The Arduino Primo can act as a fully-functional TCP / IP Internet client and server over Wi-Fi.

Federico Musto, CEO and president of Arduino, writes:

“Makers, entrepreneurs, small and large companies, kids, and venture capitalists are paying close attention to IoT, and the playing field is very broad. From smart homes, to data analytics, to security, the applications are endless. Our passion at Arduino is to provide the hardware and software tools to encourage passionate people to build out their ideas and bring them into the world.” “The software architecture and development tools make it simple for makers to get wireless up and running. Ease-of-use is one of our core strengths, and this makes the Nordic chip a perfect match for the Arduino Primo.”

The board has a Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832 which is a multi-protocol radio device with a 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4F processor with floating point DSP extension.

As well as controlling the Bluetooth low energy RF protocol software and application code, the SoC’s ARM processor can be used to supervise and control the Arduino Primo’s on-board accelerometer, temperature, humidity, and pressure sensors.

According to Nordic Semiconductor:

“Professional developers and makers who want to access the most advanced features and functionality the Arduino Primo has to offer will also be able to use any Nordic nRF52 Series-compatible Software Development Kit (SDK) or programming tools. For example, the SDK for IoT allows more experienced users to develop IPv6 over Bluetooth low energy applications on the nRF52832 SoC, enabling the Arduino Primo to communicate with other Internet-connected nodes without requiring the resources of a complex and expensive gateway such as a Wi-Fi router or smartphone.”

The Arduino Primo will shortly be complemented by the ‘Arduino Primo Core’, a wearables-targeted, 40mm diameter circular base board form factor that offers all the functionality of the larger product with the exception of Wi-Fi.