Moving from PCA10056 to PCA10059

[Daniel Reisfeld]

Hi,

I've developed software using PCA10056 (using nRF5_SDK_15.0.0_a53641a) and I would like to test it on PCA10059.

Can you direct me to the new board files that need to be replaced?

Thanks,

Daniel

[Edvin]

Hello,

Programming the Dongle is a bit more complicated. Did the dongle appear in the drop down menu of nRF Programmer app?

There is a fairly new tutorial regarding dongle programming. It is not straight forward. Check it out:

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/tutorials/b/getting-started/posts/nrf52840-dongle-programming-tutorial

Basically, the dongle doesn't have a programming chip, so it uses the bootloader. You need to set it to bootloader mode, but again, it is all described in the tutorial.

Best regards,

Edvin

[Edvin]

Abhishek: I see that your question is not really related to this question. I suggest we follow up in the ticket that you created:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/41486/unable-to-program-nrf52-dongle-through-nrf-connect-app-desktop

BR,

Edvin

[T Moddy]

Hi, 

I've developed software with  PCA10059 (nRF52840 dongle).

Examples are mostly for PCA10056. So i can't upload hex files to my PCA10059.  (for example:  ble_gatt example)

Can these samples be adapted for PCA10059? Could you help?

[Edvin]

If you are new to the nRF Series, I really recommend you to start with the PCA10056, the nRF52840 DK. It will save you a lot of trouble, both because it has a debugger, and because the examples are plug'n'play.

That being said, there are some hints in this ticket. on how to port an example to the dongle. There are also a lot of useful information in this blog post.

 

T Moddy said:

Could you help?

 If you decide to try with the dongle, and not the DK, then you have to give it a go, and then post a question if you have some specific issues.