Basic usage

nRF Util

tags: nRF Util

nRF Util
Supported operating systems
Distribution model
Versioning
Licenses
Predecessor tools
Documentation structure
Get started
Installing nRF Util
Prerequisites
Installing nRF Util from the web (default)
Running nRF Util for the first time
Installation locations
Locking the home directory
Upgrading nRF Util
Alternative installation methods
Installing a specific version of nRF Util
Installing nRF Util when offline
Preparing nRF Util offline bundle
Installing nRF Util commands when offline
Upgrading nRF Util commands when offline
Uninstalling nRF Util
Basic commands and help
Help commands
Help for legacy commands
Installing and upgrading nRF Util commands
Available commands
Experimental commands
Installing latest commands
Installing specific versions of commands
Installing commands from installation sets
Upgrading nRF Util commands
Uninstalling nRF Util commands
Configure
Configuring custom package indexes and modifiers
Setting up custom package indexes
Adding modifiers
Invoking modifiers
Configuring modifiers from environment variables
Managing command output for scripting
Message format
Examples
Program all connected J-Link supported devices
List installed nRF Util commands in Python
List device serial numbers in Python
Apply the reset device operation in Python
Program devices in Python
Environment variables used by nRF Util
Environment variables affecting all commands
Environment variables affecting selected commands
Core module
device command
sdk-manager command
Tools and integrations
Software that uses nRF Util
Wireshark
External capture plugins in Wireshark
Installing Wireshark and plugins
Installing Wireshark
Installing nRF Util plugins
Enabling plugins in Wireshark
nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE capture tool
nRF Sniffer overview
nRF Sniffer for Bluetooth LE overview
Setup
Previous versions
Preparing hardware for nRF Sniffer
Software requirements
Supported Development Kits and dongles
Programming the nRF Sniffer firmware
Sniffer firmware files
Programming sniffer firmware using nrfutil device
Connecting the hardware
Running nRF Sniffer
nRF Sniffer toolbar controls
Hardware interface
Device list
Input key and value
Legacy Passkey
Legacy OOB data
Legacy LTK
SC LTK
SC Private Key
IRK
Add Bluetooth LE Address
Follow Bluetooth LE Address
Advertising hop sequence
Clear button
Defaults button
Help button
Log button
Capturing from multiple hardware interfaces
Inspecting captured data
Common sniffing actions
Sniffing advertisements from all nearby devices
Sniffing advertisement packets involving a single Peripheral
Sniffing advertisement packets involving a privacy-enabled Peripheral
Sniffing advertisement packets involving a Periodic Advertiser
Sniffing a connection involving a single Peripheral
Sniffing the pairing procedure of a connection
Sniffing a connection between bonded devices
Troubleshooting
nRF Sniffer troubleshooting
Sniffer is not listed in the Wireshark interface
Sniffer does not show up as a toolbar
Sniffer does not receive packets
Sniffer does not receive packets on Windows
Sniffer occasionally works but appears unstable
Packets are displayed incorrectly
nRF Logger for Bluetooth HCI
nRF Logger for Bluetooth HCI in Wireshark
Prerequisites
Verifying that nRF Logger for Bluetooth HCI is working
Capturing HCI packets in Wireshark
Opening PCAP files in Wireshark
nRF Util modem trace
nRF Util modem trace in Wireshark
Prerequisites
nRF Util modem trace plugin interface
Interface Toolbar
Interface Options
Options
Filter
Starting modem tracing in Wireshark
nrfutil
nrfutil
nRF Util quick guide
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil install
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil upgrade
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil uninstall
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil prepare-offline
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil search
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil list
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil self-upgrade
Syntax
Basic usage
nrfutil config
Syntax
config modifier subcommands
config modifier add flags
config modifier remove flags
config modifier list flags
config package-index subcommands
config package-index add flags
config package-index remove flags
config package-index list flags
Basic usage
Advanced usage
nrfutil --json
Syntax
Usage examples
Command changelog
nRF Util core module changelog
2026-08-11: Version 8.2.1
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Breaking changes
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91 command
91 command
Syntax
modem-firmware-upgrade usage examples
imei-write and imei-read usage examples
Command changelog
91 changelog
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93-series
93-series command
Syntax
Usage examples
93-series version-query
Syntax
Basic usage
93-series modem-firmware-upgrade
Syntax
Basic usage
Upgrading modem firmware on the nRF93M1 DK
Command changelog
93-series changelog
