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

BBC micro:bit

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

BBC micro:bit B(S130)

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Delta DFCM-NNN40

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Delta DFCM-NNN50

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

16KB

JKSoft Wallbot BLE

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

Nordic nRF51-DK

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Nordic nRF51-Dongle

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Nordic nRF51822-mKIT

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

RedBearLab BLE Nano 1.5

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

32KB

RedBearLab nRF51822

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Seeed Arch BLE

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

Seeed Arch Link

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Seeed Tiny BLE

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Switch Science mbed HRM1017

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Switch Science mbed TY51822r3

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

VNG VBLUNO51

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

32KB

y5 nRF51822 mbug

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

BluzDK

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

OSHChip

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Sino:Bit

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Waveshare BLE400

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

ng-beacon

NRF51822

32MHz

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

framework-arduinonordicnrf5

Arduino Wiring-based Framework (Nordic NRF5 Core)

framework-mbed

mbed Framework

tool-jlink

SEGGER J-Link Software and Documentation Pack

tool-nrfjprog

nRF5x command line tool

tool-openocd

OpenOCD

tool-sreccat

Merging tool

toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi

gcc-arm-embedded

Warning

Linux Users:

Windows Users:

Please check that you have a correctly installed USB driver from board manufacturer

Frameworks

Name

Description

Arduino

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.

mbed

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.

Boards

Note

BBC

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

BBC micro:bit

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

BBC micro:bit B(S130)

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

BluzDK

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

BluzDK

External

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Delta

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Delta DFCM-NNN40

On-board

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Delta DFCM-NNN50

On-board

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

16KB

JKSoft

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

JKSoft Wallbot BLE

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

Nordic

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Nordic nRF51-DK

On-board

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Nordic nRF51-Dongle

On-board

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

Nordic nRF51822-mKIT

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

OSHChip

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

OSHChip

External

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

RedBearLab

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

RedBearLab BLE Nano 1.5

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

32KB

RedBearLab nRF51822

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

SeeedStudio

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Seeed Arch BLE

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

16KB

Seeed Arch Link

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Seeed Tiny BLE

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Switch Science

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Switch Science mbed HRM1017

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB

Switch Science mbed TY51822r3

On-board

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

VNG

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

VNG VBLUNO51

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

128KB

32KB

Waveshare

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Waveshare BLE400

External

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

ng-beacon

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

ng-beacon

External

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

sino:bit

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

Sino:Bit

External

NRF51822

32MHz

256KB

32KB

y5 design

Name

Debug

MCU

Frequency

Flash

RAM

y5 nRF51822 mbug

On-board

NRF51822

16MHz

256KB

16KB