Which software should I use to develop ble coded phy ?

[Sreejith Sundh]

Hi,

Simply asking, what is the difference between nRF Connect SDK and nRF Connect Desktop? I would like to program nRF5340 DK with a feature of ble coded PHY (ble with custom service development). Which software would be more helpful here?

Thanks and Regards,

Sreejith

[Karl Ylvisaker]

Hello Sreejith,

The nRF Connect Desktop application is just the collection of the different development tools you could use while developing with our products, such as the Programmer, BLE tool and Power Profiler applications. It also includes the Toolchain Manager application, which makes the nRF Connect SDK setup and installation much easier.

In summary, to develop for the nRF5340 you will need to use the nRF Connect SDK - which you could get from within the nRF Connect Desktop application.

Best regards,
Karl

[Sreejith Sundh]

Thanks Karl,

but I could not find some ble sample ble samples, when I works with nRF connect Desktop. because most of the tutorials in internet done through nRF SDK and SoftStudio. So what would you suggest in order to follow the nordic tutorials?

Thanks and Regards,

Sreejith

[Karl Ylvisaker]

Hello again Sreejith,

Sreejith Sundh said:

but I could not find some ble sample ble samples, when I works with nRF connect Desktop.

Have you successfully downloaded and installed the nRF Connect SDK?
If so, you could find the all the samples located at NCS/nrf/samples and NCS/zephyr/samples.
You could read about the samples and SDK components in the SDK documentation.

Sreejith Sundh said:

most of the tutorials in internet done through nRF SDK and SoftStudio. So what would you suggest in order to follow the nordic tutorials?

Yes, the nRF5 SDK is our most mature and long-running SDK, which is why there exists so many tutorials and mentions for it. However, for the nRF5340 you will need to work with the newer nRF Connect SDK. A good place to start is with the Getting Started with NCS tutorial series.

Please do not hesitate to ask if anything is unclear, or if you encounter any other issues or questions!

Best regards,
Karl

[Sreejith Sundh]

Hi Karl,

Many thanks for your detailed response and I am appreciate your time.

I have started with the tutorial which you shared but they explained it for the SDK version of 1.5.0 but in my latest nRF Connect Desktop, I can only see the from the 1.6.0 versions. Can I continue with the higher versions too? 

Thanks and Regards,

Sreejith

[Karl Ylvisaker]

Hello Sreejith,

Sreejith Sundh said:

Many thanks for your detailed response and I am appreciate your time.

No problem at all, I am happy to help! :)

Sreejith Sundh said:

I can only see the from the 1.6.0 versions. Can I continue with the higher versions too? 

Yes, these samples and tutorial should work just as well for newer versions of the SDK. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you should encounter any issues or questions along the way.

Best regards,
Karl