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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Can&amp;#39;t flash an nRF52840</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/126584/can-t-flash-an-nrf52840</link><description>Hi, 
 
 Just received a nRF52840 connected it to my Apple Silicon Macbook (maybe relevant?) which is running Sequoia 15.2 via a USB-C to micro cable. 
 When I powered it up, the NeoPixel LED was shifting colors and all seemed fine. Then I tried to flash</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:08:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/126584/can-t-flash-an-nrf52840" /><item><title>RE: Can't flash an nRF52840</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/559073?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:08:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:72735d2b-8eb2-4139-bf83-b95637de23e7</guid><dc:creator>finebrand</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks Einar. I realized that was a better option after I posted here and copied my question there. It appears to be a defective board (or component thereon). The Adafruit people helped me out and&amp;nbsp;are replacing it&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Can't flash an nRF52840</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/559011?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:38:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:73c3eeaf-3770-4262-8d1e-0a58abc2204c</guid><dc:creator>Einar Thorsrud</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There may be someone on this forum that has experience with the Adafruit board and the UF2 bootloader. But if you do not hear from the community, I would advice asking in &lt;a href="https://forums.adafruit.com/"&gt;Adafruit forums&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;as this is their board with their bootloader.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Can't flash an nRF52840</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/558937?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:49:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:32c74665-10f8-47ae-8abe-994ce5853186</guid><dc:creator>finebrand</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Should clarify that this is an Adafruit Feather Express. The only thing I&amp;#39;ve done to it at this point is solder in the header pins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>