2026-09-11: Version 0.1.2
2026-09-10: Version 0.1.1
ble-sniffer
ble-sniffer
Syntax
Plugin setup
Subcommands and use cases
ble-sniffer bootstrap
ble-sniffer sniff
ble-sniffer hci
ble-sniffer sniff
Syntax
Prerequisites
Capturing Bluetooth LE packets
Specifying an output file
Following specific devices
Decrypting encrypted connection packets
Viewing output
Inspecting data capture in command line
ble-sniffer hci
Syntax
Prerequisites
Capturing HCI packets
Specifying an output file
Inspecting captured data
Command changelog
ble-sniffer changelog
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completion
completion
Syntax
Basic usage examples
Setting up autocompletion
Command changelog
completion changelog
2024-06-12: Version 1.5.0
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device
device
Syntax
Traits
Detection options
Basic usage examples
device list
Syntax
Basic usage
Serial number
Device traits
Advanced usage
device core-info
Syntax
Basic usage
Advanced usage
device program
Syntax
Basic usage
Programming options
Programming a device with a SEGGER J-Link OB Debugger
Programming application firmware on nRF54L Series
Programming over Nordic Secure DFU
Programming application firmware using MCUboot serial recovery
Programming precompiled application firmware
Upgrading modem firmware using J-Link
Upgrading modem firmware using MCUboot serial recovery
device program --x-ext-mem-config-file
Requirements
Configuration file format
Default configuration for development kits
Supported configurations and peripherals
Configuration file fields
Optional pins.io usage with SPIM/SPI
Example for SPI on nRF54L15
Example for SPI on nRF54LV10A
Example for EXMIF on nRF54H20
Example for QSPI on nRF5340 DK
Example for SPI on nRF7002 DK
Example for QSPI on nRF52840
Example for SPI on an nRF52 Series device
Memory addressing in the HEX file
Erasing and programming external memory
Erasing memory before programming
Programming external memory command
device fw-verify
Syntax
Basic usage
Verification during programming
Core selection
Advanced usage
device fw-info
Syntax
Basic usage
Advanced usage
device mcu-state-set
Syntax
Basic usage
MCU states
Target SoC
device x-provision-keys
Syntax
Prerequisites
Provisioning keys
Provisioning keys for the nRF54L Series
Provisioning keys for the nRF54H Series
device read
Syntax
Examples
device cpu-register-read
Syntax
Register selection
Basic usage
Advanced usage
device write
Syntax
Examples
device dump-to-file
Syntax
Single device syntax
Multiple device syntax
Output file and template arguments
Examples
device otp-write
Syntax
Supported devices
Basic usage
Writing a single word
Writing from a file
Advanced usage
device pinreset-enable
Syntax
Basic usage
device protection-get
Syntax
Examples
Possible protection statuses
nRF51 Series
nRF52 Series and above
device protection-set
Syntax
Setting protection levels
Levels for nRF51 Series
Levels for nRF52 Series and above
Examples
Recovering a protected device
device recover
Syntax
Parameters
Recovering nRF52, nRF54L, and nRF91 Series devices
Recovering nRF53 and nRF70 Series devices
Recovering nRF54H Series devices
Differences with the erase subcommand
device reset
Syntax
Basic usage
Reset kinds
Advanced usage
device halt
Syntax
Basic usage
Advanced usage
device go
Syntax
Basic usage
Advanced usage
device erase
Syntax
Parameters
Examples
Core parameter
Behavior by device family
Differences with the recover subcommand
device batch-execute
Syntax
Supported operations
Basic examples
Advanced examples
device --remote-jlink
Syntax
Configuring J-Link
Configuring J-Link Remote Server
Usage
Programming options
Command changelog
device changelog
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mcu-manager
mcu-manager
Syntax
Transport methods
Basic usage examples
Third-party licenses
mcu-manager serial
Syntax
Prerequisites
Upgrading firmware over serial to a Nordic Thingy:53
mcu-manager ble
Syntax
Prerequisites
Connection options
Pairing and bonding
Image and slot numbering
Upgrading firmware over Bluetooth LE
Listing images on a device
Pairing and bonding upon first connection
Reconnecting to a bonded device
Uploading firmware to a device
Marking the image for testing and resetting
Confirming the new image
Erasing the old image
mcu-manager ble-database
Syntax
Prerequisites
mcu-manager ble-database list
Syntax
Usage
Examples
mcu-manager ble-database remove
Syntax
Examples
Command changelog
mcu-manager changelog
2026-09-21: Version 0.12.0
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npm module
Command changelog
npm changelog
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nrf5sdk-tools
nrf5sdk-tools
Command prerequisites
Syntax
Command mappings
Features
Supported protocols
DFU package formats
Alternative ways of obtaining nRF Util v6.x.x
nrf5sdk-tools pkg
Syntax
Basic usage
Help
Inspecting package
Supported DFU packages
Single update packages
Bootloader (BL)
SoftDevice (SD)
Application (APP)
Combined update packages
Consecutive connections requirement
Packages for external applications
Zigbee packages
