Arduino Ble-Nano setting (noob)

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Hi, it is long time I don't use Arduino, and now happened to me to buy the Chinese version of Nano 33 BLE.
I am using a MAC; arduino IDE 1.8.8

Here the link to the model:
[u]Redirect Notice

I know it is necessary to instal a core to make a board work, so i tried with the core of Nano 33 BLE,
then I go to Tools> Board and select Nano 33 BLE (not sure of this part)

then Tool> Port> and I select the port which disappear when i disconnect arduino, which appear to be "usbmodem14201" (is it srange it doesn't display the name of the Arduino board?)

at this point I try to upload the classic blink and I get a message "No device found on cu.usbmodem14201"

I think the error could be in thinking that a Nano 33 BLE core would work for a third party arduino, so i have been searching for a JSON core for my board but I didn't find anything.
I read about third party cores here:
[u]https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Cores[/u]
Could you help me to understand where to start to solve my problem, I know it is very specific, but even understanding where to start to search what I need would be helpful, thank you!

EDIT: I have tried changing the board with "Arduino Nano" and now it works, but how am I supposed to know that using the standard Nano setting I would be able to upload the program? which value/code should I look to when I buy a new Arduino? Thank you!

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Does you board look like the one here? Arduino Nano 33 BLE — Arduino Official Store.

From the description quoted below, it's not a Nano 33 BLE. The Nano 33 BLE is not based on a 328P.

BLE Nano V3.0 Mirco USB Board Integrate CC2540 BLE Wireless Module ATmega328P Micro-Controller Development Board Geekcreit for Arduino - products that work with official Arduino boards

Yours is a normal Nano with BLE.

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Yep thats a regular nano with some third party BLE attached and NOT an official NANO-BLE.
Program it as a regular nano NOT one of the proper ones.

You could of course open a refund issue with bangood as it is clearly not what you wanted to purchase and were maybe misled ?

Also not worth the price either as regular nano clones are much cheaper than that (C$ 2.15) and throwing a third party ble (C$ 1.40) on a clone still comes out cheaper.

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Thank you! the product is the same, but I bought it on another platform, so still too expensive, but it was 40 RMB = €5,2.

Actually I didn't even have a clear idea of what I was buying, just needed to do some experiment with an Arduino, so that I decided to use one new.

if it can communicate using bluetooth for me it is fine, now I will go to check how to use bluetooth on a nano, thank you to both, you have been very kind!