nRF52840 dongle doing the same as nRF52-DK with ble_app_uart_c

[MindaugasM]

Hi,
In my project I have a custom board with a nrf52832 chip that reads TWI sensor and SAADC data and transmits it. I need that data to be received by a PC, then processed and graphed by a LabView program. Currently I use nRF52-DK as a receiver (COM port) (I flashed ble_app_uart_c into it) but want to switch to something smaller and cheaper. I read a lot about nrf52840 dongles but did not find unanimous response whether it can perform such task.
Can you help me? Is nrf52840 dongle the right choice for me or should I look for something else?

[Vidar Berg]

Hi,

The ble_app_uart_c project can be configured to run on the 52840 Dongle quite easily. But the dongle doesn't have a USB<->UART bridge like the development kits have. So you would probably want to modify the sample code to use the 52840's USB peripheral instead of UART. We have already done a USB variant of the ble_uart peripheral example:  USBD BLE UART Example 

[sagarnayakm]

Hello,

So you mean we need to merge the USBD_BLE_UART example with ble_app_uart_c. is it right.??

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

I think it might be easier and require less work to start with the ble_app_uart_c project and simply replace the UART interface with USB. You can use the USBD BLE UART Example as a reference for how to integrate the USB stack.

[sagarnayakm]

Hello,

Thanks for the reply,

I changed the ble_app_uart_c to USB instead of UART but it's not working and i am not getting any data at the central dev kit from the peripheral dev kit.

this is the main.c code and everything is compiled properly 

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include "nordic_common.h"
#include "app_error.h"
#include "app_uart.h"
#include "ble_db_discovery.h"
#include "app_timer.h"
#include "app_util.h"
#include "bsp_btn_ble.h"
#include "ble.h"
#include "ble_gap.h"
#include "ble_hci.h"
#include "nrf_sdh.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_soc.h"
#include "ble_nus_c.h"
#include "nrf_ble_gatt.h"
#include "nrf_pwr_mgmt.h"
#include "nrf_ble_scan.h"

#include "nrf_log.h"
#include "nrf_log_ctrl.h"
#include "nrf_log_default_backends.h"

//its mine//
#include "nrf.h"
#include "ble_hci.h"
#include "nrf_sdh.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_soc.h"
#include "nrf_sdh_ble.h"
#include "nrf_ble_gatt.h"
#include "app_timer.h"
#include "app_uart.h"
#include "app_util_platform.h"
#include "bsp_btn_ble.h"

#include "nrf_drv_usbd.h"
#include "nrf_drv_clock.h"
#include "nrf_gpio.h"
#include "nrf_delay.h"
#include "nrf_drv_power.h"

#include "app_error.h"
#include "app_util.h"
#include "app_usbd_core.h"
#include "app_usbd.h"
#include "app_usbd_string_desc.h"
#include "app_usbd_cdc_acm.h"
#include "app_usbd_serial_num.h"

#define LED_BLE_NUS_CONN (BSP_BOARD_LED_0)
#define LED_BLE_NUS_RX   (BSP_BOARD_LED_1)
#define LED_CDC_ACM_CONN (BSP_BOARD_LED_2)
#define LED_CDC_ACM_RX   (BSP_BOARD_LED_3)

#define LED_BLINK_INTERVAL 800

APP_TIMER_DEF(m_blink_ble);
APP_TIMER_DEF(m_blink_cdc);
  

void blink_handler(void * p_context)
{
    bsp_board_led_invert((uint32_t) p_context);
}

#define ENDLINE_STRING "\r\n"

// USB DEFINES START
static void cdc_acm_user_ev_handler(app_usbd_class_inst_t const * p_inst,
                                    app_usbd_cdc_acm_user_event_t event);

#define CDC_ACM_COMM_INTERFACE  0
#define CDC_ACM_COMM_EPIN       NRF_DRV_USBD_EPIN2

#define CDC_ACM_DATA_INTERFACE  1
#define CDC_ACM_DATA_EPIN       NRF_DRV_USBD_EPIN1
#define CDC_ACM_DATA_EPOUT      NRF_DRV_USBD_EPOUT1

static char m_cdc_data_array[BLE_NUS_MAX_DATA_LEN];

