3. Introduction

The DA14531 (core ARM Cortex® M0+) and the DA14585/586 (core ARM Cortex® M0) are families of Bluetooth Low Energy devices that operate at very low power levels while providing world-class RF performance.

These devices are available in a small footprint while still offering large flexibility in configuration of the on-chip interfaces, making them suitable for a wide range of applications. For further reading More information can be found in the DA14585/586 Datasheet and DA14531 Datasheet

The development kit includes a set of hardware (development board with an on-board debugger) and is supported by a Software Development Kit (SDK) (that is, a development toolchain, source code examples, and so on), and documentation.

3.1. Guide Purpose

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of DA14531 and DA14585/586 Pro Development Kit Board and describe the setup of the hardware and installation of the software tools to fully use the board.

The guide is organized as follows:

  • Section Section 4 describes the hardware components and their initial installation and setup.

  • Sections Section 5 and Section 6 describe the installation of the SmartSnippets™ DA14531 and DA14585/586 SDK software, along with all necessary tools.

  • Section Section 7 contains all steps for downloading and executing your first DA14531 and DA14585/586 Application.

3.2. How long should it take?

This tutorial requires 30-40 minutes to complete. For more information the user may consult the accompanied documentation, these are mentioned as for further reading.

3.3. Unboxing the package content

The DA14531 and DA14585/586 Pro Development Kit parts can be ordered via various distributors. The DA14531 or the DA14585/586 Pro Development Kit contains the following:

  • Bluetooth low energy Mother Board

  • Mini USB-cable

  • Coin cell battery (CR2032)

  • The DA14585 daughterboard for the DA14585/586 Pro Development Kit or the DA14531 daughterboard for the DA14531 Pro Development Kit

More details are in this Video showing an introduction to the DA14585/586 Pro Development Kit.

SmartBond™ DA14585 Development Kit Pro