can i use j-link debug probes to program and debug evaluation kit?

RE: can i use j-link debug probes to program and debug evaluation kit?

rangineni balu — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 11:10:44 GMT

thank for your reply, i don't wanna tweak the evaluation board, so i tested the j-link with the development board, it is working perfectly.

thanks and regards, rangineni balu

RE: can i use j-link debug probes to program and debug evaluation kit?

Ole Morten — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 10:52:04 GMT

If you absolutely want to do this, I'd recommend you to take a close look on the schematics for the correct version of your Evaluation Kit. You'd most likely have to make sure that the on-board Segger chip is disconnected from the nRF51822, and then connect the SWDIO, SWDCLK, GND and VCC lines from the nRF51822 to your external J-Link.

Depending on the version of your kit, the SWD lines will either be available on the header P8 (version 1.0), or will only be accessible by soldering (version 2.0). Take a look at the hardware files for your version from here for details.

RE: can i use j-link debug probes to program and debug evaluation kit?

rangineni balu — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:55:35 GMT

thanks for your reply, actually the thing is i just bought the j-link debbuger i want to test it, so i am asking the possibilities of using the j-link with the evaluation kit. if not possible i have to go with the my development of pin out board and test it!

RE: can i use j-link debug probes to program and debug evaluation kit?

Ole Morten — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:48:13 GMT

I guess it may in principle be possible to do this, but I'm not sure I understand why you'd want to.

The Evaluation Kit has an integrated debugger, so you just need the board itself to be able to both download code and debug an application running on it. Working through the User Guide should get you up and running on both of this.