Application package examples
Generating a signed application package
Generating an unsigned debug package
Generating a package for external applications
Displaying package contents
nrf5sdk-tools dfu
Syntax
DFU over Bluetooth Low Energy
DFU over ANT
DFU over Thread
Multicast DFU over Thread
DFU over Zigbee
DFU over a serial UART connection
DFU over a serial USB connection
nrf5sdk-tools keys
Syntax
Generating keys
Displaying keys
nrf5sdk-tools settings
Syntax
Device family settings
Bootloader settings version
Generating bootloader settings
Displaying bootloader settings
nrf5sdk-tools zigbee production_config
Syntax
Usage
Command changelog
nrf5sdk-tools changelog
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sdk-manager
sdk-manager
Default installation locations
Syntax
Basic usage examples
Checking available SDKs and toolchains
Installing SDKs and toolchains
Uninstalling SDKs and toolchains
Checking the setup information
sdk-manager search
Syntax
Basic usage
Version statuses
Patched toolchain releases
Advanced usage
Checking all available SDKs and toolchains
Checking all fields for search
Checking all patched toolchain releases
JSON output
Using substrings for search filtering
Searching for specific SDK types
Available SDK types
Searching for all toolchains (installed or available)
Searching for SDK separately from toolchains
Searching for region-specific versions
sdk-manager install | uninstall
Default installation locations
Installing SDKs and toolchains
Syntax
Basic usage
Installing only the SDK or the toolchain
Installing SDK to a custom path
Installing SDK of a specified type
Installing SDK from a local tarball
Installing region-specific SDKs and toolchains
Uninstalling SDKs and toolchains
Syntax
Uninstalling both the SDK and its toolchain
Uninstalling only the SDK or the toolchain
Uninstalling from a specific directory
Uninstalling a specific SDK type
sdk-manager list
Syntax
Basic usage
Version statuses
Advanced usage
Listing all fields for list
Using substrings for list filtering
Listing the installed toolchain versions
sdk-manager config
Syntax
Configuration settings used
Checking configuration settings
Modifying configuration settings
Modifying configuration settings for single commands
Modifying configuration settings permanently
Setting and unsetting installation directory
Adding and removing custom indexes
Setting and unsetting custom indexes
Adding access tokens
Index access
Completion
Configuration values
Restoring configuration settings to default
sdk-manager sdk | toolchain
sdk
Syntax
Interacting directly with SDK bundles
Registering an SDK directly
toolchain
Syntax
Interacting directly with toolchain bundles
sdk-manager toolchain launch | env
Syntax
Starting the toolchain environment
Inspecting the toolchain environment
Supported shells
Command changelog
sdk-manager changelog
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suit
suit
Syntax
Basic usage examples
Listing manifest hierarchy
List manifests on the device
Uploading a specific SUIT envelope
Uploading a raw cache file
Installing an already uploaded envelope
Erasing DFU partitions
Command changelog
suit changelog
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toolchain-manager
toolchain-manager
Syntax
Toolchain installation location
Basic usage examples
Searching for available toolchains
Configuring installation directory on Windows and Linux
Installing a toolchain
Listing installed toolchains
Switching active toolchain
Starting toolchain environment
Supported shells
Completion
Configuration values
Command changelog
toolchain-manager changelog
trace
trace
Syntax
Minimum requirements
nrfutil device installed
Application configured for tracing
nRF91 Series: LTE modem tracing
nRF54H20: STM-based tracing
Optional Wireshark installation
Integrations
nrfutil trace lte usage examples
Capture trace data from an nRF91 modem
Capturing with custom serial port configuration
nrfutil trace stm usage examples
Capture trace from STM to binary format
Capture trace from STM to ASCII format
Capture trace from STM over TPIU
trace lte
Syntax
Starting modem tracing
trace stm
Syntax
Starting STM trace data capture
Converting trace data
Converting captured raw LTE modem trace data to PcapNG
Converting LTE modem trace data using a trace database
Passing LTE modem trace data through multiple sinks
Converting captured raw STM trace data to ASCII
Converting captured raw STM trace data to standard output
Converting STM trace data using a database configuration
Passing STM trace data through multiple sinks
Passing modem trace data to Wireshark
Passing LTE modem trace data to Wireshark
Passing trace data from a file
Streaming trace data from a serial port
Command changelog
trace changelog
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Troubleshooting programming and tracing
nRF52840 Dongle not found
Nordic Thingy:91™ not found
Nordic Thingy:53™ not found
No output when tracing
Trace command unable to locate db directory
Documentation revision history

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