPC)1	nordic,nrf-mpc
	on-chip	Nordic FICR (Factory Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-ficr
	on-chip	Nordic DPPIC (Distributed Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Controller)4	nordic,nrf-dppic
	on-chip	Nordic PPIB (Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Bridge)8	nordic,nrf-ppib
Multi-bit SPI	on-chip	Nordic QSPI v2 Interface using SSI IP2	nordic,nrf-qspi-v2
MTD	on-chip	Flash node1	soc-nv-flash
	on-board	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	fixed-partitions
Networking	on-chip	Nordic nRF family RADIO peripheral1	nordic,nrf-radio
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family NFCT (Near Field Communication Tag)1	nordic,nrf-nfct
Pin control	on-chip	Nordic nRF family Pin Controller1	nordic,nrf-pinctrl
PWM	on-chip	nRF PWM12	nordic,nrf-pwm
RISC-V architecture	on-chip	VPR coprocessor1	nordic,nrf-vpr-coprocessor
Sensors	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TEMP node1	nordic,nrf-temp
	on-chip	Nordic nRF quadrature decoder (QDEC) node2	nordic,nrf-qdec
Serial controller	on-chip	Nordic nRF family UARTE (UART with EasyDMA)16	nordic,nrf-uarte
SPI	on-chip	Nordic nRF family SPIM (SPI master with EasyDMA)8	nordic,nrf-spim
SRAM	on-chip	Generic on-chip SRAM4	mmio-sram
Timer	on-chip	Nordic GRTC (Global RTC)1	nordic,nrf-grtc
Watchdog	on-chip	Nordic nRF family WDT (Watchdog Timer)2	nordic,nrf-wdt
Wi-Fi	on-chip	Nordic Wi-Fi network interface1	nordic,wlan

nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuflpr/xip target

Type	Location	Description	Compatible
CPU	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor RISC-V VPR CPU1	nordic,vpr
ADC	on-chip	Nordic Semiconductor nRF family SAADC node1	nordic,nrf-saadc
ARM architecture	on-chip	Nordic nRF family pwr-antswc (Powering Antenna Switch)1	nordic,nrf-pwr-antswc
	on-chip	Nordic UICR (User Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-uicr
	on-chip	Nordic SPU (System Protection Unit)4	nordic,nrf-spu
	on-chip	Nordic KMU (Key Management Unit)1	nordic,nrf-kmu
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CTRL-AP (Control Access Port)1	nordic,nrf-ctrlapperi
	on-chip	Nordic EGU (Event Generator Unit)3	nordic,nrf-egu
Audio	on-chip	Nordic PDM (Pulse Density Modulation interface)2	nordic,nrf-pdm
Clock control	on-chip	Generic fixed-rate clock provider4	fixed-clock
	on-chip	Nordic nRF low-frequency crystal oscillator (nRF71 series)1	nordic,nrf71-lfxo
	on-chip	Nordic nRF clock control node1	nordic,nrf-clock
	on-chip	Nordic Auxiliary PLL (Phase Locked Loop)1	nordic,nrf-auxpll
Comparator	on-chip	Nordic nRF COMP (analog COMParator)1	nordic,nrf-comp
Counter	on-chip	Nordic nRF timer node7	nordic,nrf-timer
Cryptographic accelerator	on-chip	Nordic nRF family CCM (AES CCM mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ccm
	on-chip	Nordic ECB (AES electronic codebook mode encryption)1	nordic,nrf-ecb
Flash controller	on-chip	Nordic MRAMC (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory Controller)1	nordic,nrf-mramc
GPIO & Headers	on-chip	NRF5 GPIO5	nordic,nrf-gpio
	on-chip	NRF5 GPIOTE2	nordic,nrf-gpiote
I2C	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TWIM (TWI master with EasyDMA)6	nordic,nrf-twim
I2S	on-chip	Nordic TDM (Time division multiplexed audio interface)1	nordic,nrf-tdm
IEEE 802.15.4	on-chip	Nordic nRF IEEE 802.15.4 node1	nordic,nrf-ieee802154
Input	on-board	Group of GPIO-bound input keys1	gpio-keys
Interrupt controller	on-chip	Nordic VPR CLIC1	nordic,nrf-clic
IPC	on-chip	Nordic Global IPCT (Interprocessor Communication Transceiver)1	nordic,nrf-ipct-global
LED	on-board	Group of GPIO-controlled LEDs1	gpio-leds
	on-board	Group of PWM-controlled LEDs1	pwm-leds
Mailbox	on-chip	Nordic VEVIF (VPR Event Interface) - EVENT TX MODE1	nordic,nrf-vevif-event-tx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-rx
	on-chip	Nordic BELLBOARD1	nordic,nrf-bellboard-tx
Miscellaneous	on-chip	Nordic Memory Privilege Controller (MPC)1	nordic,nrf-mpc
	on-chip	Nordic FICR (Factory Information Configuration Registers)1	nordic,nrf-ficr
	on-chip	Nordic DPPIC (Distributed Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Controller)4	nordic,nrf-dppic
	on-chip	Nordic PPIB (Programmable Peripheral Interconnect Bridge)8	nordic,nrf-ppib
Multi-bit SPI	on-chip	Nordic QSPI v2 Interface using SSI IP2	nordic,nrf-qspi-v2
MTD	on-chip	Flash node1	soc-nv-flash
	on-board	Fixed partitions of a flash (or other non-volatile storage) memory1	fixed-partitions
Networking	on-chip	Nordic nRF family RADIO peripheral1	nordic,nrf-radio
	on-chip	Nordic nRF family NFCT (Near Field Communication Tag)1	nordic,nrf-nfct
Pin control	on-chip	Nordic nRF family Pin Controller1	nordic,nrf-pinctrl
PWM	on-chip	nRF PWM12	nordic,nrf-pwm
RISC-V architecture	on-chip	VPR coprocessor1	nordic,nrf-vpr-coprocessor
Sensors	on-chip	Nordic nRF family TEMP node1	nordic,nrf-temp
	on-chip	Nordic nRF quadrature decoder (QDEC) node2	nordic,nrf-qdec
Serial controller	on-chip	Nordic nRF family UARTE (UART with EasyDMA)16	nordic,nrf-uarte
SPI	on-chip	Nordic nRF family SPIM (SPI master with EasyDMA)8	nordic,nrf-spim
SRAM	on-chip	Generic on-chip SRAM4	mmio-sram
Timer	on-chip	Nordic GRTC (Global RTC)1	nordic,nrf-grtc
Watchdog	on-chip	Nordic nRF family WDT (Watchdog Timer)2	nordic,nrf-wdt
Wi-Fi	on-chip	Nordic Wi-Fi network interface1	nordic,wlan

Programming and Debugging

The nrf7120dk board supports the runners and associated west commands listed below.

	flash	debug	attach	debugserver	rtt
jlink	✅	✅ (default)	✅	✅	✅
nrfjprog	✅
nrfutil	✅ (default)

Applications for the nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuapp board target can be built, flashed, and debugged in the usual way. See Building an Application and Run an Application for more details on building and running.

Applications for the nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuflpr board target need to be built using sysbuild to include the vpr_launcher image for the application core.

Enter the following command to compile hello_world for the FLPR core:

west build -p -b nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuflpr --sysbuild

Flashing

As an example, this section shows how to build and flash the Hello World application.

Warning

When programming the device, you might get an error similar to the following message:

ERROR: The operation attempted is unavailable due to readback protection in
ERROR: your device. Please use --recover to unlock the device.

This error occurs when readback protection is enabled. To disable the readback protection, you must recover your device.

Enter the following command to recover the core:

west flash --recover

The --recover command erases the flash memory and then writes a small binary into the recovered flash memory. This binary prevents the readback protection from enabling itself again after a pin reset or power cycle.

Follow the instructions in the Nordic nRF5x Segger J-Link page to install and configure all the necessary software. Further information can be found in Flashing.

To build and program the sample to the nRF7120 DK, complete the following steps:

First, connect the nRF7120 DK to you computer using the IMCU USB port on the DK. Next, build the sample by running the following command:

# From the root of the zephyr repository
west build -b nrf7120dk/nrf7120/cpuapp samples/hello_world
west flash

Testing the LEDs and buttons in the nRF7120 DK

Test the nRF7120 DK with a Blinky sample.