Unable to detect dev board on macOS Monterey

[eskimo_IcYPaTh]

Hi all.

Here's the list of items installed on my macOS Monterey (v12.1) in order:

1. nRF Connect for Desktop (v3.9.1)
2. nRF Connect for Desktop - Toolchain Manager (v0.10.1)
3. nRF Connect SDK (v1.8.0)
4. nRF Command Line Tools (v10.15.1)
5. nRF Connect for Desktop - Programmer (v2.0.1)

I am unable to detect the nRF9160 dev board in the Programmer app. I have also attempted to detect a nRF52832 dev board but to no avail as well.

Similarly, I tried running the command "nrfjprog --ids" and the devices were not listed despite being connected.

Lastly, I tried running another command to check if the dev boards appears in the "/dev" directory where they should appear under the alias "tty.usbmodemXXX" (According to https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver#validating-on-macos). The "known issues" link is broken though.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Marte Myrvold]

Hi,

The known issues for pc-ble-driver on macOS can be found here: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver/blob/master/Issues.md#macos-issues.

Is LED5 on when the nRF9160 DK is connected to the computer?

Best regards,

Marte

[eskimo_IcYPaTh]

Hi Marte,

Yes it is; LED5 is constantly blinking.

[Marte Myrvold]

Hi,

What version of JLink do you have? You can find this by using the command nrfjprog --version in a terminal.

Can you try installing nRF Connect for Desktop v3.7 and see if you are able to detect the devices using this version instead?

1. Download the latest 3.7 version of nRF Connect for Desktop from https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Connect-for-desktop/Download?lang=en#infotabs (for macOS this is 3.7.2, for Windows and Linux 3.7.1, because 3.7.2 was not needed and not released for these).
2. After starting nRF Connect for Desktop 3.7 a prompt will come up about the 3.8 upgrade. Click “No” on this.
3. In the Settings, click on “Add source”, enter the URL http://developer.nordicsemi.com/.pc-tools/nrfconnect-apps/3.7-apps/apps.json and click “Add”.
4. Back in the list of all apps, all apps should show up twice now, one with “official” below them and one with “3.7 compatible apps” below them. If you want to hide the incompatible versions, click on “Filter” and deselect “Official”.
5. Install the apps you need in the old versions and use them.

Best regards,

Marte