nRF51822 Development kit: no board visualized on nRFgo studio

[Nicola]

Hi all,

I am trying to use for the first time my nRF51822 development kit, following the "Development Kit User Guide v1.3". The problem is that when I open "nRFgo studio" I cannot see any Board on the "Device Manager", and for this reason I cannot continue the procedure.

Looking on the motherboard all looks fine: all the cables are connected and green leds (VCC,VTG) are lighting up. Also the green led on the J-link lite emulator is light up. On the other hand, my motherboard is not showing any Board ID.

Does anybody know what I am missing? Thank you in advance.

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[Ole Morten]

Can you please check that all needed drivers have been installed, by looking for unknown devices or devices with exclamation marks in the device manager? If you find any, can you please try to update the drivers manually, and point the installer at C:\Program Files (x86)\Nordic Semiconductor\nRFgo Studio\usb_drivers\nrf6310 or one of the subfolders?

If this doesn't solve it, can you please upload a screenshot of your device manager?

[Fernando]

Hi,

I am looking to develop using your products, but I don`t have any experience with Nordic. Could you please point me in the right direction to integrate a nRF51822 into my designs?

Is this all what I need to buy to program a nRF51822? www.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF51822-Development-Kit

or do I really need the nRFgo Starter Kit as well?

Many thanks,

Fernando

[Nicola]

Hi Ole Morten, thank you for your answer!

I cannot find any unknown device or exclamation mark on my device manager... You can find the screenshot attached.

Edit: I also remember that during the installation of nRF51 SDK I had an error but I didn't remember exactly what error was. So, I reproduce it installing all the system to an other PC, and now I have a screenshot of that error! (second screenshot attached). How I can fix it?

Thanks, Nicola

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[David Edwin]

I suggest that you start with the nRF51822 Evaluation kit, this provides you everything that you need for development without requiring the nRFgo Starter kit. http://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-R-low-energy/nRF51822-Evaluation-Kit

[Ole Morten]

You can refer to this for a description of the differences between the Evaluation and Development Kit: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/index.php/what-s-the-difference-between-nrf51822-evaluation-and-development-kits