Alternative programmers

[ConorIA]

It seems like the J-LINK EDU Mini are discontinued on Adafruit and Sparkfun are now retired. I am looking for alternatives, and thought it would be worth seeking recommendations.

So far, a Google Shopping search had led me to this Seggar branded debugger for ~$20. That price strikes me as a little suspicious, but I really don't know. Then there are several sellers of some generic clone board (1, 2, 3), which are all around $10 with shipping.

Any better suggestions? I expect that I would only use this device for programming b-parasite boards, so cheaper is better!

[1technophile]

See #43

[ConorIA]

Thanks! It hadn't occured to me to search the issues.

[1technophile]

I used the Black Magic Probe and it worked well

[drspangle]

Get a BluePill and follow the instructions in #43. It works flawlessly. Strongly recommend you get the one from Amazon as it's from a trustworthy supplier and is cheap.

[ConorIA]

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately that link becomes >C$100 product when it is shipped to Canada! I'll look for another source of the same package.

[dlavey]

I know this is an old thread, but in case someone finds it helpful in the future. I picked up one of these and it's worked great for me, I'm not able to flash via Visual Studio Code, but I'm guessing it needs some tweaking and it would work. I use VS Code to compile and then nrfjprog to flash the device. I figured for $10, it was worth the risk to try it out. The little blue LED on it is brighter than the sun, but it has worked well for me.

[createordie1]

It`s been a while since someone was active here but could you provide a walkthrough?
I am trying the same but no success so far.

[nikosch86]

The J-Link Edu Mini is back in stock on adafruit. (https://www.adafruit.com/product/3571)
I was able to get mine directly from Segger in Germany though, very nice people :)