MDBT50Q-CX Nordic nRF52840 Dongle Development Kit for Bluetooth Zigbee Thread (USB Type C/Open Bootloader Pre-Loaded) BT5.4 FCC IC CE Pre-Certified

It take me 2 days to program this usb from scratch and understand the memory so : IYou might get value if you: Are willing to learn embedded programming / firmware building (C/C++, SDKs, flashing tools) and want a cheap entry to IoT / mesh / wireless projects. Are comfortable with occasional hardware tinkering (maybe soldering, debugging with J-Link or SWD) — or are willing to get such tools. Intend to run or use community / third-party firmware that’s already built for nRF52840 dongles (e.g. Thread/Zigbee gateways, custom BLE devices), so you don’t need to write code from scratch.

Great product if you would like a nicely packaged substitute for the OG nrf52840 dongle that also connects via type-c. I was able to easily program the nrf sniffer using nrf connect (and putting into program mode holding the button while inserting) and it works great! It’s exactly what I was hoping it would be. Also, the documentation on the raytac website is very thorough showing programming examples, schematics, etc.

Great alternative to the nRF52840 dongle. Unfortunately the user guide instructions are not up to date with the latest version of nRF Connect but once the DCDC is disabled the device works exactly as expected.