Nordic nRF9160 DK

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Minimum requirements
The nRF9160 DK (v1.0.1 or lower) is preprogrammed with the nRF9160: Asset Tracker application, which
simulates sensor data and transmits it to Nordic Semiconductor's cloud solution, nRF Cloud.
If your Development Kit (DK) has the nRF9160: Asset Tracker application, it is recommended to update the
firmware to nRF9160: Asset Tracker v2. Both the Asset Tracker v2 application and nRF Cloud are constantly
being improved. Therefore, you should update the application and the modem firmware, the certificates
of the DK, and conduct some initial tests before you start working with the nRF9160 DK.
Note: The rest of the guide applies only to nRF9160: Asset Tracker v2.
Ensure that you have all the required hardware and that your computer fulfills the software requirements.
Hardware requirements
• nRF9160 DK
• nano-SIM card that supports LTE-M or Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) (the nRF9160 DK
contains an iBasis Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card)
• Micro-USB 2.0 cable
• Personal computer (PC)
Software requirements
One of the following operating systems:
• Windows 8 or Windows 10
• macOS
• Linux
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