Which pins should I take out in order to program the board?

[Sivam]

Hi,

I am planning on using nrf52832 for a beacon application. I happen to get a schematic and layout from Nordic website for development.

I am attaching the schematic along,

I want to know why there is no ground pin and Vcc pin in the schematic ?

which pins should I take out in the schematic in order to be able to program the nrf52832 board ?

Will I be able to use it if I develop the board from that schematic and layout itself or should I add anything else to it?

nrf52832_qfaa_dcdc_schematic.pdf

nrf52832_qfaa_dcdc_pcb.pdf

I am new to this and I have no idea on BLE and programming so I appreciate if anyone can elaborate the steps.

Thanks in advance.

[awneil]

Sivam said:

I am planning on using nrf52832 for a beacon application ... I am new to this and I have no idea on BLE and programming

That sounds like a pretty fundamental prerequisite!!

Would you not, then, be better off using one of the many ready-made, ready-to-go Beacons ?

[Sivam]

I am making a beacon to understand how it works for now. After that I might use it for some other applications. 

[awneil]

To do that, you should certainly start with the Dev Kit!

This is exactly the reason why Nordic - and all the others - make Dev Kits: so that you can learn & experiment on a known-good platform, complete with all the support for programming, development, etc.

Once you have gained sufficient experience & understanding on the Dev Kit, you will be ready to start your own design, if required...

[Sivam]

Thank You so much !! I will look into that.