Hello,
I have a few offical Nordic Dev Kits available if anyone would like them. 2 nRF24L01P kits with RF modules and main boards and a few nRF51-DKs. I am in the Pasadena, CA area near JPL. If anyone would like to meet to do a hand off let me know.

@Nca78 I suggest downloading the "command line tools" as well.
https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-tools/Development-Tools/nRF-Command-Line-Tools.

@Nca78 nRFgo Studio has been put to sleep. nRFgo studio does not have support for the newer Nordic devices. nRFconnect for Desktop has taken its place. I suggest when using the nRF52-DK (or any nRF52 based DK) that this newer utility be used.

The nRF51822 has been used successfully in many coin cell applications including beacons, wearable, etc. There were three versions of this device. Only REV 3 silicon is being shipped by Nordic. Any older parts should be avoided. If you are wondering what rev you have there is a chart in the compatibility section on the Nordic Semiconductor website. I would add that If supported by the sensors and such I would suggest looking as some of the newer parts in the nRF52 family. Some have a low membory variant that may work for you too. Using the DC/DC converter you can achieve about 6mA of receive and transmit current and sleep currents in the uA range and nA in power down.

@Jon-Raymond Correct. It is a nice product for the price and the intended user. As Jon mentioned, you can use the command line tools as well as nRFconnect and also has direct hooks into the Segger Embedded Studio which is a fully functional IDE / compiler/ Debugger and is free when used with Nordic Semi devices.
Plus there is no license conflict as there is when using one of these cheap overseas j-link knock offs. (Which could "break / brick" anytime doing a "official" Segger update on these clones.)

@Calvin-Khung
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Calvin, You can buy a Nordic Development kit for about $50 dollars or less. It has the J-Link OB device on it for SWD programming and debugging.

Calvin, You cam buy a Nordic Development kit for about $50 dollars or less. It has the J-Link OB device on it for swd programming and debugging.

Hello,

I see two issues with this schematic. 1) The Cap C3 looks like it says 100nf. In the non-amplified use, this should be at least 4.7uF. If you are using a PA I would suggest a even larger value be used.

PO.25 and PO.26 if not used should be tied to ground. If used then they should each have a 12pF cap to ground. The internal bonding wires on the QFN package picks up some stray RF and will probably not pass any agency testing in Korea or Japan. This is probably not that important for personal use.

@absolem Check out the css811 sensor. It can detect CO2 such as we al know we exhale with every breath. This is the same device used on the Nordic Semiconductor “nRF52 Thingy”.

http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.nordic.infocenter.rds%2Fdita%2Frds%2Fdesigns%2Fthingy%2Fhw_description%2Fhw_descr.html

@neverdie And it has the 32Khz crystal on it too which will reduce power consumption. And It looks like the DC/DC converter is also included?

@nca78 There is no downside to using the nRF52810. It depends on your needs. If you can live with 192K Flash and 24K RAM and a stack that supports peripheral only (at this time) then you are good. The device can use the internal 32Khz RC osc for BTLE and there is a slight current consumption hit as the receive window will be longer. (+/- 500ppm) . No different then on the nRF52832. as stated, a 32Khz crystal will give you a tighter clock and lower current consumption.

This is a scaled down version of the nRF52832 so there are some peripherals that have been taken out or reduced. PWM for example, only one. No NFC, 1x SPI Master or Slave, (instead of 3), No I2s...... The full datasheet and product briefs are available on Nordic's website so you can A-B the features.

@nca78 The Rev C (COO) parts are available now and they are the production parts. (Symmetry and Nordic's other distributors have these in stock) There will be a respin of this to a Rev D to fix the REG0 issue. FYI, the current nRF52840 package is not a WCSP. It is a aQFN™ package. The nRF52840-Dongle is also available now. Go forth and design......

@alexsh1 These boards support the Jlink (Segger) environment. The Segger firmware is available for windows, linux and MacOS..https://www.segger.com/downloads/jlink/#J-LinkSoftwareAndDocumentationPa

@scalz
I would be interested in any range testing in regard to this dongle. For ground it has whatever it is that it is plugged into. (PC, SBC, USB extention cable, etc) There will be a nRF52840 based dongle out soon. See picture above. This dongle will need to be programed over the SWD lines. No Segger on board this one..!

@artag The nRF51802 QFAA has 256k Flash and 16k RAM. It is pin to pin compatible with the nRF51822QFAA in the QFN48 package, 6x6 mm. Note that some of the parameters for the nRF51802 are slightly looser then the nRF51822. (Current consumption, wakeup time, sensitivity)

The nRF52-DK, nRF51-DK and nRF5284--PDK have a SWD / Debugger. They use the Segger OB Firmware in the Controller so it has the Jlink drag and drop feature. Has hooks to nRFJprog, and Keil and other IDE interfaces. They have on board nRF5x devices too if you want to use them for firmweare and hardware development. Arduino Uno format so standard shields can be used as well. On Sale at Semiconductorstore.com. $36 - $46 depending on version of board desired..

@neverdie The internal RC Osc will allow you to keep your BOM costs lower. However when using the Bluetooth Softdevice the Crystal will lower the power consumption as the BT window will be narrower.

@d00616 not familiar with the USB interface / tag connect. The ones I have used have the connector type that plugs onto the nRF5x-DK, uLinks, jlink lite, etc. a ten pin Micro Cortex connector to six or ten pin "pogo pin" tag-connect connector. There is also a clip that allows the connector to stay attached for debugging purposes.