https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/128431/sanity-checking-interest-nrf5340-board-with-integrated-cmsis-dap-debug-jumper-based-current-measurement-under-the-dk-s-priceHi all — I&#39;m developing a custom nRF5340 development board (Raytac MDBT53-1M) and would value the community&#39;s honest read on whether it&#39;s worth producing. The goal is a board optimized for the flash–debug–power-profile iteration loop, using open-sourceen-USTelligent Community 13Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:09:48 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/568923?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:09:48 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:59c8ccd2-6aaf-4e5a-9b1d-a6c506ce131cwhitehand110<p>Thanks for the honest feedback &mdash; this is exactly what I was hoping to learn by posting here, and I appreciate you being direct.</p> <p>You&#39;re right that the DK is hard to beat on price, and for evaluating the nRF5340 I&#39;d recommend it too. This board is aimed at the step after that, when a project goes portable: it&#39;s about 1/5 the DK&#39;s size, includes a full LiPo charging + protection circuit (the DK has a connector but no charger), and sleep-current measurement is a jumper header on an isolated rail instead of cutting SB40.</p> <p>If the value isn&#39;t landing at this price, that&#39;s on me to communicate better &mdash; so if you have a sense of what would make it compelling (a different price, a feature, or even a different chip), I&#39;d genuinely love to hear it. Thanks again for engaging!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/568581?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 30 Jun 2026 03:18:33 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:20b2c252-60c1-48df-852c-1ee914c60fbeougengzhou<p>the Nrf5340 DK = $50&nbsp; as well, you have no price advantage compared to&nbsp; the DK&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>