Can't connect a device after updating nrf connect for vs code extentions version 2024.12.55.

[Martin73]

Hello,

I'm using 'nRF Connect for Desktop v4.2.0' and 'nRF Connect SDK v2.3.0' on windows 11.

I was using vs code well for developing nrf52840 board.

But, I found it cat not connect a device today. And I checked what is different between today and a feww days ago.

Diffrence is that 'nrf connect for vs code extentions version 2024.12.55'.

So, I tried to solve thsi issue and I could find "nrf-connect.deviceProvider" in settings of nRF Connect for VS Code extension.

I was tried to downgrade that extension version but the result is same... 

 

I think this is almost same with 'Case ID: 335923' but I'm working on windows11 so I couldn't use 'apt-get install...'.

Could you tell me how to solve this issue?

Thank you.

[Edvin]

Hello,

I don't think the nRF52840 dongle has ever been showing in nRF Connect for VS Code. Only the DKs show up. To program the dongle, I have always used nRF Connect for Desktop -> Programmer. 

As "proof", the nRF Connect for VS Code used to use nrfjprog, before recently switching over to the new version of nrfutil. While this new nrfutil can see the dongle, it doesn't list it, as it can't directly program it. 

nrfjprog only interacts with debuggers, and since the dongle doesn't have a debugger, it has never been able to interact with nrfjprog. Hence, since nRF Connect for VS Code used to use nrfjprog, it couldn't even detect whether a dongle was present.

Best regards,

Edvin