iBeacon - Production Programming and Configuration

[Dan]

Okay, noob alert. I am designing a product that requires a simple iBeacon (redundant?). I have this hardware on my bench: nRF51822 Bluetooth Smart Beacon Kit and downloaded documentation; 2x nRF51 Dongle; nRF52 Development kit.

I would like to copy the nRF51822 beacon reference design (hardware). But can anyone please help me figure out how to program the chip with a new design - that is, fresh chips, never been programmed. Related issue - I cannot connect to the nRF51822 beacon using the "Nordic Beacon" app on my iPhone. The beacon is operating - flashing the purple LED color every few seconds. Thanks in advance -

[Hieu]

Regarding the your inability to connect to the beacon, do you mean you cannot scan and find your beacon? I am fairly sure the beacon in the beacon example cannot be connected to. That beacon only broadcast advertising information. (I could be wrong, been a few weeks since I last looked at it).