RE: update softdevice from R1

Stefan Birnir Sverrisson — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:53:59 GMT

No, S310v2 is not compatible with SDK6.1.0, only SDK7.1.0

RE: update softdevice from R1

Adib — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 15:31:34 GMT

Thank you for your answer. The answer leads to new questions:

can I use the S310V2 using SDK 6.1? or
how can I download SDK 7; the link seems to be protected.:-?

Regards, Adib.

RE: update softdevice from R1

Stefan Birnir Sverrisson — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:53:04 GMT

Softdevice S310 v1.0 is concatenation of S110 v6.0.0 and S210 v3.0.0 softdevices. These softdevices had only support for application updates via bootloader, but not softdevice or bootloader updates. With softdevice S110 v7.0.0, softdevice updates are first supported and are also supported by S310 v2.0. So if you have S310 v1.0 and a bootloader, you can update the application. If you want to update the softdevice, you will have to do that via the programming interface, i.e. SWDCLK and SWDIO pins, and connect a programmer. Once you have the S310 v2.0 and an accociated bootloader on your device, you are able to update softdevice, bootloader and application via UART or over the air via BLE.

nRF51 SDK 7.1.0 will support S310 v2, it will be released within a few weeks. The bootloader in SDK 7.1.0 will also support applications with DFU service, so you can enable bootloader mode from your DFU controller device (via BLE from e.g. smartphone), i.e. without pressing a button on your device

Update 1.12.2014 You can now download the nRF51 SDK v7.1.0 from http://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF51_SDK/