Can't switch to nrf sample projects?

JetForMe

I got the Zephyr tools installed in VS Code on my older Intel MacBook Pro, and was able to built the at_client sample and try it out.

Now I want to build the agps sample, but when I try to use the Zephyr Change Project command, it only offers me nfed samples, and none of the nrf samples. I can’t figure out how to get it to see the rest of them. I can see them there in VS Code, but I can’t choose one.

Actually, I just noticed there seem to be two at_client samples, one in the nref subdirectory. Not sure which one I built, but I’d still like to build the nrf samples.

jaredwolff

JetForMe the NFED samples are essentially the nRF samples with some small tweaks to work with the nRF9160 Feather out of the box. While the extension currently can’t search outside of the current selected project folder, you can always copy the sample you’re interested into the samples folder. But you’ll be on your own at that point. 😅

JetForMe

Ah, I see. There are so many more examples in the nrf/samples/nrf9160/ directory, I would’ve been more comfortable being able to use those. I guess it was too magical to wish for them to “just work.”

There’s a note in your documentation that says the agps sample is deprecated, and one should use nrf_cloud_agps instead, but I can’t find it in either nrf or nfed.

And lastly, how do I properly set up my own project? Model it after the Air Quality Wing (e.g. set up a repo like that with a top-level west.xml file?) Once I’ve done that, how do I point VS Code at it to make the Zephyr extension work with it?

cchoi22915

JetForMe

JetForMe And lastly, how do I properly set up my own project?

I am curious on this as well.

jaredwolff

You guys can check out a video I did a while back on the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG1KJKKqMIY&t=2s

I also made a QuickStart template that you can use if you’d like https://github.com/circuitdojo/zephyr-template

@JetForMe the GPS sample, if you enable the following in the prj.conf will pull SUPL data down:

# To use SUPL client library for assisted GPS, enable the options below
CONFIG_SUPL_CLIENT_LIB=n
CONFIG_LTE_LINK_CONTROL=n
CONFIG_LTE_NETWORK_MODE_LTE_M_GPS=n

The tracker sample also uses the AGPS library (which is just a wrapper for the above). Both will get you the same end result.

cchoi22915

Thanks jaredwolff !!

JetForMe

jaredwolff Thanks!