nRF54L15 Connect Kit Quick Start Guide¶
Introduction¶
This quick start guide will navigate you through the process of starting up your new nRF54L15 Connect Kit. The board comes pre-programmed with the Quick Start Demo application, enabling you to explore its various features right out of the box.
Requirements¶
Before you start, check that you have the required hardware and software:
- 1x nRF54L15 Connect Kit
- 1x U.FL cabled 2.4 GHz Antenna (included in the box)
- 1x U.FL cabled 13.56 MHz NFC Antenna (included in the box)
- 1x USB-C Cable
- A smartphone or a tablet with NFC support
- A computer running macOS, Ubuntu, or Windows 10 or newer
Installing nRF Blinky App¶
nRF Blinky is a simple mobile app for developers new to Bluetooth Low Energy. It can:
Scan and connect to a peripheral device advertising with the proprietary/vendor-specific LED Button Service (LBS) UUID
Write to the LED Characteristic to change the state of an LED
Be notified when the Button Characteristic changes state because of a button press
Setting up your board¶
Attach the U.FL cabled 2.4 GHz Antenna.
Attach the U.FL cabled 13.56 MHz NFC Antenna.
Connect the nRF54L15 Connect Kit to the computer with a USB-C cable.
Connecting to Zephyr Shell¶
Once the board is connected, it exposes two COM ports, the primary COM port is connected to the Zephyr Shell whose terminal prompt appears as uart:~$
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Open up a serial terminal, specifying the Zephyr Shell COM port:
- Start PuTTY.
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Configure the correct serial port and click Open:
Press the DFU/RST button to reset the nRF54L15. Observe the output of the terminal. You should see the output, similar to what is shown in the following:
Type Tab to list all supported commands. When you type a command with --help
, the terminal shows its usage, for example gpio --help
:
LED Blinking Test¶
Now you can blink the Green LED using GPIO commands in the Zephyr Shell.
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To control the Green LED, configure the GPIO pin P0.2 as an output:
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Blink the Green LED using the
gpio blink
command: -
The Green LED starts to blink. Observe the output of the terminal. You should see the output, similar to what is shown in the following:
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Hit any key in the Shell to stop the LED blinking.
Button Input Test¶
When the application starts, it prints any input event using the Input APIs. Press the USR button and observe the output of the terminal. You should see the output, similar to what is shown in the following:
NFC Tag Test¶
When the application starts, it initializes the NFC tag and generates a URI message with a URI record containing the URL "https://makerdiary.com". Test it by performing the following steps:
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Touch the NFC antenna with the smartphone or tablet.
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Observe that the smartphone or tablet tries to open the URL "https://makerdiary.com" in a web browser.
BLE Connectivity Test¶
The application exposes a Nordic LED Button Service (LBS). It sends the state of USR button on the board to the connected device, such as a phone or tablet. The nRF Blinky app can display the received button state and control the state of Green LED on the board. Test it by performing the following steps:
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Open the nRF Blinky app, observe that the board is advertising with the Device Name Nordic_LBS.
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Tap Nordic_LBS to establish a connection with the board, then:
- Toggle the LED switch in the app to turn the Green LED ON/OFF
- Press the USR button on the board, and the app will show its state (Pressed/Released)
Next steps¶
Congratulations! You've completed the quick start guide and explored some features of the Out-of-Box application. There is much more to explore. Check out our developer guides:
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Develop with nRF Connect SDK
Set up the nRF Connect SDK development environment, build and run the tested applications and samples.
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Programming Guide
Provide comprehensive instructions for programming the nRF54L15 and updating the Interface MCU Firmware.