Benefit of using nRF5x Commandline tools when using SES 4.12 for development

[Olaf]

Does SES 4.12 for Windows have build-in features that mach:

nrfjprog

nRFgo Studio

nRF Connect Desktop

working with nRF52 family?

Thanks

[awneil]

SES is able to build, download, and debug code for the nRF52 family - it seems to be Nordic's preferred IDE these days.

nRF is a BLE Connectivity test tool

[Olaf]

Thanks for your reply. So SES is not a BLE Connectivity test tool? And what that mean more precisely? Is it the

nRF Connect Desktop that work as a BLE Connectivity test tool?

Are the commandline tools more powerful than SES, or is just better if you create build and flash scripts?

[awneil]

SES is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for writing, building, downloading, and debugging microcontroller code.

It is a standard product from Segger: https://www.segger.com/products/development-tools/embedded-studio/ - it is not specific to Nordic; it has no knowledge or  understanding of BLE.

nRF Connect Desktop can do things like scanning for BLE devices, connecting to BLE devices, communicating with BLE devices, etc - ie, things for testing/evaluating the actual BLE link.

nRF Connect Desktop can also be used to download pre-built code into Nordic chips - but is no use for writing, building or debugging your own code.

[Olaf]

Thanks Awneil, They seems to be important test tools in addition to SES. I will put them on my to learn list. 

[awneil]

Did you see these on the front page of the forum:

Worth a visit ...