Will the nRF52810 run the keyboard demo

[MattFL]

Can anyone tell me if the ble_app_hids_keyboard example will run OK on the nRF52810? 

I'm currently using the Rigado BMD-340 (nRF52840) and my project is based on the keyboard sample, and it works great, but I need to reduce my per-board cost.  I'm hoping someone can confirm for me if the keyboard sample works on the nRF52810 before I spend the money and time trying it myself. :)   

[Bob Recny]

Hello Matt,

The ble_app_hids_keyboard example will run on the nRF52810 (and the BMD-330 based on it), though you will need to select the example directory for the pca10040e to pick up SoftDevice S112. The "e" version limits the available memory and other peripherals to what the nRF52810 has.

A BMD-330-EVAL is available for testing directly on a nRF52810. You can drop a BMD-330 onto the BMD-340 footprint on your target board as well.

Regards,

Bob

[MattFL]

Thank you very much for the reply!  This is great news, and indeed the BMD-330 is what I'm hoping to use.  Maybe I'll be lucky enough to be able to swap modules, rebuild the code and continue without any other hardware changes.  Cross your fingers! 

[Bob Recny]

One thing to be aware of: The nRF52840 uses P0.18 for nRESET, while the nRF52810 uses P0.21. The examples in the SDK should account for this, but be aware in case your application uses either GPIO. The two modules have the respective nRESET on the same physical pin number for routing purposes.

[MattFL]

Excellent, thank you for this info too!