Need Help with nrf51822

[phob]

Hi, I am very new to nrf51822 controller. I Used STM32 cortex controller's. I want to know basic hardware which are the require to start nrf51822 working and programming. So,

1. Which prgrammer will work?
2. I have STM32 programmer (that is SWD interface), will it work?
3. Which IDE will be used?

[Sigurd]

Hi,

1. First of all, for new designs/products the nRF52832 is recommended. We officially support SEGGER programmers/debuggers(J-link), but in theory other SWD (Serial Wire Debug) compatible programmers that support the Cortex MCU should be useable. If I were to propose a programmer, I would simply suggest to buy a nRF52 DK development kit. It has an onboard debugger that you can use to program the onboard nRF52 but also custom "off-board" nRF devices.

2. Should in theory be possible, but a J-link programmer is recommended. In this blog post here a ST-Link is used to program a nRF51

3. We officially support Keil, GNU/GCC and IAR. You can also use many other different IDEs, such as Segger embedded studio and mbed. I would recommend starting with Keil.