Where is the Master control panel? What application do I use like it?

[Ted]

Hi Nordic team,

My OS is Windows 7 X64. My dongle is PCA1000 (nRF51822)

I used master control panel to connect with my target board and control it many years ago. But I cannot find it now. Where can I download it or what application replace it? I have a dongle PCA1000. It was flashed the hex file of BLE sniffer function. How to flash the hex file to the function that it likes master control panel's function? Where can I download the hex file of dongle (master control panel's function)? 

[Kenneth]

For new development I recommend to check out nRF Connect for desktop (this can do all that mcp could and more):
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-tools/Development-Tools/nRF-Connect-for-desktop

Though I am not sure if the old Windows 7 is supported.

I could find the mcp files and upload them here in case you can't use the above:

5228.mcp_3.10.0.zip

[Ted]

Hi Kenneth,

I run Master Control Panel 3.10.0 and flash the dongle use mefw_nrf51822_0.11.0_firmware.hex or mefw_nrf51822_0.9.0_firmware.hex. It always display "No response from master emulator".
If I run nRF Connect Desktop V3.6.0 and selected "Bluetooth Low Energy". Then select the com port, but it always displays "ERROR Error occured when opening port. Errorcode: NRF_ERROR_TIMEOUT (0xd)". Please see the attach file. Do you know how to solve it?

Fullscreen 2020-10-30T03_36_29.392Z-log.txt Download

2020-10-30T03:36:29.860Z INFO Application data folder: D:\Users\tedwu\AppData\Roaming\nrfconnect\pc-nrfconnect-ble
2020-10-30T03:36:29.925Z DEBUG App pc-nrfconnect-ble v2.4.2 official
2020-10-30T03:36:29.925Z DEBUG App path: D:\Users\tedwu\.nrfconnect-apps\node_modules\pc-nrfconnect-ble
2020-10-30T03:36:29.925Z DEBUG nRFConnect 3.6.0 is supported by the app (^3.6.0)
2020-10-30T03:36:29.925Z DEBUG nRFConnect path: D:\Users\tedwu\AppData\Local\Programs\nrfconnect\resources\app.asar
2020-10-30T03:36:29.926Z DEBUG HomeDir: D:\Users\tedwu
2020-10-30T03:36:29.926Z DEBUG TmpDir: D:\Users\tedwu\AppData\Local\Temp
2020-10-30T03:36:39.233Z INFO Device setup completed
2020-10-30T03:36:39.234Z INFO The device is not in the list of supported devices. Attempting to open as a custom device.
2020-10-30T03:36:39.235Z INFO Opening custom device
2020-10-30T03:36:39.235Z INFO Note: firmware must be compatible with connectivity firmware version: 4.1.2, SoftDevice API version: 5 and baud rate: 1000000.
2020-10-30T03:36:39.239Z INFO Opening adapter connected to COM104
2020-10-30T03:36:40.202Z INFO Successfully opened COM104. Baud rate: 1000000. Flow control: none. Parity: none.
2020-10-30T03:36:40.202Z DEBUG State change: STATE_START -> STATE_RESET
2020-10-30T03:36:40.203Z DEBUG        1 ->  [N/A] type:          RESERVED_5 reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:0 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0
2020-10-30T03:36:40.204Z INFO Reset performed on adapter COM104
2020-10-30T03:36:40.502Z DEBUG State change: STATE_RESET -> STATE_UNINITIALIZED
2020-10-30T03:36:40.503Z DEBUG        2 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:40.751Z DEBUG        3 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:41.003Z DEBUG        4 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:41.251Z DEBUG        5 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:41.501Z DEBUG        6 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:41.751Z DEBUG        7 ->  [01 7e ] type: LINK_CONTROL_PACKET reliable: no seq#:0 ack#:0 payload_length:2 data_integrity:0 err_code:0x0 [SYNC]
2020-10-30T03:36:42.003Z DEBUG State change: STATE_UNINITIALIZED -> STATE_NO_RESPONSE
2020-10-30T03:36:42.004Z ERROR Received status with code 0 PKT_SEND_MAX_RETRIES_REACHED, message: 'No response from device. Tried to send packet 6 times.'
2020-10-30T03:36:43.205Z DEBUG serial port read on port COM104 aborted.
2020-10-30T03:36:43.206Z INFO serial port COM104 closed.
2020-10-30T03:36:43.253Z ERROR Error occured when opening port. Errorcode: NRF_ERROR_TIMEOUT (0xd)

[Kenneth]

I think you will have do to some trial and fail approach here, just make sure you don't have master control panel, nrf connect for desktop and/or even nrfgo studio open at the same time.

Best regards,
Kenneth