XIAO nRF52840 (non Sense) Windows Explorer Report

Products & Technology XIAO
#1

When I double press the XIAO Reset button Windows Explorer shows a Device:
XIAO-SENSE (F:)

Containing a file:
INFO_UF2.TXT

UF2 Bootloader 0.6.2-12-g459adc9-dirty lib/nrfx (v2.0.0) lib/tinyusb (0.10.1-293-gaf8e5a90) lib/uf2 (remotes/origin/configupdate-9-gadbb8c7)
Model: Seeed XIAO nRF52840
Board-ID: Seeed_XIAO_nRF52840_Sense
Date: Nov 30 2021
SoftDevice: S140 7.3.0

#2

Do you have a question? I think this is expected behavior…

#3

Well, I am confused. Module bought as non-Sense.
Model and Board ID shows 2 different versions.
The Boot loader is shown as ‘dirty’.
These observations raise questions… :grinning:
Please explain?

#4

Ahh I see. Sorry, I missed the part where the model and board ID were different.
I thought you were confused as to why it was mounting as a storage device.
I know in some cases the libraries used (Arduino or the CircuitPython bootloader for example) don’t distinguish between the two variants.
But I don’t have the sense variant so I don’t want to say much more that might mislead you.
Apologies that I couldn’t resolve your question.

#5

Hi Gordy7,
I checked my “Sense” version and I get the Exact same as You. Dirty, etc.

UF2 Bootloader 0.6.2-12-g459adc9-dirty lib/nrfx (v2.0.0) lib/tinyusb (0.10.1-293-gaf8e5a90) lib/uf2 (remotes/origin/configupdate-9-gadbb8c7)
Model: Seeed XIAO nRF52840
Board-ID: Seeed_XIAO_nRF52840_Sense
Date: Nov 30 2021
SoftDevice: S140 7.3.0

Can you post a PIC of the unit in question?
Maybe they sent the wrong part?
GL :slight_smile: PJ

#6

My XIAO nRF52840 (non Sense)

Delivery package details:
Date received 15 May 2023
Seeed Studio XIAO nRF52840
102010448
MOB221125004
12/05/22 (5 Dec 2022)

01
01648×705 62.4 KB

02
02650×716 74.5 KB

And my bootloader details again:
UF2 Bootloader 0.6.2-12-g459adc9-dirty lib/nrfx (v2.0.0) lib/tinyusb (0.10.1-293-gaf8e5a90) lib/uf2 (remotes/origin/configupdate-9-gadbb8c7)
Model: Seeed XIAO nRF52840
Board-ID: Seeed_XIAO_nRF52840_Sense
Date: Nov 30 2021
SoftDevice: S140 7.3.0

#7

Hay Gordy7,
Wowsa so it indeed is the correct part, Upon seeing that pic I went and dug up my very first seeed chip (2yrs ago)I ever used from the collection pile. (you can see it’s an “Xiao Nrf52840 BLE” )

20230531_115407
20230531_1154071920×2560 231 KB

20230531_115413
20230531_1154133024×4032 505 KB

When I connected it to the laptop I’m on at the moment even Windows Dev Mgr. See’s it a “Xiao Nrf52840 Sense” when plugged in and Identified. File manger shows it as “Xiao Sense”(E:)

So looking at the bootloader info I see it’s NO different.

UF2 Bootloader 0.6.2-12-g459adc9-dirty lib/nrfx (v2.0.0) lib/tinyusb (0.10.1-293-gaf8e5a90) lib/uf2 (remotes/origin/configupdate-9-gadbb8c7)
Model: Seeed XIAO nRF52840
Board-ID: Seeed_XIAO_nRF52840_Sense
Date: Nov 30 2021
SoftDevice: S140 7.3.0

I’ll put it under Strange but true. I’m guessing it’s the same PC-board so same board file.
just more proof to me that NOT allot of thought goes into the soft side of these NrF52840 Xiao’s
HTH
GL :slight_smile: PJ