Setting up the Toolchain

1. Install Required Tools

• nRF Util
  _{→ Add to your PATH}
• nRF Command Line Tools
  _{→ Add to your PATH}
• SEGGER J-Link

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2. Set Up VS Code

• Install the nRF Connect VSCode Extension Pack

• In the extension:
  Install/Manage toolchain → Install SDK → Download 3.1.0

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3. Clone the ZSWatch project

git clone https://github.com/ZSWatch/ZSWatch.git --recursive

Now open the cloned project in VSCode.

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4. Initialize the Project

Open an nRF Connect Terminal (not a regular) in VS Code: (ctrl + shift + p) -> nRF Connect: Create Shell Terminal)

Then run:

west init -l app
west update

Next, install the required Python packages. Both lines are needed. The first installs Zephyr's dependencies, the second installs ZSWatch-specific scripts (image upload tools, etc.).

Linux / macOS

pip install -r zephyr/scripts/requirements.txt
pip install -r app/scripts/requirements.txt

Windows

pip install -r zephyr/scripts/requirements.txt
pip install --no-build-isolation -r app/scripts/requirements.txt

note

The --no-build-isolation flag on Windows works around a pip build environment issue when compiling pynrfjprog from source.