Access nRF52840 Dongle through pc-ble-driver-py libraryhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/81224/access-nrf52840-dongle-through-pc-ble-driver-py-libraryHello, I&#39;ve been trying to access the nRF52840 dongle through the pc-ble-driver-py library. However, I can&#39;t get the Nordic examples to run. Here&#39;s what I did so far: - Install pc-ble-driver-py release 0.16.2 as described here (&quot;installing fromen-USTelligent Community 13Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:27:30 GMTRE: Access nRF52840 Dongle through pc-ble-driver-py libraryhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/336875?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:27:30 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:66ff0432-7f49-4ed6-a7e5-93df718a24fbSebi1128<p>Thank you for the information!</p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Sebastian</p> <div class="LTRStyle" style="direction:ltr;display:none;text-align:left;" id="WidgetFloaterPanels"> <div style="display:none;" id="WidgetFloater"> <div id="WidgetLogoPanel"><span id="WidgetTranslateWithSpan"><span>TRANSLATE with </span></span> <span id="WidgetCloseButton" title="Exit Translation">x</span></div> <div id="LanguageMenuPanel"> <div class="DDStyle_outer"><span class="DDStyle" id="__LanguageMenu_header">English</span> <div style="left:0;position:relative;text-align:left;"> <div style="position:absolute;"> <div 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no QDID you can reference for this chip/Softdevice combination: <span><a title="Bluetooth QDIDs" href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/comp_matrix_nrf52840/COMP/nrf52840/nrf52840_ble_qdid_qual_matrix.html?cp=4_0_3_4">Bluetooth QDIDs</a></span>).</p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Vidar</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Access nRF52840 Dongle through pc-ble-driver-py libraryhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/336711?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:17:51 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:2be8f112-4fd3-4e8f-befb-b627cc0c8984Sebi1128<p>Hello Vidar,</p> <p>Thank you for the answer, now I&#39;m able to run the examples.</p> <p>But I&#39;m still a bit confused, is it safe to use the nRF52840 with the S132 connectivity firmware, since they are not officially compatible? 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The first production qualified Softdevice for the nRF52840 came in version 6.</p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Vidar</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: Access nRF52840 Dongle through pc-ble-driver-py libraryhttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/336653?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:22:15 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:d8a7ad01-0b52-46f6-8819-433df5942d2fSebi1128<p>Hello Vidar,</p> <p></p> <p>I see, in this case I have a follow up question:</p> <p>1) Am I correct in assuming that I have to flash the connectivity firmware with Softdevice S140 for the 52840 Dongle?</p> <p>2) If yes, can you provide me with a connectivity firmware dfu package with S140, because I didn&#39;t find one in the github repo that you provided.</p> <p></p> <p>Thanks a lot!</p> <p>Sebastian</p> <div class="LTRStyle" style="direction:ltr;display:none;text-align:left;" id="WidgetFloaterPanels"> <div style="display:none;" id="WidgetFloater"> <div id="WidgetLogoPanel"><span 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GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:ede35041-75f8-4287-9c6b-cb1d444caed7Vidar Berg<p>Hello Sebastian,</p> <p>The python wrapper for the pc-ble-driver does not support API version 6 so you need to program version 5 of the connectivity FW instead: <a href="https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver/tree/v4.1.4-hex/hex/sd_api_v5">https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver/tree/v4.1.4-hex/hex/sd_api_v5</a></p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>Vidar</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>