Getting Started with nRF Connect SDK

RE: Getting Started with nRF Connect SDK

Heidi — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 08:24:17 GMT

Hi, NCS is similar to the nRF5 SDK in a sense. The main difference is NCS is built on top of Zephyr RTOS. When NCS first came out we only offered support with the nRF9160, but now it is supported with a lot of Nordic's boards (for example nRF5340, nRF52840).

If you want to change one of our applications, you should take a look at this page, which touches on changing an existing app in the nRF Connect for Desktop framework.

Best regards,

Heidi

RE: Getting Started with nRF Connect SDK

ThienVu — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:38:50 GMT

Hi!

Thank you for your help.

So basically NCS is similar to nRF5 SDK, but just for newer devices (nRF91 for instance)?

I still don't fully understand what NCS can do. My end goal is to add functionalities to nRF Connect Bluetooth Low Energy App. I found the app source code on Nordic Github, and the app was written in JavaScript, so is that not NCS. What can I do next to get to my end goal?

Thank you.

RE: Getting Started with nRF Connect SDK

Heidi — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:23:01 GMT

Hi!

The only IDE we support with nRF Connect SDK is Segger Embedded Studio Nordic Edition.

Regard to language, NCS is written in C.

[quote user=""]I'm trying to modify the nRF Connect Bluetooth Low Energy App to add some additional functionalities, and still don't know how nRF Connect SDK can help.[/quote]

Me neither. What were you hoping to do with NCS? It won't be able to change any of the nRF Connect applications. But you could use it to program a Nordic device to connect via BLE, for instance.

Best regards,

Heidi