Can SoftDevice SoC API be used when the SoftDevice is disabled?

[abkirchhoff]

I am using SDK 11.0.0 and S132 on a nRF52832. In my application, my device can operate in BLE mode with the SoftDevice enabled or in custom RF mode with the SoftDevice disabled. When the SoftDevice is disabled, is it safe to use the SoftDevice SoC functions, such as sd_clock_hfclk_request() and sd_power_dcdc_mode_set() and the NVIC wrapper functions? It appears the Flash API functions support both modes, but I was unclear about the other SoC functions.

As an alternative, if my device enables the SoftDevice at boot, uses the SoC functions, and then disables the SoftDevice to enter custom RF mode, will the HFCLK request and power settings persist or are they cleared when the SoftDevice is disabled?

Thanks, Austin

[RK]

No you can't use the sd functions when the softdevice is disabled. In that case, just call the basic nrf driver functions which do the same thing, or write the registers directly. Many of those softdevice SoC functions only exist to guard shared resources when the SD is active and have one-line counterparts in the SDK.

[abkirchhoff]

RK, thanks your answer.