/** @brief CDC_ACM class instance */
APP_USBD_CDC_ACM_GLOBAL_DEF(m_app_cdc_acm,
                            cdc_acm_user_ev_handler,
                            CDC_ACM_COMM_INTERFACE,
                            CDC_ACM_DATA_INTERFACE,
                            CDC_ACM_COMM_EPIN,
                            CDC_ACM_DATA_EPIN,
                            CDC_ACM_DATA_EPOUT,
                            APP_USBD_CDC_COMM_PROTOCOL_AT_V250);
//mine is end//



#define APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG    1                                       /**< Tag that refers to the BLE stack configuration set with @ref sd_ble_cfg_set. The default tag is @ref BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG_DEFAULT. */
#define APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO   3                                       /**< BLE observer priority of the application. There is no need to modify this value. */

#define UART_TX_BUF_SIZE        256                                     /**< UART TX buffer size. */
#define UART_RX_BUF_SIZE        256                                     /**< UART RX buffer size. */

#define NUS_SERVICE_UUID_TYPE   BLE_UUID_TYPE_VENDOR_BEGIN              /**< UUID type for the Nordic UART Service (vendor specific). */

#define ECHOBACK_BLE_UART_DATA  1                                       /**< Echo the UART data that is received over the Nordic UART Service (NUS) back to the sender. */


BLE_NUS_C_DEF(m_ble_nus_c);                                             /**< BLE Nordic UART Service (NUS) client instance. */
NRF_BLE_GATT_DEF(m_gatt);                                               /**< GATT module instance. */
BLE_DB_DISCOVERY_DEF(m_db_disc);                                        /**< Database discovery module instance. */
NRF_BLE_SCAN_DEF(m_scan);                                               /**< Scanning Module instance. */
NRF_BLE_GQ_DEF(m_ble_gatt_queue,                                        /**< BLE GATT Queue instance. */
               NRF_SDH_BLE_CENTRAL_LINK_COUNT,
               NRF_BLE_GQ_QUEUE_SIZE);

static uint16_t m_ble_nus_max_data_len = BLE_GATT_ATT_MTU_DEFAULT - OPCODE_LENGTH - HANDLE_LENGTH; /**< Maximum length of data (in bytes) that can be transmitted to the peer by the Nordic UART service module. */

/**@brief NUS UUID. */
static ble_uuid_t const m_nus_uuid =
{
    .uuid = BLE_UUID_NUS_SERVICE,
    .type = NUS_SERVICE_UUID_TYPE
};


/**@brief Function for handling asserts in the SoftDevice.
 *
 * @details This function is called in case of an assert in the SoftDevice.
 *
 * @warning This handler is only an example and is not meant for the final product. You need to analyze
 *          how your product is supposed to react in case of assert.
 * @warning On assert from the SoftDevice, the system can only recover on reset.
 *
 * @param[in] line_num     Line number of the failing assert call.
 * @param[in] p_file_name  File name of the failing assert call.
 */
void assert_nrf_callback(uint16_t line_num, const uint8_t * p_file_name)
{
    app_error_handler(0xDEADBEEF, line_num, p_file_name);
}




/**@brief Function for handling the Nordic UART Service Client errors.
 *
 * @param[in]   nrf_error   Error code containing information about what went wrong.
 */
static void nus_error_handler(uint32_t nrf_error)
{
    APP_ERROR_HANDLER(nrf_error);
}




/**@brief Function to start scanning. */
static void scan_start(void)
{
    ret_code_t ret;

    ret = nrf_ble_scan_start(&m_scan);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);

    ret = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_SCANNING);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
}


