Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

Heidi — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:55:08 GMT

Hi, sorry for the late reply.

Have you tried downloading the precompiled Windows executable, instead of installing from PyPi?

A Windows standalone executable (.exe) of nrfutil is available for download on the Releases page.

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

tobiass — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 20:27:40 GMT

Are there some easier ways of installing nrfutil on Windows 10 without needing to install Visual Studio?

Tobias

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

tobiass — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 20:40:53 GMT

Hi, on further inspection I was mistaken: the problem with Visual Studio arises not when compiling the firmware, but when I'm generating my own DFU packages (for updating the firmware over nRF Connect with an Android device over Bluetooth).

For this I need to install nrfutil. Since I use Windows 10, I also need the nRF5 Bluetooth Low Energy GAP/GATT driver (pc-ble-driver-py), which in turn needs nrf-ble-driver to be installed as a CMake module. In the instructions, I'm recommended to install it with vcpkg, which in turn requires Visual Studio (since I'm using Windows). After installing the newest version of Visual Studio, I get the errors in my first post. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

Here are all the instructions I use for building the firmware/generating the DFU:

https://nordicsemiconductor.github.io/Nordic-Thingy52-FW/

nordicsemiconductor.github.io/.../firmware_compile.html

https://nordicsemiconductor.github.io/Nordic-Thingy52-FW/documentation/dfu_connect.html

https://nordicsemiconductor.github.io/Nordic-Thingy52-FW/documentation/dfu_generating.html

github.com/.../pc-nrfutil

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-py

Best regards,

Tobias

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

Heidi — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:34:01 GMT

We don't support building the Thingy:52 project in Visual Studio. We support GCC, Keil or SES, but if you choose SES, see this ticket for the correct project.

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

tobiass — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:18:14 GMT

Hi, I am not familiar with nrfjprog. If I am not mistaken, it requires a USB development kit (which I do not have, I am trying to update the firmware using nrfconnect for Android). The compilation errors puzzle me, perhaps I am using the wrong version of Visual Studio?

Best regards,

Tobias

RE: Cannot compile Thingy:52 firmware, perhaps problems with C++ (Windows 10)

Heidi — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:21:54 GMT

Hi, I don't really understand. The Thingy:52 firmware is written in C, not C++. Have you tried building using nrfjprog? If not, please try that and let me know if you still have the same problem.

Best regards,

Heidi