Can I use Mac OSX for my total dev environment or do I need Windows

[David Elvig]

I have OSX Sierra, VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 available. I do Arduino (Teensy) dev, staying on the OSX side.

I want to use the nrf52 chip as a MIDI over BLE conduit (only), with all other processing on the Teensy MCU. In the end, I’d like to program and control plain vanilla nrf52 chips on a self-designed PCB, straight from the Teensy

1. what’s the minimum toolset I need to learn?
2. should I be finding OSX compatible tools in all cases, or do I need Windows tools?

I have the nRF dev kit, and have run blinks and proximity successfully using Windows to drop the HEX files.

Thanks Dave

[David Elvig]

OK - New user of Nordic products on OSX.

I have a solution using:

• the latest nRF5 SDK (V 14.2)
• the latest Segger Embedded Studio (V 3.34
• the nRF52 Development Kit (hardware) (nRF52-DK)
• MacBook Pro with OS X Sierra - V 10.12.6
• iPhone apps from Nordic: - nRF Toolbox - V 4.4.2 - nRF Connect - V 1.8.2

The previous links in this chain would have all worked, I expect.

With that said, the solution is WAY FASTER following the video tutorial in the link below.

Much has been made easier in the last 12 months (Nordic licensing Segger for use with Nordic hardware) This video: This video is part of a series that was basic, but helpful... because the Segger-based solution is now quite simple.

I still have a big learning curve, but now I have a platform running. Nice!

and thanks, all for your help!