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Any hints as to what's new in the rf52 series release?

Maybe just a tease? :-)

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  • Segger just released JLink V5.00 and it has this tiny tidbit in it

    Firmware: JLink-OB-SAM3U128-mbedBTL-NordicSemi: Updated MSD files for new nRF52 based boards  
    

    So we know there are NRF52 boards, they use JLink OB and that hopefully means they are both JLink and MBED enabled. I say hopefully because I never want to use MBED again after the complete utter and total lack of support they have for OSX.

    Suspense is killing me ....

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  • Segger just released JLink V5.00 and it has this tiny tidbit in it

    Firmware: JLink-OB-SAM3U128-mbedBTL-NordicSemi: Updated MSD files for new nRF52 based boards  
    

    So we know there are NRF52 boards, they use JLink OB and that hopefully means they are both JLink and MBED enabled. I say hopefully because I never want to use MBED again after the complete utter and total lack of support they have for OSX.

    Suspense is killing me ....

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  • Lot of fun is coming from OSX world ... Apple WWDC yesterday : "We are excited about the opportunities an open source Swift creates for our industry. Baked-in safety features combined with excellent speed mean it has the chance to dramatically improve software versus using C-based languages. Swift is packed with modern features, it’s fun to write, and we believe it will get used in a lot of places. Together, we have an exciting road ahead."

    -c

  • Don't really see your point there, we won't be writing embedded btle apps in Swift, but I do hope Swift 2 is better than Swift 1 which was a disappointing mess. And none of that is related MBED's lip-service-only support for OSX about which I was complaining.

    I also note that there are no WWDC sessions this year on Bluetooth. I was hoping for some new API, more control of the connection from within iOS and the splitting up of the Master/Slave and Server/Peripheral connection which CoreBluetooth has perpetuated since the beginning, access to flags and raw data etc. There's no API diffs I can see yet but .. not looking good.

  • A wish for the future, Swift as a programming language for microcontrollers (read IoT). About Bluetooth (Smart) ... , as Apple philosophy, no low level control, but only the functions requested by Apple frameworks finalized to specific Apple use case. All Bluetooth Smart logic is implemented in CoreBluetooth, CoreLocation and HomeKit. Will be interesting to see if the new nRF52 will be compliant with Apple HomeKit .

    -c

  • The IDAP-Link and IDAP-M are already mBed enabled on OS X. Connect your nRF51 board to it and it then use mBed online compiler. Put IDAP-M on your board to make an mBed board. No hassle. Works directly with Keil and others no drivers to install.

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