Installing development environment including the SEGGER IDE on a PC that is not connected to the internet

[KeithG]

Is it possible to install the development environment  on a PC that is not connected to the internet.

I need to be able to download all the files from a PC connected to the internet. Copy the files to a thumb drive and then install them on a PC that does not have internet access.

[Didrik Rokhaug]

Hi,

I believe it should be possible to move the toolchain folder. You also have to copy the source code, and then initialize the west workspace manually as described in option 2 here.

If you have the Toolchain Manager installed on the computer, it should recognize the SDK if you point it to the right folder.

If you do not have the Toolchain Manager, you must use the scripts in the toolchain folder to open SES, rather than the SES executable directly. This will ensure that the environment is set up correctly.

Best regards,

Didrik

[KeithG]

I am using a Windows (W10) machine. I could not figure out where the toolchain executable is at in the ncs directory. I copied the Nordic and ncs directories. The shortcut for launching the toolchain manager is on a networked connected install is "C:\Users\SNG6BE942111N0\AppData\Local\Programs\nrfconnect\nRF Connect.exe" --args --open-official-app pc-nrfconnect-toolchain-manager --source "official"

If there an toolchain executable in the Nordic or ncs directory if so what is it's name?

[Didrik Rokhaug]

If the toolchain has been installed with the Toolchain Manager, you should find it in <the NCS version>/toolchain.

If you press the arrow next to the "Open IDE" button, you should find a "Open toolchain folder" option which will take you there.

That folder contains all the tools you need (except nrfjprog).

[KeithG]

The offline install works, thanks!

Now I would like to be able to install the USB drivers for the thingy on this system. Since I cant install the LTE Link Monitor because I can't run nRF Connect since I am not connected to the internet.

I tried what was described in CASE ID 235545 but the system complains about the driver.

Windows reports:

nRF52 USB CDC Demo 

A service installation section in the INF is invalid

I used the nordic_cdc_acm.cat and nordic_cdc_acm.inf that was used in the CASE ID 235545

I am running Windows 7 - 64bit

[Didrik Rokhaug]

As Windows 7 has been deprecated by Microsoft, we don't test on that platform any longer.

However, there shouldn't have been any changes to the Thingy:91 USB drivers, so what worked before should still work.

The .inf file used by the Thingy is this one: https://github.com/nrfconnect/sdk-nrf/blob/master/applications/connectivity_bridge/src/disk/thingy91_cdc_acm.inf

that might be a good place to start looking for compatible drivers.