platform-nordicnrf51

• Added compatibility with PIO Core 6.0
• Improved support for bare assembly programming
• Deprecated support for the Mbed framework

Notes on deprecating the Mbed framework:

This release deprecates support for the Mbed framework as it is no longer maintained for this platform. To keep projects based on this framework compilable please lock the platform version to v8.1.0 in your platformio.ini file, for example:

[env:mbed-legacy]
platform = nordicnrf51 @ ~8.1.0
framework = mbed
board = ...

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.7.1 (release notes)

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.7.0 (release notes)
• Updated the OpenOCD package to the latest v0.11

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.6.0 (release notes)
• Minor improvements

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.5.0 (release notes)
• Added support for debug_speed option
• Minor improvements

Breaking Zephyr API changes

Please note, Zephyr v2.5.0 contains API changes that might break legacy projects. More information about deprecated functionality and removed APIs can be found here.

• Updated Arduino nRF5 core to v0.7 (release notes)

• Disabled J-Link GUI when uploading firmware

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.4.0 (release notes)
• Minor bugfixes and improvements

Breaking Zephyr API changes

Zephyr v2.4 deprecates Zephyr integer types in favor of C99 integer types. More information about other API changes can be found here.

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.3.0 (release notes)
  • Added support for MenuConfig target
  • Minor bugfixes and improvements

• Preparation for upcoming PIO Core 4.4

• Updated Zephyr framework to v2.2.0 (release notes)

• Fixed an issue with uploading when paths has a whitespace symbol is user name (issue #28)
• Fixed an issue with missing Arduino linker script if SoftDevice is not selected
• Fixed an issue when an onboard debug probe is not selected by default

• Fixed overriding of LD Script via board_build.ldscript option in "platformio.ini"

• Fixed an issue with broken firmware uploading via openOCD

• Initial support for Zephyr framework

• New boards
  • Calliope mini
  • Nordic Beacon Kit (PCA20006)
• Added JLink Support for BBC micro:bit
• Implemented "erase" target
• Updated nRF5 Arduino core to 0.6.0
• Removed boards/bbcmicrobit_b profile, please use bbcmicrobit instead

• Updated mbed framework to 5.11.5
• Updated openOCD to 0.10.0+dev-00462-gdd1d90111
• Dropped support for RFduino board
• Downgraded GCC toolchain to 7.x
• Fixed an issue with "Error: couldn't open .pioenvs/***/firmware.hex"

• Updated ARM Mbed OS to v5.11.4

• New builder for ARM Mbed OS with support for mbed_app.json and configuration system
• Updated ARM Mbed OS to v5.11.3
• Improved compatibility with ARM Mbed on-line compiler

• Move mbed build script to framework-mbed package
• Update mbed to 5.10.1