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Spent $500 and still can't start :-(

michurin

the very similar issue Friday, October 04 2013, 02:23 I have staerter kit + development kit. I have installed all required software and can't loat example code because I can't find example projects nor source files.

I can't find examples(may they haven't been installed then why?). c:\Keil\C51\ISD51\Examples\Nordic_nRF\ is the only examples related folder but it doesn't contain any ble code

Please advice. Thank you in advance.

[i]COMMENT Ole Morten This sounds like something that should have been posted as a separate question, but the SDK you have installed is for our nRF8001 chip. If you're working with the nRF51822, you need to get the nRF51 SDK, which is available on the download tab of the nRF51822 Development Kit and nRF51822 Evaluation Kit pages. If you see a red lock there, you need to enter a product key from a kit to get access to it.[/i][u][/u]

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    I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience here, but I believe that this question has also been handled in the support system.

    The current best way to get started with the nRF8001 is to use an Arduino and the SDK that is supplied here. This elimintates the need for both the nRFgo Starter Kit and the C51 compiler, making it a lot cheaper, and should also be a much easier way to get started.

    This solution and the accompanying SDK will soon be distributed in a more formal way.

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    I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience here, but I believe that this question has also been handled in the support system.

    The current best way to get started with the nRF8001 is to use an Arduino and the SDK that is supplied here. This elimintates the need for both the nRFgo Starter Kit and the C51 compiler, making it a lot cheaper, and should also be a much easier way to get started.

    This solution and the accompanying SDK will soon be distributed in a more formal way.

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    Could you replace the Dev kit for free? Is there anywhere else one can find such recommendations? My guess is that the answer for both questions is "NO".

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    The nRF8001 Development Kit, which I've understood you have, is still necessary if you want to use an Arduino. Unfortunately, I cannot give you a refund for your starter kit, since we don't sell directly to customers. I would however recommend you to check with the distributor you bought them from, what kind of return policy they have.

    The only thing I could offer as a compensation would have been to check if I were allowed to send you a nRF51822 Development Kit for free, but it seems you're not very interested in that.

    Also, using the Starter Kit and the Development Kit, even without C51, you can flash the precompiled examples, run them and see how they behave, both from the Master Control Panel and other BLE devices (iOS, Android 4.3). The precompiled examples are not usable without the Starter Kit, so traditionally we have said that it's easier to get started when you have both, than when you only have the Development Kit. This will most likely change with the full release of the Arduino SDK, once the documentation and all examples are up to speed there.

    Again, I'm sorry for your trouble, and that you feel you have wasted money, but unfortunately I can not refund you, only try to make the best out of what you have now.

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