How can I flash the E104-BT5032A-TB using Windows 8.1?

[artyeduino]

Hi All,

I am NEW to Nordic Devices and I want to try to learn as much as I can.

I have bought a startup Dev Board to learn my skills with:  E104-BT5032A-TB  E104-BT5032A-TB On AliExpress 

I can't find out how to start with it. I have STLinkV2 and I already installed the toolchain and openocd.

I have issues when I use STLink version 32 and up and ONLY can found version 27 to be able to flash my device and make it work.

I really want to learn how to develop the nRF52 and I have tried contacting the Seller with no luck at all.

I have been looking all over the internet for an easy to understand guide with no luck at all. 

I don't know exactly which version of Eclipse to install? or Should I be using SEGGER software? or mmaybe nRFGo Studio or nRFConnect.

The main issue I have is HARDWARE - since even when I tried to flash on Arduino with 0.70 Nordic Board configuration and s132 softdevice - I got error.

I am not sure how to make it RESET.

The board has so many jumpers on it and I can't see my self changing more then one at a time - I tried the mode Jumper with no luck for start.

I have connected ONLY 4 wires (maybe I need more) from my STLinkV2 to the E104-BT5032A-TB

3v3 and GND and also SWDIO and SWDCLK.

I was able only to do the followings:

openocd -f interface/stlink-v2.cfg -f target/nrf52.cfg

and get the result of

Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
        http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
Info : auto-selecting first available session transport "hla
se 'transport select <transport>'.
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target con
ght differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
adapter speed: 10000 kHz
Info : Unable to match requested speed 10000 kHz, using 4000
Info : Unable to match requested speed 10000 kHz, using 4000
Info : clock speed 4000 kHz
Info : STLINK v2 JTAG v27 API v2 SWIM v6 VID 0x0483 PID 0x37
Info : using stlink api v2
Info : Target voltage: 3.197384
Info : nrf52.cpu: hardware has 0 breakpoints, 2 watchpoints

That ONLY happened when I have version 27 and lower on my STLinkV2 Device.

I have no idea what I am doing wrong and I would be happy to have a guide that I can use to even BLINK an LED on the Device - I already have ordered more devices and I want to be sure that I can learn them as well.

Please assist,

Thank You my frined.

Aryeduino

[abdelali]

Hi,

Your life would be much easier if you just bought an nRF52 DK instead !

Have a look this getting started tutorial. It should help you getting started with that.

[artyeduino]

thanks abdelali

Yes, that is true - But I have so many tools that I bought over the years and I want to put them into good use - i read and saw that it can be done using the STLink V2 to program the nRF52 board.

I saw that getting started you have sent - they use the nRF52 DK of which I don't have right now and I can't follow the instructions there.

I would be happy if someone can help me with the wiring of the board to the STLinkV2. What should I connect over the already connected wires as i have mentioned. 3v3 and GND - and SWDIO and SWDCLK.

I would be happy to be able to start programming the nRF devices using the Hardware That i already have and to learn how to do that using the CORRECT software as well. I know that this is the RIGHT place to get the information I am looking for and get the knowledge out of you guys that works and understand the nRF inside-out.

I need to understand the basics using the HW I have at hand - I would be happy to get to the next step of developing the nRF52 by myself.

Thanks,

Aryeduino