Nordic Is Getting Involved in RISC-V

Re:Nordic Is Getting Involved in RISC-V by the__alchemist on Friday November 10, 2023 @11:18AM (#38220687)

They have excellent documentation, and their register-level APIs are relatively high level.

Most of their chips fall into this or a related niche: good-enough computating and IO capabilities with RF for battery-powered devices. If I were to build something like this, they'd be my top choice.

I wish they would move away from the third-party suppliers for making their integrated modules. So you could buy a 'nRF-53 module with antenna' instead of browsing third party websites.

Speaking of competing with China: A Wi-Fi-capable Nordic chip is a glaring omission in their lineup. Give Espressif some competition!

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Re:Nordic Is Getting Involved in RISC-V by 5ADBEEF on Friday November 10, 2023 @11:46AM (#38221070)

There is a companion chip, the nRF7002 which supports Wi-Fi. Not integrated into a SoC though but probably way lower power consumption than an ESP. Not sure on the difference in performance between the two competitors Wi-Fi solutions

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Re:Nordic Is Getting Involved in RISC-V by xadhominemx on Saturday November 11, 2023 @02:08PM (#38233429)

They are working on Wi-Fi

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