What is the supported ways of programming Thingy:91

[Jesper Tiberg]

Hi,

I just got the brand new Thingy:91 and would like to program it with an application earlier developed for the nrf9160 DK.

Further I'd like to use the Link Monitor applicaton in nRF Connect.

There is not a lot of info about the :91 (probably only a few folks has got it - and it's currently vacation times - at least in Sweden and Norway :-)

I was informed a couple of months back that the Thingy:91 was programmable via USB. Is this really the case, or do I need to go through the DK (like this: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/35364/nordic-thingy-52-nrf52840-dk/135974#135974) ?

Unfortunately I don't have that cable and would like to test things out before waiting a week to receive it.

USB

The Thingy:91 shows up as "Bus 003 Device 026: ID 1915:520f Nordic Semiconductor ASA" and registers /dev/ttyACM0 and /dev/ttyACM1.

The nRF9160 DK shows up as "Bus 003 Device 023: ID 1366:1055 SEGGER".

Is there some nRF-specific driver available?

NFC/Bluetooth

The stock firmware does not advertise on BLE and NFC is not enabled (does not show up when scanning with NFC reader like Thingy:52).

The Thingy:52 could be DFUed via BLE, but I guess that's out of the question for now.

Getting started guide

The getting started page nordicsemi.com/thingy91 is not (yet) available.

So... basically I'm in the dark as of now.

[bjorn-spockeli]

Hi Jesper, 

I am afraid that you will need a nRF9160 DK and the 10-pin SWD cable to program the Thingy:91. 

We do not have a USB bootloader on the nRF52840 that supports updating the application firmware on the nRF9160 yet. 

The same thing goes for BLE. 

So you will unfortunately have to wait until you get the cable.

Best regards

Bjørn