Building for BLE Nano2 with nRF5 SDK

[paul_tanner]

Created a custom board .h file using this:

#ifndef RBLNANO2_H
#define RBLNANO2_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include "nrf_gpio.h"

// LEDs definitions for RBL NANO 2
#define LEDS_NUMBER    1

#define LED_OB         11
#define LED_START      LED_OB
#define LED_STOP       LED_OB
   
#define LEDS_ACTIVE_STATE 0

#define BSP_LED_0	     LED_OB

#define LEDS_LIST      { LED_OB }
#define BSP_LED_0_MASK (1<<BSP_LED_0)
#define LEDS_MASK      (BSP_LED_0)
#define LEDS_INV_MASK  LEDS_MASK	

#define BUTTONS_NUMBER 0

#define RX_PIN_NUMBER  30
#define TX_PIN_NUMBER  29
#define CTS_PIN_NUMBER 28
#define RTS_PIN_NUMBER 2
#define HWFC           true

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif // RBLNANO2_H

cloned the uart example that works fine on nRF52-DK and modified the Makefile to use above .h file. Build with gcc goes OK. Downloaded resulting hex file to BLE Nano2 using MK-20 - appears to go OK. No output on console.

Not sure what to try next to discover why printfs not working. My current guess is that SDK does not produce the right hex file format for the MK-20 loader. Could also be something to do with clock speeds. Anyone used the nRF SDK with BLE Nano?

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

How did you connect the UART pins to your computer/console?

[paul_tanner]

actually I just had some success with the uart example. Using the MK-20 to connect the Nano2 to a USB port. Then used screen to attach an OS/X terminal to that. However, blinky example still not working.

[paul_tanner]

even more strangely. the LED flashes ok when the code from blinky is added to the uart example. blinky on it's own does not flash the LED. Have even tried using the config file for uart on blinky. Also compares the .ld file - they are the same.

[Jørgen Holmefjord]

The peripheral/blinky example? Are you using the "blank" version (no softdevice)?

[paul_tanner]

yes. the blank version. same with the uart example.