Is it possible to use SDK tools without evaluation/development kit?

[Pedro]

Hello, i would like to know if its possible to use your SDK tools (S110 Soft Device, nRF51 SDK) without your evaluation/development kit. Since RFduino has a RF51822 chip, i would like to know if I can use your SDK directly (connecting the PC to the module by USB/BLE) to create and use a custom profile on the chip.

Thanks in advance

[Ole Morten]

The SDK is just C-code, so it will work on any nRF51822 chip. However, most of the examples are tailored towards the pinouts used on either the Development or Evaluation Kit, so you'll most likely have to change this somewhat to run the examples on different hardware. This should however be fairly easy.

For detailed question on how to use the SDK on the RFduino, you will most likely get better answers from the module manufacturer, since we haven't worked much with it.

[Pedro]

Thanks for your reply. So, assuming that I dont need a debugger, can I program my applications/configurations or the S110 Software Stack into the nRF51822 through nRFgo Studio with just a generic USB to UART bridge (like FT231X, which is present on RFduino) or it is mandatory to have any Segger hardware (like in your development dongle) to program/erase?

[Ole Morten]

A new softdevice can only be flashed using a Segger, unless the RFduino guys have done something very clever. If so, I assume you'll also have to get the new release from them and not flash a hex-file you get from us, since they will have to have done some changes to it.

[Tim Field]

Pedro - wondering if you have had any success using nRF51 SDK with RFduino? Sounds very promising.

Thanks!