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Good morning. 
 I need to write an application without using any RF connectivity. I don t need and I don t want 
 the zephir. I see there are examples with SDK for everything I need. But there is no running project attached. 
 I have installed the command line tools and the VSCode. It works selecting a project and build. But all of them 
 are zephir based. Is there a way to prepare a project without the zephir ? 
 In parallel what happens if with the project already prepared for zephir support I use the SDK bypassing the zephir 
 to initialize the hw?? 
 Thank You 
 Pietro

Sigurd Hellesvik · Accepted Answer

pietrodcs said: What is the option to use VSCode or something else, with the bare metal? 
 VS Code can be used as only a text editor, and then you can build for bare metal in other ways. The nRF Connect for VS Code extension has a set of features supporting developement for nRF Connect SDK with VS Code, but you can just not use this if you do not want the nRF Connect SDK. 
 The same ise true for Segger Embedded Studio: It can be used as an text editor, but it has a set of features making it easier to use it for the nRF5 SDK. 
 pietrodcs said: Can You describe the content of the s122nrf52800.zip ??? 
 This is a SoftDevice 
 pietrodcs said: Sorry I am going on with testing 
 I am using the SEGGER IDE. 
 Using the examples in the nRF5 SDK I always get the message 
 2> C:/Program Files/SEGGER/SEGGER Embedded Studio for ARM 7.22/gcc/arm-none-eabi/bin/ld: error: .text section is larger than specified size 2> C:/Program Files/SEGGER/SEGGER Embedded Studio for ARM 7.22/gcc/arm-none-eabi/bin/ld: error: .rodata section is larger than specified size 
 
 Is there a known issue to be fixed?? 
 I suggest following Getting started with nRF5 SDK and SES (nRF51 & nRF52 Series) to learn how to do this. 
 Btw, if you redecide and want to use the nRF Connect SDK( which use Zephyr), we have a really good getting started guide at https://academy.nordicsemi.com/ 
 Regards, Sigurd Hellesvik

pietrodcs · Answer

Hi Sigurd 
 I have not yet the DK board. I am hoping the program and debug will work fine. I am expecting the SEGGER tool to program and debug the target, but I need to see what happens when the DK is in my hand. 
 For now I am reading the examples and learning. I think the examples have everything I need. That's for me a spot application. I need to develop some functionality and forget. 
 
 Thank You for the follow up 
 Pietro

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