How to program nRF6936?

[Abdiel94]

Hello, that's my first post, I'm starting in the world of nordic and I want to know how to configurate it to program in VS code, I already do all the steps in the 3 first videos but I can't get that my laptop find the device from any of the apps of nRF Connect for Desktop (When I search from the Bluetooth interface of the laptop of course it appears and connect) and I can't upload a new program to my nordic nRF6936.

I'm using windows 10, 64bits, nRF Connect SDK v1.9.1, Toolchain Manager v0.10.3, nRF Connect for Desktop v3.11.0

In the serie of videos I saw, use nRF Connect SDK v1.6.1, that's the only difference

https://youtu.be/2cv_jjqk5hg

I don't know if it affects, thanks for your answers

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[Marte Myrvold]

Hi,

The Thingy:52 does not have an onboard debugger, so it will not show up in VS Code when you connect to it through USB. The same is true for the Programmer app in nRF Connect for Desktop, unless the device has a bootloader programmed, which Thingy:52 does not have by default. To program it you will have to use an external debugger connected to the P9 connector on the Thingy:52. You can see the connector in figure 2 here: Thingy:52 Hardware figures. For more information see Thingy 52 Programming and Debugging. This guide only mentions using command line, but with an external debugger you can also use both VS Code and the Programmer app.

Best regards,

Marte

[Abdiel94]

Thank you very much Marte, I already ordered the debugger, as long as arrive I will try to make my own app in MIT app inventor, do you have any example to get data from my Nordic sensors in this development app page?

[Marte Myrvold]

Hi,

In nRF Connect SDK you can use the Sensors module in Zephyr to gather data from the sensors. I do not have much experience with MIT App Inventor, so I do not know what its possibilities and limitations are, but if your plan is to send sensor data from the Thingy to a phone, then I would suggest using the Nordic UART Service to send the data.

Best regards,

Marte