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boards/nrf52840dongle docs: Introduce "quick start" section
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to mention the board name; also to point to a good first example to use
with this board.

Closes: #15654
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chrysn committed Aug 25, 2021
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@ingroup boards
@brief Support for the nRF52840-Dongle

### Quick start

- Plug into a USB port.
- `$ make BOARD=nrf52840dongle -C examples/saul flash term`
- See [Flash the board](#nrf52840dongle_flash) if anything goes wrong.
- `> saul write 2 10 40 10`
- The LED glows in a soft turquise.

### General information

The nRF52840-Dongle is a bare USB-stick shaped device that houses barely
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- [nRF52840 web page](https://www.nordicsemi.com/?sc_itemid=%7BCDCCA013-FE4C-4655-B20C-1557AB6568C9%7D)
- [documentation and hardware description](https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ug_nrf52840_dongle/UG/nrf52840_Dongle/intro.html?cp=3_0_5)

### Flash the board
### <a name=nrf52840dongle_flash> Flash the board </a>

The board is flashed using its on-board boot loader; the
[nrfutil](https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil) program needs to
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