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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Can traces be &amp;quot;pulled through&amp;quot; unused balls?</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/128817/can-traces-be-pulled-through-unused-balls</link><description>I have a similar question to this , however it&amp;#39;s for the nRF54 family. Can I route similar the SWD signals out through unused pins/balls on a BGA? In this case, I&amp;#39;d route SWDIO through G2 and SWCLK through F4 and G5. 
 Also, the other post just has a</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:45:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/128817/can-traces-be-pulled-through-unused-balls" /><item><title>RE: Can traces be "pulled through" unused balls?</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/569570?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:45:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:c8afe437-b4ed-4cd6-a9c0-0ab6afa38754</guid><dc:creator>ketiljo</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;As long as you are using GPIOs, it&amp;#39;s ok. All GPIOs are disconnected by default and won&amp;#39;t interfere with the SWD pins.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>