nRF52832 ICSP / Jtag

[Daniel Andrade]

Hello there,

Is there anyway I can program the chip without the PCA10036? I want to add the nRF52 in one PCB I am designing, but would also want to be able to program it on the go, maybe with an ICSP?

What do you suggest?

Thank you!

[Eric Stutzenberger]

Hi Daniel,

If you expose the programming pins (SWD, SCL, GND, and VCC) you can program the nRF52 with any CMSIS-DAP programmer that supports the nRF52. For example, Segger JLink has an updated version that is aware of the nRF52. I am sure there are other that also currently support it. Some programmers provide a connected USB drive style programming interface which allow you to simply drop HEX files in to the driver and it will program them. An example is IDAP-Link. There are likely many more options to scout.

Hope this helps,

Eric

[ovrebekk]

I agree with Eric's post. You can read more about the Segger programmers here: www.segger.com/jlink-debug-probes.html

They are quite pricey though, so it might be cheaper just to use a Nordic DK for the programming ;)