https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/115691/how-to-generate-nrf52840-dongle-hex-file-with-using-external-j-link-to-program-and-run-directlyNCS v2.7.0 nRF52840 dongle I want to program the nRF52840 dongle with external J-Link, and I can connect to nRF52840 dongle with SWD now. Using &quot;nRF52840 Dongle nRF52840&quot; configuration to generate the .hex file, the address start from 0x1000. Howen-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:16:49 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/507217?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 21 Oct 2024 19:16:49 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:1203e881-84fd-43a9-bb7f-dc8057e1bfbfAmanda Hsieh<p>Hi,</p> [quote user=""]How to change the .hex file start from address 0x0000 without using bootloader(MBR)?[/quote] <p><span>You can add the configurations&nbsp;</span><span><span dir="ltr">CONFIG_FLASH_LOAD_OFFSET</span></span><span>=0 or&nbsp;</span><span><span dir="ltr">CONFIG_BOARD_HAS_NRF5_BOOTLOADER=n in the prj.conf simply.&nbsp;Then you should see that the generated application image will no longer have the 0x1000 offset, and you should be able to program it with an external programmer, and it should run as you&#39;d expect.&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span><span dir="ltr">Regards,<br />Amanda H.</span></span></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>