Guidance on Measuring Power Consumption of Arduino Nano 33 BLE (ABX00030) with nRF52840 SoC

RE: Guidance on Measuring Power Consumption of Arduino Nano 33 BLE (ABX00030) with nRF52840 SoC

Håkon Alseth — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:30:39 GMT

Hi,

[quote user="Chiaw Hun"]I didn’t find any example of using the PPK2 to measure the power consumption of the ABX00030[/quote]

This is not a dev kit that we sell, so you have to ask the manufacturer where they recommend to connect an ampere meter or source meter.

[quote user="Chiaw Hun"]I didn’t find any example of using the PPK2 to measure the power consumption of the ABX00030. I just need guidance on the proper connections, as I’m worried that if I connect it incorrectly, either the PPK2 or the ABX00030 might be damaged.[/quote]

You can both source and measure in series with the ppk2.

How to connect to an arbitrary device requires similar setup as a normal multimeter, when placing the ppk2 in ampere meter mode. I would recommend that you check out our documentation:

https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ug_ppk2/page/UG/ppk/PPK_user_guide_Intro.html

And if you still have issues, you can search for videos on youtube on how to use the ppk2 in a more generic way.

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Guidance on Measuring Power Consumption of Arduino Nano 33 BLE (ABX00030) with nRF52840 SoC

Chiaw Hun — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:08:02 GMT

Hi, thank you for your reply.

Could you recommend an expert, engineer, or someone from your team who could guide me in using this product to solve my problem? I have looked through the user manual, but as I’m not very experienced with circuits, I didn’t find any example of using the PPK2 to measure the power consumption of the ABX00030. I just need guidance on the proper connections, as I’m worried that if I connect it incorrectly, either the PPK2 or the ABX00030 might be damaged.

RE: Guidance on Measuring Power Consumption of Arduino Nano 33 BLE (ABX00030) with nRF52840 SoC

Håkon Alseth — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:34:05 GMT

Hi,

I would recommend contacting your module/dk vendor for how to measure current on the specific board at hand.

For current measurement, we can recommend that you obtain a PPK2 https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-hardware/Power-Profiler-Kit-2

Kind regards,

Håkon