Nordic-Thingy52-FW-master doesn't work for my thingy52

[Frankie211]

I didn't change anything and compile the source file from github. But my thingy52 keeps flashing and stays in DFU mode after new app hexfile was burned in

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Nordic-Thingy52-FW 

Need help for this? thanks!!

[Brainware LLC]

I'm having the same problem. I have the NRF52832 (Thingy52) connected to a nRF52 board using the 10-pin cable so I'm able to update the Thingy52 with the Thingy hex file from Nordic's website.  I built the FW with gcc using "make -j" which produces a file called nrf52832_xxaa_s132.hex. Then I dropped the hex file into the nRF Connect desktop app which shows up as 0x0001F000 - 0x0004CCCF. Then I did a Erase & Write. Now the Thingy52 LED doesn't come on and it can no longer connect to the Thingy app on my iPhone. Any idea why this doesn't work?

[Brainware LLC]

Solved: I just had to drag the sdk_components/softdevice/s132/hex/s132_nrf52_4.0.2_softdevice.hex file into the nRF Connect app along with the nrf52832_xxaa_s132.hex file and then do a Erase & Flash. Now it works. Hopefully someone else will find this post so they don't have to waste hours trying to figure it out when, in fact, it is super easy once you know how.