Is there an easy/quick way to check whether the nrf52832 chip is working?

[Duncan Xu]

Hi,

I have connected the components mentioned in the reference schematic from the official website to my nrf52832 chip. Is there any easy method to know whether it is working? I have used the voltage meter and found the crystal and all the capacitors having voltages. Could it be a sign that everything is ready? I am really worried about the connection of the nrf52832 pins when I do the soldering so I want to make sure it is good.

Also, I tried to program my nrf52832 chip via the nrf52 dk SWD after I completed all the cable connection, but the nrf studio indicated that there was no device detected. Do I need to add other components to program it via SWD? 

Any suggestion would help me a lot.

Thanks in advance.

[ketiljo]

There's really no other way than to program it and see if it works, including the radio. 

In order to program it, you need all the decoupling capacitors and the supply voltage to VDD. Make sure you also feed VDD to the nRF52 DK so that it can detect your device. Note that the DC does not supply voltage to your device.