v2.0.0 Release Notes

This release provides support for developing ANT and ANT+ enabled applications with the Nordic nRF Connect SDK.

Highlights

  • This is a compatibility release targeting sdk-nrf v2.9.2.

  • Add On Model

    • ANT was removed from sdk-nrf’s west manifest prior to sdk-nrf v2.8 to accommodate a move to Nordic’s Add On Model

    • This release contains the new manifest and important instructions to set up an ANT development environment using this model

  • nRF54L Support

    • Libraries and samples now support nRF54L15 (cpuapp target)

    • nRF54L security by separation and TF-M will be supported in a future release

Supported boards

  • PCA10040 (nRF52 Development Kit)

  • PCA10056 (nRF52840 Development Kit)

  • PCA10095 (nRF5340 Development Kit)

  • PCA10156 (nRF54L15 Development Kit)

Limitations

  • nRF54L Non Secure board target is not supported (nrf54l15/cpuapp/ns cannot be selected as a configuration at this time)

  • Multiprotocol coexistence with BLE is tested with the provided default sample configuration only (hci_ipc)

  • Multiprotocol coexistence with any other wireless radio protocol is untested

Some ANT features that were available for nRF5 SDK/SoftDevice are unsupported in this SDK:

  • PA/LNA Support

  • Time Sync

  • Scanning Channel

  • High Duty Search Channel

Changelog

  • Update the ANT library to sync with the target nRF Connect SDK dependencies (v2.9.2)

  • Add library and supporting targets/files for nRF54L15 support

  • Allow existing nRF52 libraries to be used on nRF52832

  • Remove previously deprecated /child_image folders in samples for SDK compatibility

  • Rename samples to reduce path length (can affect use of Twister tool on Windows)