Getting Started with nRF9160 DK

2020-08-04: The content of this guide is now covered in the documentation on Infocenter. For the most up-to-date Getting started guide with nRF9160 DK please follow this link

2020-03-09: Updated tutorial to support nRF Connect SDK (NCS) v1.2.0 (Screenshots may not be updated with the latest version number but the text is)

2019-07-31: Updated tutorial to support nRF Connect SDK (NCS) v1.0.0

2019-05-21: Updated tutorial to cover the changes in the nRF Connect SDK

  • I had activated the iBasis sim which i got along with the DK then only i tried connecting on the link monitor. I am from Belgium and LTE-M is supported here. Can you please suggest any way out?

  • Very nice article! After launching LTE link monitor, i did reset DK and zephyr OS booted but its showing some error 

    [1;31m<err> net_if.net_if_init: There is no network interface to work with!
    
    
  • Hello Akash,

    Thank you for your Message. I solved that and flash the at client on nRF9160 and able to pass AT commands.

  • Hello Akash,

    Thank you for the quick response. I tried to look output transcript. 

    Loading solution at_client.emProject
    Executing load commands
    cmake -GNinja -DBOARD=nrf9160_pca10090 -DBOARD_DIR=C:/ncs/zephyr/boards/arm/nrf9160_pca10090 -DZEPHYR_TOOLCHAIN_VARIANT=gnuarmemb -DGNUARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=C: -BC:/ncs/nrf/samples/nrf9160/at_client -HC:/ncs/nrf/samples/nrf9160/at_client -DEXTRA_KCONFIG_TARGETS=menuconfig_ses -DEXTRA_KCONFIG_TARGET_COMMAND_FOR_menuconfig_ses=C:/Program Files/EmbeddedStudio_ARM_Nordic_v416_win_x64/arm_segger_embedded_studio_v416_win_x64_nordic/html/configure_nordic_project_menuconfig.py
    Failed to create ConsoleBuf!
    setActiveInputCodepage failed!
    Failed to create ConsoleBuf!
    setActiveInputCodepage failed!
    CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:9 (include):
      include could not find load file:
    
        C:/cmake/app/boilerplate.cmake
    
    
    -- The C compiler identification is GNU 8.2.1
    -- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
    -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/EmbeddedStudio_ARM_Nordic_v416_win_x64/arm_segger_embedded_studio_v416_win_x64_nordic/bin/cc.exe
    -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/EmbeddedStudio_ARM_Nordic_v416_win_x64/arm_segger_embedded_studio_v416_win_x64_nordic/bin/cc.exe -- works
    -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
    -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - failed
    -- Detecting C compile features
    -- Detecting C compile features - failed
    CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:10 (project):
      No CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER could be found.
    
      Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment
      variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path
      to the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.
    
    
    -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
    See also "C:/ncs/nrf/samples/nrf9160/at_client/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
    See also "C:/ncs/nrf/samples/nrf9160/at_client/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".
    Project load failed
    Reported error: solution load command failed (1)
    

    Seems like some files are missing.