https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/79573/development-on-nrf9160-dk-without-zepyhrHello, I am starting to learn about the nrf9160DK and I found myself forced to use Zephyr while reading through the documentation. I would like to know if there is a way to use the kit without Zephyr, but instead as a bare metal. Is there a NordicSemien-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:33:51 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/329202?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:33:51 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:aa3cee8a-588d-4c4a-a244-ddad32d4847fAlbrecht Markus Schellenberger<p lang="en-GB">Hello Mohammed,</p> [quote user=""]and are there any documentation for this ?&nbsp;[/quote] <p lang="en-GB">We do not have any documentation for this, since our official tool for nRF9160 development is the nRF Connect SDK, which includes Zephyr.</p> [quote user=""]I would like to know if there is a way to use the kit without Zephyr, but instead as a bare metal. Is there a NordicSemi specific API for such development ?[/quote] <p>It should be possible to set up a build environment without using Zephyr. We are for instance providing stand-alone drivers, which you can find <a href="https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/nrfx">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p lang="en-GB">However, adding the memory layouts of the nRF9160 or parts like the <a href="https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/1.6.1/nrf/samples/spm/README.html#secure-partition-manager">Secure Partition Manager</a> to a custom build environment might not be that straight forward. And we do not provide any support for it neither.</p> <p lang="en-GB">I hope I could answer your question.</p> <p lang="en-GB">Regards,</p> <p lang="en-GB">Markus</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>