nRF Connect SW package doesn't work on a Windows 7 32 bit system.

[Pietertje]

Dears,

I have tried to install the nRF connect SW package on a Windows 7 32 bit system (different versions) but was not able to get the applications running. When  installing an older version of the nRF connect version "nrfconnectsetup360ia32" I could install some applications, but when starting them the message appeared that these apps only work in the updated environment.

When installing the latest version "nrfconnect-setup-4.0.1-ia32" the nRF connect startup screen stays completely empty.

Is there a possibility to install an older version on this machine that has the programming and BLE functionality working?

As this machine is used in production, updating it to Windows 10\11 is not so easy. Would require of lot of extra work.

Thanks in advance,

Pieter Vermeulen

[Pietertje]

Hi Elfving,

Sorry for my late response but i was very busy with other projects and could not work on this one. as said before, installing nRF Connect v4.0.1 gives the following result on a windows 7 machine:

As you can see the apps cannot be installed as the menu is not shown. Installing nRF connect v.2.5.0 is working better but the apps are not compatible anymore and are not working. See below:

When pressing launch an error appears and the app doesn't work.

I have installed the BLE sniffer FW on the nRF52840 USB Dongle to see if that will work but the USB dongle in not recognized in Windows 7. The USB driver cannot be found. See below:

Can you support in getting the nRF52840 USB dongle working on the Windows 7 OS? Maybe by installing a separate USB driver or package? nRF connect SW package is not needed to run on this machine but we need to get the USB dongle working. The SW we have written to test our products is programmed on this USB dongle. 

Thanks in advance for your support.

Best regards, Pieter