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where is the nrfready beacon softdevice?

I'm trying to follow the instructions for "nRF51822 Beacon Firmware Documentation" for over the air firmware upgrade of the smart beacon, but I can't find the soft device which is supposed to be in "C:\Nordic Semiconductor\nRFready Beacon\SoftDevice". Where do I download this from?

I found the Master Control Panel in the downloads for nerf51822. But I don't see anything named "nRFready Beacon"... specifically step (15) on nrfr_overview_page.html.

But I did find the "MEFW_nRF51822_0.9.0_firmware.hex" in Master Control Panel, will this work with the smart beacon for OTA updates ? It is finding the "Dfu Targ" device when I put it in DFU bootloader mode, but when I right click on it I'm not seeing the "Over the air DFU" context menu item...

  • Never mind, I found the solution. The documentation is out of date. I found a DFU button on the Master Control Panel app, which shows up after you "Select Device", then click "Service Discovery". It finds the DFU service which enables the button. Then I was able to update the firmware over the air.

    Very cool feature, now just to figure out how to implement that OTA update in my own app...

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