[SOLVED]Flashing Nordic Softdevice with J-Link EDU

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  • [SOLVED]Flashing Nordic Softdevice with J-Link EDU

    Hi,
    I own a J-Link EDU, so I can't flash my device directly. I'm debugging a Nordic nRF51822 (cortex-m0) target with GDB server via SWD and it works just fine.
    For some features of the nRF, like bluetooth, a softdevice (basically an optimized driver for the nRF bluetooth module) has to be flashed before the user binary. This softdevice is available only as binary/hex file, not as source.

    Is there any way to do this with the J-Link EDU, without buying a J-flash license?
    Can I modify my makefile in a way to combine both hex files?
  • Hi,

    Flashing binary (*.bin) files is possible with J-Link Commander.
    Just start it the following way:

    JLink.exe -if SWD -device nRF51822 -speed 4000

    Then type:
    J-Link>r
    J-Link>loadbin <Path>,<DownloadAddr>


    Best regards
    Alex
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