/**@brief Function for handling Scanning Module events.
 */
static void scan_evt_handler(scan_evt_t const * p_scan_evt)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    switch(p_scan_evt->scan_evt_id)
    {
         case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_CONNECTING_ERROR:
         {
              err_code = p_scan_evt->params.connecting_err.err_code;
              APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
         } break;

         case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_CONNECTED:
         {
              ble_gap_evt_connected_t const * p_connected =
                               p_scan_evt->params.connected.p_connected;
             // Scan is automatically stopped by the connection.
             NRF_LOG_INFO("Connecting to target %02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[0],
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[1],
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[2],
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[3],
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[4],
                      p_connected->peer_addr.addr[5]
                      );
         } break;

         case NRF_BLE_SCAN_EVT_SCAN_TIMEOUT:
         {
             NRF_LOG_INFO("Scan timed out.");
             scan_start();
         } break;

         default:
             break;
    }
}


/**@brief Function for initializing the scanning and setting the filters.
 */
static void scan_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t          err_code;
    nrf_ble_scan_init_t init_scan;

    memset(&init_scan, 0, sizeof(init_scan));

    init_scan.connect_if_match = true;
    init_scan.conn_cfg_tag     = APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG;

    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_init(&m_scan, &init_scan, scan_evt_handler);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filter_set(&m_scan, SCAN_UUID_FILTER, &m_nus_uuid);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    err_code = nrf_ble_scan_filters_enable(&m_scan, NRF_BLE_SCAN_UUID_FILTER, false);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for handling database discovery events.
 *
 * @details This function is a callback function to handle events from the database discovery module.
 *          Depending on the UUIDs that are discovered, this function forwards the events
 *          to their respective services.
 *
 * @param[in] p_event  Pointer to the database discovery event.
 */
static void db_disc_handler(ble_db_discovery_evt_t * p_evt)
{
    ble_nus_c_on_db_disc_evt(&m_ble_nus_c, p_evt);
}


/**@brief Function for handling characters received by the Nordic UART Service (NUS).
 *
 * @details This function takes a list of characters of length data_len and prints the characters out on UART.
 *          If @ref ECHOBACK_BLE_UART_DATA is set, the data is sent back to sender.
 */
static void ble_nus_chars_received_uart_print(uint8_t * p_data, uint16_t data_len)
{
    ret_code_t ret_val;

    NRF_LOG_DEBUG("Receiving data.");
    NRF_LOG_HEXDUMP_DEBUG(p_data, data_len);

    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < data_len; i++)
    {
        do
        {
            ret_val = app_uart_put(p_data[i]);
            if ((ret_val != NRF_SUCCESS) && (ret_val != NRF_ERROR_BUSY))
            {
                NRF_LOG_ERROR("app_uart_put failed for index 0x%04x.", i);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret_val);
            }
        } while (ret_val == NRF_ERROR_BUSY);
    }
    if (p_data[data_len-1] == '\r')
    {
        while (app_uart_put('\n') == NRF_ERROR_BUSY);
    }
    if (ECHOBACK_BLE_UART_DATA)
    {
        // Send data back to the peripheral.
        do
        {
            ret_val = ble_nus_c_string_send(&m_ble_nus_c, p_data, data_len);
            if ((ret_val != NRF_SUCCESS) && (ret_val != NRF_ERROR_BUSY))
            {
                NRF_LOG_ERROR("Failed sending NUS message. Error 0x%x. ", ret_val);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret_val);
            }
        } while (ret_val == NRF_ERROR_BUSY);
    }
}


/**@brief   Function for handling app_uart events.
 *
 * @details This function receives a single character from the app_uart module and appends it to
 *          a string. The string is sent over BLE when the last character received is a
 *          'new line' '\n' (hex 0x0A) or if the string reaches the maximum data length.
 */
//void uart_event_handle(app_uart_evt_t * p_event)
//{
//    static uint8_t data_array[BLE_NUS_MAX_DATA_LEN];
//    static uint16_t index = 0;
//    uint32_t ret_val;

//    switch (p_event->evt_type)
//    {
//        /**@snippet [Handling data from UART] */
//        case APP_UART_DATA_READY:
//            UNUSED_VARIABLE(app_uart_get(&data_array[index]));
//            index++;

//            if ((data_array[index - 1] == '\n') ||
//                (data_array[index - 1] == '\r') ||
//                (index >= (m_ble_nus_max_data_len)))
//            {
//                NRF_LOG_DEBUG("Ready to send data over BLE NUS");
//                NRF_LOG_HEXDUMP_DEBUG(data_array, index);

