sdk_config.h inconsistency

[Prasad PL]

Can a single sdk_config file that has all possible macros definitions to use with an SDK

(1) be provided ?

(2) so that an identical sdk_config file be inserted in all examples - so it is easy for customers to merge different examples to make their projects easily. 

What we have now is scrambled sdk macros spread in different examples. [This means example projects does not have all the sdk_config parameters which defeats the purpose of having and sdk_config. altogether].

A huge amount of time is wasted just trying to identify and getting a working sdk_config file. This can be avoided with a single sdk_config that has all parameters. 

using: SDK V15

Secondly:

The aspect of config for logging.

config for logging doesn't have to be mixed with SDK config - which now bloats the sdk_config.h file.

My suggestion is to consider a separate log_config.h to be provided.

Actually this separation is better, configuring logging has nothing to do with configuring SDK.

Then why should logging parameters be mixed in same config file making unnecessary development time spent to clarify clutter by customer?

[tesc]

Hi,

There will be future releases of the nRF5 SDK yes. Checking with the SDK team on the status of this issue with regards to next release.

Regards,
Terje

[JonasJ]

tesc

I count 622 sdk_config.h in the 7.0.2 release. Wouldn't it make more sense to only have one sdk_config.h in the config/nrfXXXX/config/ directory (why the extra config dir?) and make all the examples use the app_config.h feature.

This way it's very obvious what changes the examples has made to the default configuration.

Thanks.

[tesc]

Hi,

Thank you for the suggestion, it is always appreciated! That would be one way to do it, yes. I have forwarded the suggestion to the SDK team.

What we are talking about is the second option for overriding the sdk_config.h configuration file, as documented here: Overriding the sdk_config.h configuration.

Please note that this could still mean mulitple "standard" sdk_config.h files, as there are some differences with regards to e.g. what peripherals are available and in what quantities for the different SoCs.

Regards,
Terje

[__Tom]

It is 2022.10.12 and I'm using SDK17.1.0. sdk_config.h in folder "nRF5_SDK_17.1.0_ddde560\config\nrf52840\config" is still not generic as it's designed for. I wonder whether you guys really have been focusing on improving your sdk. Such issue is driving our company away from your ICs. 

[tesc]

Hi,

You are correct that focus has not been on nRF5 SDK over the past couple of years, since that SDK is now in maintenance mode. Instead we are focusing on the scalable and future-proof nRF Connect SDK. See our nRF Connect SDK and nRF5 SDK statement for details.

Regards,
Terje