Nordic Secure Device Firmware Update (DFU) is made over a UART serial connection.
Nordic Secure DFU is the primary programming method for the nRF52840 dongle. The following procedure replaces
the DFU over USB serial connection in the nRF Util for nRF5 SDK command.
-
List the devices with a DFU trigger interface, by running:
nrfutil device list --traits nordicDfu
If the device does not show up with the expected trait, it might need to be put into
programming mode by holding in the reset button and reconnecting the dongle to the
system.
- Program new firmware to a device identified by its serial number, by running:
nrfutil device program --firmware dfu_package.zip --serial-number xxxxxxxxxxxx
The device is automatically put into application mode after programming. This
behavior can be controlled using the
--options
flag,
see:
nrfutil device program --help