https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/53973/failed-to-write-blinky-app-via-nrfconnect-programmerHello Development environment: mac h/w nrf52840 dongle connected via usb compiler: gcc-arm-none-eabi-7-2018-q2-update Updated nrf5sdk/examples/ble_peripheral/ble_app_blinky/pca10059/s140/armgcc/ble_app_blinky_gcc_nrf52.ld as follows /* MEMORYen-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:06:22 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/218295?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 04 Nov 2019 15:06:22 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:b0963f35-629b-4232-927c-9e2a1ac00170priyesh<p>Thank you Kenneth. Appreciate your help. Your answer helped me with look for examples that do not require a softdevice and i found them under peripheral which included blinky app which do not use ble and hence do not require a softdevice. Keeps it simple and i can do it via command line which is what i was looking for. </p> <p>Appreciate the different options you provide for development. Keep up the good work.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/218197?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:26:01 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:7f43f705-9197-421f-b05d-47ada4ea34feKenneth<p>The nRF52840 Dongle may not be a good solution for development, I recommend the nRF52840-DK for development, while the nRF52840 Dongle is better for demonstration later in prototyping. In general you may find this useful:</p> <p><a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/getting-started/posts/nrf52840-dongle-programming-tutorial">https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/getting-started/posts/nrf52840-dongle-programming-tutorial</a></p> <p>In your case it may seem as you have not programmed the S140 softdevice?</p> <p><a href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/sdk_nrf5_v16.0.0/getting_started_softdevice.html?cp=5_1_1_3">https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/sdk_nrf5_v16.0.0/getting_started_softdevice.html?cp=5_1_1_3</a>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>