Nordic has introduced the nRF7002 EBII as an updated Wi-Fi 6 expansion board for its nRF54L series development kits. The earlier nRF7002 WiFi 6 board was a low-cost add-on for the Thingy:53, mainly for basic prototyping. The new EBII is designed for the newer nRF54L series of SoCs with dual-band Wi-Fi 6 support, power-profiling options, and more.

Built around the nRF7002 Wi-Fi Companion IC, it supports Wi-Fi 6 features such as TWT, OFDMA, and BSS coloring for power efficiency and reduced interference. The EBII communicates with nRF54L15 and nRF54LM20 DKs through SPI/QSPI host interfaces, and includes headers for power profiling. Additionally, it features an onboard chip antenna, supports both STA and SoftAP modes, and maintains backward compatibility with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. These features make it suitable for low-power multiprotocol IoT devices in smart homes, Matter, industrial sensing, wearables, and connected health applications.

nRF7002 Expansion Board II specifications:

• Wi-Fi Companion IC – Nordic nRF7002

• Wireless Connectivity

• Dual-band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with backward compatibility for 802.11a/b/g/n/ac

• 1×1 Spatial Stream, 20 MHz channels

• 64-QAM (MCS7), up to 86 Mbps PHY

• Supports STA and SoftAP modes

• OFDMA (UL/DL), BSS Coloring, Target Wake Time (TWT)

• Designed for coexistence with Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4

• Antenna – Onboard dual-band 2.4/5 GHz antenna

• Host interface – SPI (default) / QSPI configurable

• Misc

• Headers for current-consumption measurement and power profiling

• Coexistence with Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4 multiprotocol operation

• Dimensions – TBD

The nRF7002 EBII is fully supported in the nRF Connect SDK, with drivers, Wi-Fi 6 stack integration, and example applications for both STA and SoftAP modes. The SDK also exposes Nordic’s Wi-Fi management APIs, Zephyr networking components, and SPI/QSPI host interface support as standard features, so you can integrate the EBII without needing custom changes to the software stack. The SDK also provides power-saving configuration options such as TWT, coexistence handling with Bluetooth LE and 802.15.4, and ready-to-run examples to speed up integration on nRF54L15 and nRF54LM20 development kits.

nRF7002 EBII Overview nRF7002 EBII connected to a host DK SPI

At the time of writing, there is no pricing information available for the nRF7002 Expansion Board II (nRF7002 EBII), but Nordic mentions samples’ availability through sales now, and general availability in Q1 2026 through distributors. More information is available on the company’s hardware guide, product page, and press release.

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