Can't find suitable tools to make a project with nRF51822

[Sergio T]

I have to develop a project for nRF51822 but I can't find tools that work. I tried SES and Eclipse and none can compile the examples of SDK12 (the last one that supports my development board - nRF51 DK. It's frustrating.

I develop FW for microcontrollers since more than 20 years so it is not lack of experience...

I need someone to help setup the suitable development tools... please!

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

Hi,

SDK 12 was released before we added SES support to the SDK. You can follow this blog tutorial to import a Keil project in SES.

Eclipse has never been a supported IDE. You can have a look at this tutorial to setup the environment.

Best regards,
Jørgen

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

Please do not mark your answer as verified answer when you are asking questions. This should only be done when you have received the answer you are looking for and is equivalent to closing the case.

Segger Embedded Studio down to v3.10f can be downloaded from Segger's webpage, by clicking "older version". This version should have the same menus and choices that the 3.10e version had. 

You can also compile any project using free GCC.

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

Can you upload your entire project? That way I can check if I see any issues with the configuration.

[Sergio T]

The project I am trying to compile is the SDK12 example ble_app_template_pca10028_s130 wihout any changes.

How can I upload the project? Sorry but I'm new in Nordic....

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

ZIP the directory and upload it to your reply like this:

[Sergio T]

Hurra! I discovered the problem! The file extension of ses_nrf51_startup.s file was txt and that's why it was not compiling.

Now I get several errors because a section is not present but I already read how to correct it.

Thanks for your help, without it I wouldn't have made it!

[Sergio T]

There is only one problem now: the example project doesn't compile:

(...)
Generating linker script ‘ble_app_template_pca10028_s130.ld’
Linking ble_app_template_pca10028_s130.elf
Output/nrf51422_xxac/Exe/ble_app_template_pca10028_s130.elf section `.fs_data' will not fit in region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS'
region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS' overflowed by 16 bytes
Output/ble_app_template_pca10028_s130 nrf51422_xxac/Obj/fstorage.o: In function `check_config':
undefined reference to `__start_fs_data'
undefined reference to `__stop_fs_data'
Output/ble_app_template_pca10028_s130 nrf51422_xxac/Obj/fstorage.o: In function `fs_init':
undefined reference to `__stop_fs_data'
undefined reference to `__start_fs_data'
Build failed

[Sergio T]

My project is the SDK12 example, so it makes no sense to zip because it would mean you would get the SDK12!