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nRF8001 Development Kit User Guide v2.0
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Required tools
The following list of software tools are necessary for using this development kit. Installation is covered in
Chapter 3 “Quick start”
on page 6 and
Chapter 4 “Typical setup”
on page 7.
Nordic Tools
Description
nRFgo Studio
nRFgo Studio is our tool to program and configure devices. It is the visual editor for GATT
(Generic Attribute Profile) server, GATT Client and GAP (Generic Access Profile) settings. nRFgo
Studio is also used for
Bluetooth
Direct Test Mode (DTM).
For more information, see the help in nRFgo Studio.
ble_sdk_arduino
The ble_sdk_arduino Software Development Kit (SDK) provides source code of examples and
libraries forming the base of your application development. The ble_sdk_arduino SDK includes:
• Example code
•
Bluetooth
profile examples
• Drivers
• Libraries
For more information, see the documentation packaged with the ble_sdk_arduino SDK.
Master Control Panel
The Master Control Panel is the software tool that is used with the Master Emulator
Development Dongle (PCA10000) to act as a
Bluetooth
low energy peer device. You can test
your application’s wireless connection with this tool.
For more information, see the help files in the Master Control Panel.
Third party tools
Description
Arduino hardware
and software
Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use
hardware and software. See
http://arduino.cc/
for purchasing/downloading hardware and
software components.
