How to program nrf51422

RE: How to program nrf51422

ralph — Mon, 11 May 2015 12:21:14 GMT

Ohh. That was really helpful. At least now I know how I should go around this now.

Really thank you very much.

RE: How to program nrf51422

RK — Mon, 11 May 2015 12:09:38 GMT

They don't plug into anything, they are designed to be soldered directly onto a board just like your devkit is. That strip of tape they are mounted on is designed to go into an automatic machine which places the chips in production runs of 1000s of boards .. which is partly why I never really understood sending a little strip of 5 with the kit, most people can't use them, I think.

Whoever you get to build your board should mount all the components on it for you, including the 51422, they may or may not program it for you, depends on whom you get to make the board and whether they are set up for board programming or just board manufacture. You may have to leave a way to connect to the manufactured boards and program them, at least for the prototypes.

RE: How to program nrf51422

ralph — Mon, 11 May 2015 12:03:36 GMT

I see. The issue with the IC though is the pins are small so that they do not plug normally into an arduino or a breadboard.

Thank you very much for your reply. Would have to ask my supplier to build and program the IC for me then.

RE: How to program nrf51422

RK — Mon, 11 May 2015 11:52:20 GMT

I never quite understood why the devkits come with 5 sample pieces and I don't know how many people really find a use for them. The only thing you can do with them is mount them on a custom designed board for your product prototype, or get whoever builds your prototype board to mount it, and all the other components. I would think the cost of mailing whoever that is the little strip of 5 chips in order for them to use them is pretty equivalent to having them source the chips locally and do it.

So sounds like your next job is designing a prototype board and having it built.