Could not find SOC

RE: Could not find SOC

Pallavi Patil — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:55:02 GMT

Hi Aishwarya,

Can you try changing the file from .yml to .yaml. and check if this solves your issue.

Regards

Pallavi

RE: Could not find SOC

AiswaryaV — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:59:58 GMT

Intresting. But a boards folder with .yml file having soc:stm32 could not be detected while creating build configuration using NCS2.9.0.

RE: Could not find SOC

Pallavi Patil — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:26:52 GMT

Hi Aishwarya,

It is great to know that you were able to create the build configuration successfully. nRF Connect SDK (NCS) extends Zephyr RTOS. And Zephyr is not Nordic-specific. Thus, NCS can support other MCU like your STM32, it is just that they won't be able to use some "Nordic-only" drivers like nrfx library. Hope this answers your question.
Please feel free to get back to us if you have any other questions.

Regards

Pallavi

RE: Could not find SOC

AiswaryaV — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:41:20 GMT

Hi Pallavi,

After I investigated I found that the boards folder has a newly added .yml file for a different controller:stm32 which is also used int he same project. When I remove this folder then nrfconnect is able to create a build configuration successfully. Is this a limitation for nrf Connect that it cannot detect the SOC of other vendors?

RE: Could not find SOC

Pallavi Patil — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 05:03:41 GMT

Hi Aishwarya,

Thanks for sharing the issue. Can you please send us the screenshot of your VScode so we can investigate further.

Regards

Pallavi