Hello all,
I tried to run the nRF52840 dongle and got some issues. I downloaded nRF Connect, SES and the nRF SDK and installed everything. I then tried the examples of the SDK (v15.3.0):
nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky\hex\ble_app_blinky_pca10059_s140.hex
I opened the programmer (v1.0.2) of the connect app (v2.6.2) on my Windows 7. I was able to write the hex file to the dongle, and tested it successfully with the iOS App. Everything worked fine. I could control the LED over the app and read out the value of the pushbutton. Then, I wanted to try the example built myself. I opened:
nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345\examples\ble_peripheral\ble_app_blinky\pca10059\s140\ses\ble_app_blinky_pca10059_s140.emProject
and built the solution. The build completed successfully. Then I tried to write the output hex file to the dongle. When I load it in the programmer, it looked quite different (just one green part in memory, no blue and orange one, as in the example hex), and when I try to write it, it says I have to choose a soft device. I select S140, as this was also the folders name. But then an error appears:
"The specified sdReq does not match the current SoftDevice. Please select a different value."
So I tried to manually add the soft device. I added the following hex file:
nRF5_SDK_15.3.0_59ac345\components\softdevice\s140\hex\s140_nrf52_6.1.1_softdevice.hex
Then, I am able to write it to the dongle. In the iOS app, I find the Dongle, and can connect to it. I also can control the LED on the dongle by sending the value to the service. However, when I push the button on the dongle, the connection is lost and the green LED is on again. I can connect again, control the LED, but as soon as I push the button, the dongle breaks again.
Do I have to program the dongle differently? Do I have to use another soft device? Is there something else I am missing?
Thank you very much for your help!
Walther
