Nordic Thingy:91 Multi-Sensor Cellular IoT Prototyping Kit

Prototype cellular IoT development with Thingy:91, featuring LTE-M/NB-IoT, GNSS, multi-sensor support, and Bluetooth LE for connected prototypes.

The Nordic Thingy:91 is a compact, battery-powered IoT prototyping kit designed to accelerate cellular IoT development. Supporting LTE-M, NB-IoT, and GNSS, it allows engineers to quickly move from concept to proof-of-concept, demo, or early prototype without complex setup.

Built around the nRF9160 System-in-Package (SiP), the Thingy:91 is certified across a wide range of LTE bands, making it deployable almost anywhere. Integrated GNSS enables precise positioning, and a preloaded asset tracking application provides a ready-made starting point for connected products.

The kit includes a variety of onboard sensors for motion, environmental monitoring, and impact detection, all supported by the nRF Connect SDK with prebuilt examples. An onboard nRF52840 SoC adds Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity for hybrid wireless applications.

Additional functionality can be added through the debug board or expansion board connectors, compatible with Qwiic, STEMMA QT, and Grove. Ideal for logistics, smart city, smart agriculture, predictive maintenance, wearables, and medical applications, the Thingy:91 provides a complete, ready-to-use platform for rapid IoT prototyping.

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Features & Benefits

Battery-operated prototyping platform for the nRF9160 SiP
Certifications: FCC (USA), CE (EUR) nRF52840 board controller
LTE-M/NB-IoT/GNSS, Bluetooth LE and NFC antennas
User-programmable button and RGB LEDs Environmental sensor for temperature, humidity, air quality and air pressure, plus a color and light sensor
Low-power accelerometer and high-g accelerometer
4 x N-MOS transistors for external DC motors or LEDs
Rechargeable Li-Po battery with 1350 mAh capacity

nRF9160 SiP

Certified for global operation
- AT&T, Bell, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, Telstra, Verizon, Vodafone, etc
- GCF, PTCRB
- FCC (USA), CE (EUR), UKCA (UK), ISED (CAN), SRRC (CHN), ACMA RCM (AUS) and more
Multimode LTE-M/NB-IoT modem
- 700-2200 MHz LTE band support
- +23 dBm output power
- GNSS (GPS, QZSS)
- eDRX and PSM power saving features
- Single pin 50 Ω antenna interface
- UICC interface
Application processor
- 64 MHz Arm® Cortex®-M33 CPU yArm TrustZone® for trusted execution
- Arm CryptoCell 310 for application layer security
- 1 MB Flash & 256 KB RAM
- 4 x SPI/UART/TWI, PDM, I2S, PWM, ADC