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Best free toolchain for programming Nordic?

riceman0

Hello, we've built up quite a bit of experience programming Nordic targets with Keil and nRFgo studio.   We love your products.  However, we are considering moving away from Keil due to licensing costs.  I know you guys support several toolchains, do you (or anyone out there) have a recommendation for which toolchain to go with that is free?

Thanks for any ideas or recommendations!

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    Hi,

    Segger Embedded Studio (SES) is free to use for working with all nRF series products, and our main recommendation for IDE. It is safest to go for the toolchains listed as officially supported. E.g. for nRF5 SDK v16.0.0 (see release notes) those are:

    - ARM: MDK-ARM version 5.25
    - GCC: GCC ARM Embedded 7.2018q2.update
    - IAR: IAR Workbench 7.80.4
    - SES: SES 4.18

    We have not tested, nor made project files, for any IDEs not listed. If you choose other toolchains, e.g. another IDE together with GCC, we expect you to manage that IDE mostly on your own or through the community.

    Regards,
    Terje

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  • +1

    Hi,

    Segger Embedded Studio (SES) is free to use for working with all nRF series products, and our main recommendation for IDE. It is safest to go for the toolchains listed as officially supported. E.g. for nRF5 SDK v16.0.0 (see release notes) those are:

    - ARM: MDK-ARM version 5.25
    - GCC: GCC ARM Embedded 7.2018q2.update
    - IAR: IAR Workbench 7.80.4
    - SES: SES 4.18

    We have not tested, nor made project files, for any IDEs not listed. If you choose other toolchains, e.g. another IDE together with GCC, we expect you to manage that IDE mostly on your own or through the community.

    Regards,
    Terje

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