https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/3787/low-cost-nrf51822-beacon-programmersI just received my Beacon Kit and need a programmer/debugger but money is tight. These are the options I&#39;m looking at: cut the traces on my nRF51822 EK board and add the TC2030 connector Buy the J-Link EDU (this is for my personal explorationen-USTelligent Community 13Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:16:57 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/13701?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 03 Oct 2014 10:16:57 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:bc659b1f-185e-4ace-8bf4-8adeb06b7391FormerMember<p>Yes, in order to use the development kit, you will also need the nRFgo motherboard. However, if you are only going to use the programmer, the motherboard is not needed.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/13700?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 03 Oct 2014 09:59:07 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:2a62c616-b315-425a-b0c5-e7d8b74e79b6Vito<p>but then he would need also the nRFgo motherboard, that&#39;s additional money...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/13699?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 02 Oct 2014 12:34:17 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:22bf975a-3c9e-4396-94bc-cc5cda9da387FormerMember<p>I would think the J-Link EDU is the best option because J-Link supports the nRF51 Series programmers, or the other way around..</p> <p>Another option is to buy the nRF51822 development kit, it comes with a J-Link Segger lite programmer, this option has been discussed <a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/question/1932/cheap-programmers-for-nrf51822-breakout-boards/">here</a>.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/13698?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:49:43 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:005f9453-0236-4643-bb5a-d98137c26a02leppie<p>ST-Link on Nucleo boards can be used with OpenOCD. They go for just over $10.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>