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nRF51822 Development Kit User Guide v1.4
9
Software Development Kit
The nRF51 Software Development Kit (SDK) enables you to develop applications for the following protocol
stacks:
•
Bluetooth
low energy (using the S110_nRF51822 SoftDevice)
• Proprietary 2.4 GHz, including Nordic's Gazell protocol
• Non-concurrent combinations of
Bluetooth
low energy and proprietary 2.4 GHz
9.1
Installing the nRF51 SDK
The nRF51 SDK is a part of the DK downloadable content available from your My Page account, see
on page 5. The SDK is downloaded as a MSI file (a windows installer) and is
installed by running the application. When installing the SDK you can select: Keil MDK Support, Master
Control Panel, and/or Custom install.
•
Keil MDK support
- installs Keil μVision example project files, the code memory
programming algorithm for the J-Link debugger, and the Nordic nRF51 series device
database file for Keil.
•
Custom install
- installs a software archive to a customized location.
•
nrfjprog
- installs a command line programming interface to be used with SEGGER
debuggers.
Note:
The Keil MDK Support option will only be available if you already have the Keil MDK toolchain
installed.