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The existing URLs have started to return a HTTP 403, breaking CI, among other things. The simplest way around this is to host the files at micropython.org, and point to them from the download script.

The soft-device files have been retrieved from:

Testing

Tested locally. Will also be tested by CI.

Trade-offs and Alternatives

There may be a URL maintained by Nordic (eg on GitHub) for these files, but it seems the most robust thing to do is self-host them.

@dpgeorge dpgeorge marked this pull request as ready for review July 31, 2025 14:10
@dpgeorge dpgeorge added this to the release-1.26.0 milestone Jul 31, 2025
The existing URLs have started to return a HTTP 403.  The simplest way
around this is to host the files at micropython.org, and point to them from
the download script.

The soft-device files have been retrieved from:
- https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-software/s110/download
- https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-software/s132/download
- https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-software/s140/download

Signed-off-by: Damien George <damien@micropython.org>
@dpgeorge dpgeorge force-pushed the nrf-change-soft-device-download-url branch from 2f1a4ff to f8f6d71 Compare August 1, 2025 01:35
@dpgeorge dpgeorge merged commit f8f6d71 into micropython:master Aug 1, 2025
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@dpgeorge dpgeorge deleted the nrf-change-soft-device-download-url branch August 1, 2025 01:49
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