Unable to create a working example

[Ros]

Hi,

I was using nRF products a while ago, and now coming back to the platform again. However, it looks like everything has been changed with the nRF connect.

Anyway, I installed nRF SDK, but not in the default location for Windows 10, now the nRF tool chain manager cannot open the SDK and I cannot find a setting to change the location, this is the problem 1.

Therefore, I opened the VS code with nRF connect extension installed, and tried to create a new application (Under welcome -> create a new application -> copy a sample) based on a zypyre/blinky.

Used scan the kits to configure/select the kit but nothing happened, note that the development board is connected.

Since nothing happened, I try to configure west (step 7) in the following link

https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/create_application.html

It took considerable amount of time again to fetch various repos when I click "West Update".

After that the next step is configure and build system which is pointed to this page.

https://docs.nordicsemi.com/bundle/ncs-latest/page/nrf/app_dev/config_and_build/index.html#configuration-and-build

which needs another PhD to understand the whole but to blink an LED.

[Øyvind]

Hello, 

Have you seen our Developer Academy for how to get started with nRF Connect SDK?

What SDK version are you trying to build with? What kit are you trying to build for? 

Kind regards,
Øyvind

[Ros]

I'm using latest SDK, i.e. ver 2.9. Please provide link to the developer academy.

[Øyvind]

Please have a look at https://academy.nordicsemi.com/

[Ros]

I don't really like video tutorials 1) need to spend more time compared to reading 2) need to listen the whole video to learn the missing pieces.

Anyway, thanks.

[Øyvind]

Have you look at https://academy.nordicsemi.com/ at all? These are not video courses.

[Ros]

It is still a tremendous amount of work to get a small sample working and debugged. I haven't faced this many problems with any other microcontroller (or nordic before) devices or IDEs. However, I like using VS for my other projects