RE: Programming and Debugging a third party module.

Dhyey Sejpal — Tue, 28 May 2019 10:59:33 GMT

awneil Thay you so much for your quick response. This is really helpful!

RE: Programming and Debugging a third party module.

awneil — Tue, 28 May 2019 10:56:17 GMT

[quote userid="80082" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/47844/programming-and-debugging-a-third-party-module"]it says a J-link Lite is needed to load programs onto the chip[/quote]

The chip has an ARM-Cortex-M4; so it can be programmed with any SWD-compatible programmer.

The advantage of a J-Link - any J-Link - is that Nordic support it with their tools, and it is widely supported by 3rd-party IDEs - including the free Segger Embedded Studio (SES).

Nordic provide example projects for use in SES.

[quote userid="80082" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/47844/programming-and-debugging-a-third-party-module"]do I need to buy the entire EKSHSNZWZ evaluation kit to test code on a reference board and then program my chip?[/quote]

You don't need to, but it is always wise to have the manufacturer's development kit - as they will be best placed to support you on that, and there won't be any doubts about possible issues with your own board.

[quote userid="80082" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/47844/programming-and-debugging-a-third-party-module"]can I use the NRF52-DK to test code and program my external chip?[/quote]

Yes.

In fact, you may be better with the Nordic DK, as you then have all Nordic's example projects ready to go on it.

[quote userid="80082" url="~/f/nordic-q-a/47844/programming-and-debugging-a-third-party-module"]Will I face any difficulty in running the code as the chip on the NRF52-DK is a pure NRF52832 whereas what I have is a third party module[/quote]

No more difficulty than in porting anything from one board to another.