https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/94719/building-without-using-a-sdkI am trying to teach myself embedded programming using the nrf52840 dev board. I would like to write some small program without using the SDK to get a better understanding of how things work at a lower level. Just to blink a LED for example. Is thisen-USTelligent Community 13Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:52:20 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/405933?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 22 Jan 2023 18:52:20 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:a65178ea-589d-4fa4-96c7-580f8ed7689eBeemac<p><a href="https://github.com/andenore/NordicSnippets">github.com/.../NordicSnippets</a>&nbsp;helped me out a lot, the sdk is great I&#39;m sure, but it sure is a pain to work with!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/399990?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 09 Dec 2022 16:20:15 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:a2c0a265-ef6c-4a22-af23-0c49ab1bfcbbAmanda Hsieh<p>Hi,&nbsp;</p> <p>It&#39;s possible, but our support is based on SDK.&nbsp;</p> <p>You could join the&nbsp;nRF Connect SDK Fundamentals course in the <a href="https://academy.nordicsemi.com/">Nordic Developer Academy</a>.</p> <p>I would suggest using NCS since nRF5SDK is in the maintained mode without features updating anymore.&nbsp; See&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/nrf-connect-sdk-and-nrf5-sdk-statement">nRF Connect SDK and nRF5 SDK statement</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>Regards,<br />Amanda H.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>