nRF8001 DK

[omer]

Hi,

I have just opened my nRF8001 DK. It seems like for the evaluation of the nRF8001, I also need to purchase a nRFgo Motherboard, which is sold separetely.

Where does it say explicitly, that I need extra HW compenent, in order to use the nRF8001 kit?

Without this motherboard, does it mean, that I cannot do anything?

Thanks, Omer

[David Edwin]

The nRF51822 will definitely be able to accomplish this task. The nRF51822 does not have the visual interface that the nRF8001 has, but you will be able to accomplish all that you need by writing C code. Yes the nRF8001 requires an external MCU but it can also be put in pretty small packages and that will depend on your PCB layout and size of battery.

[Guest]

Hi Star Destroyer,

Thanks for your feedbacks, they are very useful for me.

Just to summarize and make sure that I understand it correctly. I can write an api in a smart phone and modify the broadcast data in the nRF51822 (standalone, without any need of other chip) in a wireless fashion and after that read the same data via another api in the smart phone.

The chip nRF51822 is capable doing this.

Thanks