//                do
//                {
//                    ret_val = ble_nus_c_string_send(&m_ble_nus_c, data_array, index);
//                    if ( (ret_val != NRF_ERROR_INVALID_STATE) && (ret_val != NRF_ERROR_RESOURCES) )
//                    {
//                        APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret_val);
//                    }
//                } while (ret_val == NRF_ERROR_RESOURCES);

//                index = 0;
//            }
//            break;

//        /**@snippet [Handling data from UART] */
//        case APP_UART_COMMUNICATION_ERROR:
//            NRF_LOG_ERROR("Communication error occurred while handling UART.");
//            APP_ERROR_HANDLER(p_event->data.error_communication);
//            break;

//        case APP_UART_FIFO_ERROR:
//            NRF_LOG_ERROR("Error occurred in FIFO module used by UART.");
//            APP_ERROR_HANDLER(p_event->data.error_code);
//            break;

//        default:
//            break;
//    }
//}


/**@brief Callback handling Nordic UART Service (NUS) client events.
 *
 * @details This function is called to notify the application of NUS client events.
 *
 * @param[in]   p_ble_nus_c   NUS client handle. This identifies the NUS client.
 * @param[in]   p_ble_nus_evt Pointer to the NUS client event.
 */

/**@snippet [Handling events from the ble_nus_c module] */
static void ble_nus_c_evt_handler(ble_nus_c_t * p_ble_nus_c, ble_nus_c_evt_t const * p_ble_nus_evt)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    switch (p_ble_nus_evt->evt_type)
    {
        case BLE_NUS_C_EVT_DISCOVERY_COMPLETE:
            NRF_LOG_INFO("Discovery complete.");
            err_code = ble_nus_c_handles_assign(p_ble_nus_c, p_ble_nus_evt->conn_handle, &p_ble_nus_evt->handles);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

            err_code = ble_nus_c_tx_notif_enable(p_ble_nus_c);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            NRF_LOG_INFO("Connected to device with Nordic UART Service.");
            break;

        case BLE_NUS_C_EVT_NUS_TX_EVT:
            ble_nus_chars_received_uart_print(p_ble_nus_evt->p_data, p_ble_nus_evt->data_len);
            break;

        case BLE_NUS_C_EVT_DISCONNECTED:
            NRF_LOG_INFO("Disconnected.");
            scan_start();
            break;
    }
}
/**@snippet [Handling events from the ble_nus_c module] */


/**
 * @brief Function for handling shutdown events.
 *
 * @param[in]   event       Shutdown type.
 */
static bool shutdown_handler(nrf_pwr_mgmt_evt_t event)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    err_code = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_IDLE);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    switch (event)
    {
        case NRF_PWR_MGMT_EVT_PREPARE_WAKEUP:
            // Prepare wakeup buttons.
            err_code = bsp_btn_ble_sleep_mode_prepare();
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        default:
            break;
    }

    return true;
}

NRF_PWR_MGMT_HANDLER_REGISTER(shutdown_handler, APP_SHUTDOWN_HANDLER_PRIORITY);


/**@brief Function for handling BLE events.
 *
 * @param[in]   p_ble_evt   Bluetooth stack event.
 * @param[in]   p_context   Unused.
 */
static void ble_evt_handler(ble_evt_t const * p_ble_evt, void * p_context)
{
    ret_code_t            err_code;
    ble_gap_evt_t const * p_gap_evt = &p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt;

    switch (p_ble_evt->header.evt_id)
    {
        case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONNECTED:
            err_code = ble_nus_c_handles_assign(&m_ble_nus_c, p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle, NULL);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

            err_code = bsp_indication_set(BSP_INDICATE_CONNECTED);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

            // start discovery of services. The NUS Client waits for a discovery result
            err_code = ble_db_discovery_start(&m_db_disc, p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_DISCONNECTED:

