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Particle Argon IoT Development Kit

The Particle Argon is an IoT development kit that allows you to connect your mesh network to Wi-Fi. With the Nordic nRF52840 SoC and an ESP32 you have all the power of an ARM Cortex M4 with OpenThread mesh networking, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), NFC, plenty of GPIOs, LiPo charging and more. The board is designed to act as a standalone Wi-Fi endpoint or a Wi-Fi enabled gateway for a Particle Mesh network.

This IoT development kit from Particle includes an Argon development board, breadboard with an adhesive backing, 2.4GHz flex antenna, and USB cable. The starter project includes two resistors of 220Ω, one red LED, and one photodiode.

The Argon is also configured in the popular Feather footprint making it also compatible with Feather Shields! This includes a JST connector for a LiPo battery as well as charging of the battery over USB. Particle also provides an RGB status LED and a JTAG (SWD) connector for debugging and an onboard PCB antenna for your mesh network (you will need a U.FL antenna for NFC or Wi-Fi)

The Argon comes with access to the Device Cloud (10 free micro networks available) as well as three free months of device Cloud access using a cellular gateway. The Particle Could has some great features for building connected projects, including over-the-air firmware updates, and easy-to-use REST API, and firmware development supported by web and local IDEs.

  • Argon Development Board
  • Breadboard
  • 2.4GHz Flex Antenna
  • USB Cable
  • 2x 220 Ohm Resistor
  • 1x Red LED
  • 1x Photodiode
  • Espressif ESP32-D0WD 2.4GHz Wi-Fi coprocessor
    • On-board 4MB flash for eSP32
    • 802.11 b/g/n support
    • 802.11 n (2.4GHz), up to 150Mbps
  • Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 SoC
    • ARM Cortex-M4F 32-bit processor @ 64MHz
    • 1MB flash, 256KB RAM
    • IEEE 802.15.4 - 2006: 250Kbps
    • Bluetooth 5: 2Mbps, 1Mbps, 500Kbps, 125Kbps
    • Supports DSP insturctions, HW accelerated Floating Point Unit (FPU) calculations
    • ARM TrustZone CryptoCell-310 Cryptographic and security module
    • Up to +8 dBm TX power (down to -20dBm in 4dB steps)
    • NFC-A tag
  • On-board additional 4MB SPI flash
  • 20 mixed signal GPIO (6x Analog, 8x PWM), UART, I2C, SPI
  • Integrated Li-Po charging and battery connector
  • JTAG (SWD) Connector
  • RGB status LED
  • Reset and Mode buttons
  • On-board PCB antenna for mesh network
  • u.FL connectors for external antennas for mesh network, Wi-Fi, and NFC
  • FCC, CE, and IC certified. RoHS compliant

Particle Argon IoT Development Kit Product Help and Resources

Three Quick Tips About Using U.FL

December 28, 2018

Quick tips regarding how to connect, protect, and disconnect U.FL connectors.

Core Skill: Programming

If a board needs code or communicates somehow, you're going to need to know how to program or interface with it. The programming skill is all about communication and code.

3 Programming

Skill Level: Competent - The toolchain for programming is a bit more complex and will examples may not be explicitly provided for you. You will be required to have a fundamental knowledge of programming and be required to provide your own code. You may need to modify existing libraries or code to work with your specific hardware. Sensor and hardware interfaces will be SPI or I2C.
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Core Skill: Electrical Prototyping

If it requires power, you need to know how much, what all the pins do, and how to hook it up. You may need to reference datasheets, schematics, and know the ins and outs of electronics.

2 Electrical Prototyping

Skill Level: Rookie - You may be required to know a bit more about the component, such as orientation, or how to hook it up, in addition to power requirements. You will need to understand polarized components.
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