How to program nRF6936?

Hi,

The Thingy:52 does not have an onboard debugger, so it will not show up in VS Code when you connect to it through USB. The same is true for the Programmer app in nRF Connect for Desktop, unless the device has a bootloader programmed, which Thingy:52 does not have by default. To program it you will have to use an external debugger connected to the P9 connector on the Thingy:52. You can see the connector in figure 2 here: Thingy:52 Hardware figures. For more information see Thingy 52 Programming and Debugging. This guide only mentions using command line, but with an external debugger you can also use both VS Code and the Programmer app.

Best regards,

Marte

Hi,

The Thingy:52 does not have an onboard debugger, so it will not show up in VS Code when you connect to it through USB. The same is true for the Programmer app in nRF Connect for Desktop, unless the device has a bootloader programmed, which Thingy:52 does not have by default. To program it you will have to use an external debugger connected to the P9 connector on the Thingy:52. You can see the connector in figure 2 here: Thingy:52 Hardware figures. For more information see Thingy 52 Programming and Debugging. This guide only mentions using command line, but with an external debugger you can also use both VS Code and the Programmer app.

Best regards,

Marte

• Hi Marte, where can I find an external debugger that include the P9 connector, or which do you recommend me? And another question, it's possible add extra sensors in P4 section of the thingy:52 ?
• Thanks for your fast answer :)

Hi,

Abdiel94 said:

where can I find an external debugger that include the P9 connector, or which do you recommend me?

You can use a DK as debugger, for example nRF52 DK, or you can use a SEGGER J-Link debug probe. If you use a DK you need a 10-pin 2x5 1.27 mm cable to connect to P9 on the Thingy:52 and the debug output connector on the DK, for example this one. Under Thingy Hardware in Getting Started with the Thingy:52 and GCC/GDB you can see a picture of this set up, using nRF52 DK.

Abdiel94 said:

And another question, it's possible add extra sensors in P4 section of the thingy:52 ?

Yes, P4 has extra GPIOs that you can connect things to, such as sensors. See Pin Header for more information.

Best regards,

Marte

Thank you very much Marte, I already ordered the debugger, as long as arrive I will try to make my own app in MIT app inventor, do you have any example to get data from my Nordic sensors in this development app page?

Hi,

In nRF Connect SDK you can use the Sensors module in Zephyr to gather data from the sensors. I do not have much experience with MIT App Inventor, so I do not know what its possibilities and limitations are, but if your plan is to send sensor data from the Thingy to a phone, then I would suggest using the Nordic UART Service to send the data.

Best regards,

Marte