nRF51822 no indicator lights, not recognized

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nRF51822 no indicator lights, not recognized

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I recently received one of these (order 2987673-1595660334). No LED comes on when I plug it in. I have attempted the setup on both a mac (OSX 12.7.2 Intel mac) and a PC (windows 11 home) and neither case can I get the device recognized after installing the VCP drivers per the guide (https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing- ... nd-python3)

Is there a chance the device could be defective? I am open to me having missed a step but I would expect to at least see one of the LEDS to turn on when plugged in.

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I don't know much about this device, but I see there's a switch. Is it set the right way for what you're trying to do?

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Yeah, ive tried the switch in both CMD, and DAT positions (pretty sure DAT is what I need for trying this out).

Even tried pushing the button. Nothing lights up at all. Nothing showing up in device manager on the windows machine despite the drivers being installed.

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OK, I'll get more eyes on this.

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OK. Please email [email protected] with a link to this thread, your order number, and request the replacement of one Bluefruit LE Sniffer - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 4.0) - nRF51822 - Firmware Version 2. Let us know if a new one takes care of the problem.

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Will do, thanks!

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New one arrived. This one does get recognized. Thanks again!

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Excellent. Have fun.

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