SDK and SoftDevice licenses

[Max]

Hello,

Since this seems to be a very hard topic to find info about (its very contradictory and confuse) I'd like to ask a Nordic employee directly.

I'm planning to build a product that will use the NRF51822 MCU.

I'd like to use it's BLE functionalities.

My question is, from what I've gathered around reading, I can't share headers/source code that uses SDK stuff.

Is there any problem with selling the chip, as part of the product, already flashed with a softdevice + application ?

The code itself would not be shared in anyway (we plan to keep it closed source).

Would there be any limitations?

[Roger Clark]

I can't speak for Nordic, but....

Is there any problem with selling the chip, as part of the product, already flashed with a softdevice + application ?

Yes. That is totally OK. Its what all commercial products that use the Nordic MCU's do. (apart from blank modules and experimenter kits etc)

I can't share headers/source code that uses SDK stuff. Do you mean your headers or Nordic's headers?

There is nothing to stop you sharing your own headers even if they reference Nordic headers.

You just can't ship the Nordic headers as part of your product. (at least not at the moment, though I know the license is in the process of changing)

[endnode]

Yes, you can. if you wait few days Nordic will answer, alternatively set-up account on their "closed" support forum and submit ticket there (MyPage zone at their main website).