Which OS has been ported on nRF52840 DK?

[Hardik Prajapati]

Hi Team,

I wonder the operating system which has been ported on nRF52840 DK, I found multiple IoT OS what nRF52840 supports like ARM mbed, Zephyr, Contiki, etc. But can you please help me on the query that which OS is been already ported when someone buys nRF52840 DK?

Thanks in advance,

Hardik Prajapati

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi,

Many RTOSs are allready ported to the nRF52 devices, as you write. Most are ported by third parties. If you are looking for something that is supported by the SDKs provided by Nordic then you have FreeRTOS which is included  in nRF5 SDK and Zephyr which is supported in (and constitutes the core of) nRF Connect SDK.

[Hardik Prajapati]

Hi Einar,

Thanks for the prompt response.

I understood from your comments and now my question is, can we port the ARM mbed OS or Zephyr IoT OS on nRF52840 DK for openthread?

We as a developer want to explore a few things on Openthread with above mentioned IoT OS.

Thanks,

Hardik

[awneil]

But you've already said that you've found ports for mbed & Zephyr - so why would you want to port them again?

Nordic are already using Zephyr for the nRFConnect SDK: 

www.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF-Connect-SDK

Hardik Prajapati said:

can we port

Of course it is possible - as far as the RTOS is concerned, it's just another Cortex-M4.

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi,

OpenThread is integrated into Zephyr, so you can use that via nRF Connect SDK. See Working with Thread for details.

[Hardik Prajapati]

Hi All,

Thanks for the information.

I want to port ARM mbed OS to nRF52840 to make it an ARM Pelion client device. Can anyone share a document or a link to perform the same?

Also, please correct me on my below statements:

1) By default, nRF52840 has FreeRTOS installed. So If I compile the application from the Zephyr project for nRF52840 and flash then the actual RTOS would be the same(FreeRTOS) or it will run on the Zephyr RTOS?

2) Which one is better, ARM Pelion or Zephyr?

Thanks,

Hardik 

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi Hardik,

Hardik Prajapati said:

I want to port ARM mbed OS to nRF52840 to make it an ARM Pelion client device.

I suggest you use the ARM mbed forums for mbed questions if you decide to go that path, as mbed is developed and supported by ARM.

Hardik Prajapati said:

1) By default, nRF52840 has FreeRTOS installed. So If I compile the application from the Zephyr project for nRF52840 and flash then the actual RTOS would be the same(FreeRTOS) or it will run on the Zephyr RTOS?

No. All nRF devices ship with an empty flash. Also, only a few nRF5 examples use FreeRTOS. Most examples use no RTOS at all. For the nRF Connect SDK all examples use Zephyr, though some don't use any RTOS features. The device will only run an RTOS if the firmware you flash include an RTOS.

Hardik Prajapati said:

2) Which one is better, ARM Pelion or Zephyr?

I have no experience with ARM Pelion, but if you need support on that you should consult ARM and their forum. If you are looking for a IoT platform including an RTOS that is supported by Nordic then you probably want to look at the nRF Connect SDK and Zephyr.