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# Particle Argon

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE05372 · **Brand:** [Particle](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/particle-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/particle-argon.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/particle-argon.html.md))

The 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

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## Pricing

- **Price:** $43.39 (inc GST) — $39.45 AUD, exc GST

## Availability & dispatch

- In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney).
- We can dispatch 8 today; more stock is typically available with a 4–6 day lead time.

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## Description

The Argon is a powerful Wi-Fi enabled development board 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’s easy to connect a Li-Po and deploy your local network in minutes.

The Argon is great for connecting existing projects to the Particle Device Cloud or as a gateway to connect an entire group of local endpoints.

All Particle Hardware is designed from the ground up to work with the Device Cloud; a powerful set of tools and infrastructure to build, connect, and manage your IoT fleet. The Device Cloud for Particle Mesh is priced by network. All Particle customers get 10 free micro networks using a Wi-Fi or Ethernet gateway. A micro network is defined as a network with 10 total devices and a single gateway. Please refer to Particles [pricing documentation](https://www.particle.io/pricing/) for more information.

### Specifications

- Espressif ESP32-S0WD 2.4G Wi-Fi coprocessor
- Onboard 1MB flash for ESP32 chip
- 802.11 b/g/n support
- 802.11 n (2.4 GHz), up to 150 Mbps
 
- Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 SoC
- ARM Cortex-M4F 32-bit processor @ 64MHz
- 1MB flash, 256KB RAM
- IEEE 802.15.4-2006: 250 Kbps
- Bluetooth 5: 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps, 500 Kbps, 125 Kbps
- Supports DSP instructions, HW accelerated Floating Point Unit (FPU) calculations
- ARM TrustZone CryptoCell-310 Cryptographic and security module
- Up to +8 dBm TX power (down to -20 dBm in 4 dB steps)
- NFC-A tag
 
- On-board additional 2MB SPI flash
- 20 mixed signal GPIO (6 x Analog, 4 x PWM), UART, I2C, SPI
- Micro USB 2.0 full speed (12 Mbps)
- Integrated Li-Po charging and battery connector
- JTAG (SWD) Connector
- RGB status LED
- Reset and Mode buttons
- On-board 2.4GHz PCB antenna for Thread/BLE or Wi-Fi (user selectable)
- Two U.FL connectors for external antennas (one for Thread/BLE, another for Wi-Fi)
- FCC, CE, and IC certified
- RoHS compliant (lead-free)
 
### In the box

- Particle Argon
- WiFi Antenna
 
### Documentation

[Datasheet](https://docs.particle.io/datasheets/wi-fi/argon-datasheet/)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/c/e/ce05372-1.jpg)