Thingy:52 Firmware Upgrade via Cable Connection Using nRFgo Studio

[mwest]

According to the documentation, it is possible to upgrade the Thingy:52 firmware via a cable connection using nRFgo Studio. Can I connect the Thingy:52 directly to my PC? If so, what cable should I use?

If a cable connection from the Thingy:52 directly to my PC is not possible, what additional equipment do I need to make the connection between the Thingy:52 and my PC?

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Mark

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As RK said Thingy has SWD PINs exposed so use any JTAG/SWD programmer and SW to erase nRF52 chip and flash new binaries. There are sections about this on Infocenter (using any nRF5x DK board with SEGGER J-Link OB is the easiest solution usually, there are many Q&S on this forum how to wire it to P19 or P20 of nRF5x DK board...)

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To complete the question: if (once) the Thingy is provided with some custom bootloader which can work with UART or similar transport protocol then you might get rid of this but then still nRFgo probably won't be your friend and some custom application will be needed...