Argon Development Kit

Particle’s Argon is a powerful Wi-Fi enabled development kit that can act as either a standalone Wi-Fi endpoint or Wi-Fi enabled gateway for Particle Mesh networks. It is based on the Nordic nRF52840 and has built-in battery charging circuitry, so it is easy to connect a Li-Po and deploy a local network in minutes. The Argon is great for connecting projects to the Particle Device Cloud or as a gateway to connect an entire group of local endpoints. It is similar to the Photon with more features like Bluetooth® and Mesh networking.

BLE and NFC features are available on the Argon development kit. With wiring APIs for both BLE and NFC, users can create Particle applications that interact with mobile devices, integrate with off-the-shelf BLE sensors and peripherals, and other BLE accessories. Also, BLE and NFC complement one another and offer low-power and low-latency communication.

The kit includes the Argon development board, a mini breadboard, a 2.4 GHz flex antenna, a USB cable, and a starter project that includes two resistors (220 ohm), one red LED, and one photodiode. Equipped with the Nordic nRF52840 and Espressif ESP32 processors, the Argon has built-in battery charging circuitry, which makes it easier to connect a Li-Po battery and 20 Mesh GPIOs to interface with sensors, actuators, and other electronics.

All Particle Wi-Fi hardware can be set up in minutes using Particle’s mobile and browser-based setup tools. Every device comes pre-installed with device OS, Particle's powerful embedded operating system. Particle hardware is built to scale, so users can seamlessly transition from prototype to a global deployment with device cloud-hosted infrastructure.