How to create customized software to program boards via bluetooth on nRF Connect

[karenl]

Hi, I'd like to add that "BLE capabilities for nRF Connect" to my customized software in the dongle, is there an example code or a template which I can add to my customized code such that it can do that? Because when I tried using the dfu sample codes that come with the SDK 17.1.0, I was stilled asked to program the device to something else.

[karenl]

Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error CMake Error at C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake:838 (_find_package):
Could not find a configuration file for package "spdlog" that is compatible
with requested version "".

The following configuration files were considered but not accepted:

C:/vcpkg/packages/spdlog_x86-windows/share/spdlog/spdlogConfig.cmake, version: 1.11.0 (32bit) C:/vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake 838

This is the error that I'm getting just by opening the folder pc-ble-driver. I didn't show it last time because I thought it's a dependency problem I'll have to solve.

The ble connectivity firmware that I used, I compiled it from this folder from the SDK I downloaded: nRF5_SDK_17.1.0_ddde560\examples\connectivity\ble_connectivity\pca10056\ser_s140_usb_hci . According to Hung's answer, the connectivity firmware is very close to the firmware that's used to reprogram the dongle, with just some extra patches, what are those extra patches? If I do use the Visual studio to compile the code, which project do i use, there are at least 4 main.c files.

Thanks for your help.

[Einarh]

karenl said:

This is the error that I'm getting just by opening the folder pc-ble-driver.

What do you mean by "opening the folder"? You mean adding it as a project to VS Code? 

karenl said:

the SDK I downloaded: nRF5_SDK_17.1.0

Are you aware that nRF5 SDK is our old SDK, and we have a new one; nRF Connect SDK (NCS)?

Do you have any good reasons to use the old one?

[karenl]

Einarh said:

What do you mean by "opening the folder"? You mean adding it as a project to VS Code? 

No, I mean just choosing the open folder option, it's the same error I get from the step: 

$ cmake -G Ninja ..

in https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver.

Einarh said:

Are you aware that nRF5 SDK is our old SDK, and we have a new one; nRF Connect SDK (NCS)?

No, I am not aware of it. Will try it now.

[karenl]

Hi Einarh, in this new SDK, which sample project can I use as a template/reference to create a firmware to transport files for OTA to another device?

[Einarh]

Have a look at this:

https://github.com/simon-iversen/ncs_samples/tree/master/central_smp_client_dfu

-Einar