Hi,
I have an NRF52-DK, which works fine. I'm developing applications for external modules, obviously, and am currently programming them with the DK on-board programmer.
Moving forward, I'm looking for a fallback solution for module programming. Normally, I'd have bought a JLINK-EDU-MINI or another cheap ST-Link (if it were ST), but I see no low-cost options available for NRF devices. I don't want to get a jlink clone, and transforming ST-link to jlink, which is very affordable ($10 Nucleo on Digikey) is license-limited to ST devices only.
So:
1.Is there any NRF-compatible SWD programmer available for <$20-ish? If not, it's quite a bummer. Gone are the days where MCU programming required a $300 tool. Note: talking even on a programmer-only (no debug) in case my main tool gets damaged and I can't afford waiting a month for a replacement.
2. I did see I could use a Raspberry Pi on ST-Link with openocd, but in that case, can I use the projects developed with nrf connect VS-code to generates .bin files for openocd? How do I do this? I looked for instructions and couldn't find.
Thanks ahead,
Best,