Additional recommended reading for developing applications using the SoftDevice on the nRF51 SoC includes the product specification, errata, compatibility matrix, and Bluetooth® core specification.
A list of the recommended documentation for the SoftDevice is given in Table 1.
| Documentation | Description |
|---|---|
| nRF51822 Product Specification | Contains a description of the hardware, peripherals, and electrical specifications specific to the nRF51822 IC. |
| nRF51822 PAN | Contains information on anomalies related to the nRF51822 IC. |
| nRF51 Series Compatibility Matrix | Contains information on the compatibility between nRF51 Integrated Circuit (IC) revisions, SoftDevices and SoftDevice Specifications, SDKs, development kits, documentation, and Qualified Design Identifications (QDIDs). |
| Bluetooth Core Specification | The Bluetooth Core Specification version 4.2, Volumes 1, 3, 4, and 6, describes Bluetooth terminology which is used throughout the SoftDevice Specification. |