This includes the driver for the nRF52840 USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU)
feature. For documentation on the tool, see nRF Connect for Desktop.
Insert the nRF52840 Dongle in a USB port on your computer.
The status light (LD2) starts pulsing red, indicating that the Dongle is
powered up and is in bootloader mode. After a few seconds, the computer will
recognize the Dongle as a USB composite device. The driver needed for the
nRF52840 USB DFU feature is also installed.
nrfutil can be used for programming the Dongle from the command line.
Open an nRF Connect for Desktop app and select the serial number of the
nRF52840 Dongle as the target.
Applications that support the nRF52840 Dongle will display the serial numbers
of any connected Dongles in the device drop-down list.
If the app supports the Dongle but the correct firmware is missing, you will
be asked to confirm that you want to have the Dongle programmed. Click
OK.
If the Dongle contains the correct firmware, the app will start
immediately.
For further information on programming the nRF52840
Dongle, see Nordic Developer Zone.