Not able to scan TWI sensors when pins are changed

Question

Hello, 
 
 I am using nRF52832, SDK_15.3.0, S132 SoftDevice and Segger for flashing the image. 
 
 I am using "twi_scanner" example code on Development kit. I connected HDC2010 sensor and I got 0x40 as address. 
 Since "Production specification" says any GPIO can be used, I just changed settings as below so that SCL is on P0.21 and SDA is on P0.22. 
 
 #define ARDUINO_SCL_PIN 21//27 // SCL signal pin #define ARDUINO_SDA_PIN 22//26 // SDA signal pin 
 
 With this changes, never code executes and hangs in nrf_twim_event_check(). Any reason behind this ? Do I need to configure any other settings ? 
 
 Thanks & Regards 
 Vishnu Beema

ovrebekk · Accepted Answer

Hi Vishnu 
 The RESET pin of the chip is multiplexed with P0.21, and if you enable pin reset in the project you can not use P0.21 as a GPIO. 
 By default the twi_scanner example (and many others) enable pin reset by default, so I would either try to disable this by removing the CONFIG_GPIO_AS_PINRESET define from your project settings, or try to move the SCL signal to a different pin. 
 Best regards Torbjørn

awneil · Answer

beemavishnu said: I thought SCL and SDA are used directly with gpio pins 
 Not quite sure what you mean by that? 
 beemavishnu said: I can use only P0.26 & P0.27 with nRF2832 development kit 
 No, that's not true - you can use other pins provided there isn't stuff on the DK that's going to interfere with it. 
 Again, look at the schematics to check. 
 In most cases, the stuff on the DK can be disconnected by "breaking" the solder bridges. 
 beemavishnu said: with my board I can design any GPIO pin 
 Correct - subject to any limitations imposed by the chip itself.

Not able to scan TWI sensors when pins are changed

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