Nordic nRF51¶
- Configuration
platform =
nordicnrf51
The Nordic nRF51 Series is a family of highly flexible, multi-protocol, system-on-chip (SoC) devices for ultra-low power wireless applications. nRF51 Series devices support a range of protocol stacks including Bluetooth Smart (previously called Bluetooth low energy), ANT and proprietary 2.4GHz protocols such as Gazell.
For more detailed information please visit vendor site.
Examples¶
Examples are listed from Nordic nRF51 development platform repository:
Debugging¶
PIO Unified Debugger - “1-click” solution for debugging with a zero configuration.
Tools & Debug Probes¶
Supported debugging tools are listed in “Debug” column. For more detailed information, please scroll table by horizontal. You can switch between debugging Tools & Debug Probes using debug_tool option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File).
Warning
You will need to install debug tool drivers depending on your system. Please click on compatible debug tool below for the further instructions.
On-Board Debug Tools¶
Boards listed below have on-board debug probe and ARE READY for debugging! You do not need to use/buy external debug probe.
Name |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
External Debug Tools¶
Boards listed below are compatible with PIO Unified Debugger but DEPEND ON external debug probe. They ARE NOT READY for debugging. Please click on board name for the further details.
Name |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
Stable and upstream versions¶
You can switch between stable releases of Nordic nRF51 development platform and the latest upstream version using platform option in “platformio.ini” (Project Configuration File) as described below.
Stable¶
; Latest stable version
[env:latest_stable]
platform = nordicnrf51
board = ...
; Custom stable version
[env:custom_stable]
platform = nordicnrf51@x.y.z
board = ...
Upstream¶
[env:upstream_develop]
platform = https://github.com/platformio/platform-nordicnrf51.git
board = ...
Packages¶
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
Arduino Wiring-based Framework (Nordic NRF5 Core) |
|
mbed Framework |
|
Primary Git Repository for the Zephyr Project. Zephyr is a new generation, scalable, optimized, secure RTOS for multiple hardware architectures. |
|
Zephyr module for CANopenNode - a free and open source CANopen Stack |
|
Zephyr module CivetWeb Embedded C/C++ web server |
|
Zephyr module for FATFS filesystem |
|
Nordic nRF5x HAL for Zephyr framework |
|
Zephyr module for HAL abstraction layer used by open-amp |
|
Zephyr module for littlefs filesystem |
|
Zephyr module for LoRaWAN endpoint stack implementation |
|
Zephyr module for LittlevGL - an Open-source Embedded GUI Library |
|
mbedTLS module for Zephyr |
|
Zephyr module for MCUboot - a secure bootloader for 32-bit MCUs |
|
Zephyr module for mcumgr management library for 32-bit MCUs |
|
Zephyr module for MIPI System Software Trace |
|
Zephyr module for NRF52xxx HW models |
|
Zephyr module for Open Asymmetric Multi Processing (OpenAMP) framework |
|
OpenThread module for Zephyr |
|
Zephyr module for Segger RTT |
|
Zephyr module for Concise Binary Object Representation Library |
|
CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. |
|
Device tree compiler |
|
GNU gperf is a perfect hash function generator. |
|
SEGGER J-Link Software and Documentation Pack |
|
Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed. |
|
nRF5x command line tool |
|
OpenOCD |
|
Merging tool |
|
gcc-arm-embedded |
Warning
Linux Users:
Install “udev” rules 99-platformio-udev.rules
Raspberry Pi users, please read this article Enable serial port on Raspberry Pi.
Windows Users:
Please check that you have a correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer
Frameworks¶
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
Arduino Wiring-based Framework allows writing cross-platform software to control devices attached to a wide range of Arduino boards to create all kinds of creative coding, interactive objects, spaces or physical experiences. |
|
The mbed framework The mbed SDK has been designed to provide enough hardware abstraction to be intuitive and concise, yet powerful enough to build complex projects. It is built on the low-level ARM CMSIS APIs, allowing you to code down to the metal if needed. In addition to RTOS, USB and Networking libraries, a cookbook of hundreds of reusable peripheral and module libraries have been built on top of the SDK by the mbed Developer Community. |
|
The Zephyr Project is a scalable real-time operating system (RTOS) supporting multiple hardware architectures, optimized for resource constrained devices, and built with safety and security in mind. |
Boards¶
Note
You can list pre-configured boards by platformio boards command or PlatformIO Boards Explorer
For more detailed
boardinformation please scroll the tables below by horizontally.
BBC¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
Calliope¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
Delta¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
JKSoft¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
Nordic¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
RedBearLab¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
SeeedStudio¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
16KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
Switch Science¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |
|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
32MHz |
256KB |
32KB |
VNG¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
128KB |
32KB |
y5 design¶
Name |
Debug |
MCU |
Frequency |
Flash |
RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On-board |
NRF51822 |
16MHz |
256KB |
16KB |