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nRF52833 Edge AI Guides

128 KB SRAM with FPU and DSP provides solid base for ML inference on Cortex-M4F. Double the RAM of nRF52832 enables more complex models while maintaining BLE connectivity.

Hardware Specs

Processor ARM Cortex-M4F @ 64 MHz
Cores 1
Clock 64 MHz
SRAM 128 KB
Flash 512 KB
FPU single
Connectivity Bluetooth 5.1 LE, 802.15.4 (Thread/Zigbee), NFC-A
Key Features Bluetooth Direction Finding (AoA/AoD), 802.15.4 for Thread/Zigbee/Matter, USB 2.0 full-speed, Single-precision FPU, Operating range: -40 to +105 C
Price $3–$5 (chip), $10–$25 (dev board)

Dev Boards in This Family

4 edge-AI-capable nRF52833 development boards with specs and compatibility details.

BBC micro:bit V2

BBC

128 KB RAM · 64 MHz

Calliope Mini v3

Calliope

128 KB RAM · 64 MHz

BL653 Development Kit

Laird Connectivity

128 KB RAM · 64 MHz

Nordic nRF52833-DK

Nordic

128 KB RAM · 64 MHz

Hardware Guides

nRF52833 Anomaly Detection with Edge Impulse

Excellent

Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52833 excels at anomaly detection via Edge Impulse. The 1-core cortex-m4f at 64 MHz with 128 KB SRAM handles 15 KB…

nRF52833 Anomaly Detection with TFLite Micro

Excellent

Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52833 excels at anomaly detection via TFLite Micro. The 1-core cortex-m4f at 64 MHz with 128 KB SRAM handles 15 KB…

nRF52833 Fall Detection with Edge Impulse

Good

Running fall detection on the nRF52833 with Edge Impulse is practical. 128 KB SRAM meets the 64 KB minimum with 2.0x headroom. The 64 MHz co…

nRF52833 Fall Detection with TFLite Micro

Good

Running fall detection on the nRF52833 with TFLite Micro is practical. 128 KB SRAM meets the 64 KB minimum with 2.0x headroom. The 64 MHz co…

nRF52833 Gesture Recognition with Edge Impulse

Good

The nRF52833 handles gesture recognition effectively with Edge Impulse. 128 KB SRAM at 64 MHz provides 2.0x headroom over the 64 KB requirem…

nRF52833 Gesture Recognition with TFLite Micro

Good

The nRF52833 handles gesture recognition effectively with TFLite Micro. 128 KB SRAM at 64 MHz provides 2.0x headroom over the 64 KB requirem…

nRF52833 Predictive Maintenance with Edge Impulse

Good

Running predictive maintenance on the nRF52833 with Edge Impulse is practical. 128 KB SRAM meets the 64 KB minimum with 2.0x headroom. The 6…

nRF52833 Predictive Maintenance with TFLite Micro

Good

Running predictive maintenance on the nRF52833 with TFLite Micro is practical. 128 KB SRAM meets the 64 KB minimum with 2.0x headroom. The 6…

nRF52833 Sound Classification with Edge Impulse

Good

The nRF52833 handles sound classification effectively with Edge Impulse. 128 KB SRAM at 64 MHz provides 2.0x headroom over the 64 KB require…

nRF52833 Sound Classification with TFLite Micro

Good

Nordic Semiconductor's nRF52833 is a solid choice for sound classification using TFLite Micro. The cortex-m4f core at 64 MHz with 128 KB SRA…

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ESP32-S3

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GAP8

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512 KB RAM · 250 MHz

i.MX RT1052

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512 KB RAM · 600 MHz

i.MX RT1062

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1024 KB RAM · 600 MHz

i.MX RT1064

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1024 KB RAM · 600 MHz

LPC55xx

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320 KB RAM · 150 MHz

nRF52832

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64 KB RAM · 64 MHz

nRF52840

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256 KB RAM · 64 MHz

RA6M5

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512 KB RAM · 200 MHz

SAMD51

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256 KB RAM · 120 MHz

SAME51

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256 KB RAM · 120 MHz

STM32F3

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80 KB RAM · 72 MHz

STM32F4

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192 KB RAM · 168 MHz

STM32F7

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512 KB RAM · 216 MHz

STM32G4

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128 KB RAM · 170 MHz

STM32H5

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640 KB RAM · 250 MHz

STM32H7

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1024 KB RAM · 480 MHz

STM32L4

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128 KB RAM · 80 MHz

STM32L5

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256 KB RAM · 110 MHz

STM32U5

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786 KB RAM · 160 MHz

STM32WB

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The nRF52833 runs inference on-device. ForestHub on your Linux edge gateway ingests its results over MQTT, orchestrates the sense-reason-act loop as a deterministic, auditable graph, and acts on the line.

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