what's the difference between different softdevices

[Silvia]

Hi everyone,

I am a beginner developer, I'd like to know what's the difference between different softdevices.

In particular I am using SDK 10.0.0 with softdevice 110 for the PCA10040. Is that a good choice?

Moreover If I load some code examples on it (for instance ble_app_uart), I read that there are only examples for PCA100128. But despite this, I can load the code on my device. So, what's the point to have examples specifically for PCA100128 in the softdevice 110, since I can load them also on other boards?

Thank you for your help!

[awneil]

Here's a summary of the SoftDevices for nRF52

www.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF51-Series-SoC

and for nRF52:

infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp

The fact that an example is stated to be aimed at a particular target does not prohibit it from being usable on others!

[Silvia]

Thank you for your answer.

The link that you posted for nRF52 says that the suggested softdevices are s132, s212 and s332. But if I decide to use s110 for nRF52, are there any big differences? I am using s110 for PCA10040 and there are no problems when I load the code examples on it..