            NRF_LOG_INFO("Disconnected. conn_handle: 0x%x, reason: 0x%x",
                         p_gap_evt->conn_handle,
                         p_gap_evt->params.disconnected.reason);
            break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            if (p_gap_evt->params.timeout.src == BLE_GAP_TIMEOUT_SRC_CONN)
            {
                NRF_LOG_INFO("Connection Request timed out.");
            }
            break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_SEC_PARAMS_REQUEST:
            // Pairing not supported.
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_sec_params_reply(p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle, BLE_GAP_SEC_STATUS_PAIRING_NOT_SUPP, NULL, NULL);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_CONN_PARAM_UPDATE_REQUEST:
            // Accepting parameters requested by peer.
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_conn_param_update(p_gap_evt->conn_handle,
                                                    &p_gap_evt->params.conn_param_update_request.conn_params);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        case BLE_GAP_EVT_PHY_UPDATE_REQUEST:
        {
            NRF_LOG_DEBUG("PHY update request.");
            ble_gap_phys_t const phys =
            {
                .rx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
                .tx_phys = BLE_GAP_PHY_AUTO,
            };
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_phy_update(p_ble_evt->evt.gap_evt.conn_handle, &phys);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
        } break;

        case BLE_GATTC_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            // Disconnect on GATT Client timeout event.
            NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Client Timeout.");
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gattc_evt.conn_handle,
                                             BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        case BLE_GATTS_EVT_TIMEOUT:
            // Disconnect on GATT Server timeout event.
            NRF_LOG_DEBUG("GATT Server Timeout.");
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(p_ble_evt->evt.gatts_evt.conn_handle,
                                             BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            break;

        default:
            break;
    }
}


/**@brief Function for initializing the BLE stack.
 *
 * @details Initializes the SoftDevice and the BLE event interrupt.
 */
static void ble_stack_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    err_code = nrf_sdh_enable_request();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Configure the BLE stack using the default settings.
    // Fetch the start address of the application RAM.
    uint32_t ram_start = 0;
    err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_default_cfg_set(APP_BLE_CONN_CFG_TAG, &ram_start);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Enable BLE stack.
    err_code = nrf_sdh_ble_enable(&ram_start);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    // Register a handler for BLE events.
    NRF_SDH_BLE_OBSERVER(m_ble_observer, APP_BLE_OBSERVER_PRIO, ble_evt_handler, NULL);
}


/**@brief Function for handling events from the GATT library. */
void gatt_evt_handler(nrf_ble_gatt_t * p_gatt, nrf_ble_gatt_evt_t const * p_evt)
{
    if (p_evt->evt_id == NRF_BLE_GATT_EVT_ATT_MTU_UPDATED)
    {
        NRF_LOG_INFO("ATT MTU exchange completed.");

        m_ble_nus_max_data_len = p_evt->params.att_mtu_effective - OPCODE_LENGTH - HANDLE_LENGTH;
        NRF_LOG_INFO("Ble NUS max data length set to 0x%X(%d)", m_ble_nus_max_data_len, m_ble_nus_max_data_len);
    }
}


/**@brief Function for initializing the GATT library. */
void gatt_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    err_code = nrf_ble_gatt_init(&m_gatt, gatt_evt_handler);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    err_code = nrf_ble_gatt_att_mtu_central_set(&m_gatt, NRF_SDH_BLE_GATT_MAX_MTU_SIZE);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for handling events from the BSP module.
 *
 * @param[in] event  Event generated by button press.
 */
void bsp_event_handler(bsp_event_t event)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;

    switch (event)
    {
        case BSP_EVENT_SLEEP:
            nrf_pwr_mgmt_shutdown(NRF_PWR_MGMT_SHUTDOWN_GOTO_SYSOFF);
            break;

        case BSP_EVENT_DISCONNECT:
            err_code = sd_ble_gap_disconnect(m_ble_nus_c.conn_handle,
                                             BLE_HCI_REMOTE_USER_TERMINATED_CONNECTION);
            if (err_code != NRF_ERROR_INVALID_STATE)
            {
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            }
            break;

        default:
            break;
    }
}

///**@brief Function for initializing the UART. */
//static void uart_init(void)
//{
//    ret_code_t err_code;

//    app_uart_comm_params_t const comm_params =
//    {
//        .rx_pin_no    = RX_PIN_NUMBER,
//        .tx_pin_no    = TX_PIN_NUMBER,
//        .rts_pin_no   = RTS_PIN_NUMBER,
//        .cts_pin_no   = CTS_PIN_NUMBER,
//        .flow_control = APP_UART_FLOW_CONTROL_DISABLED,
//        .use_parity   = false,
//        .baud_rate    = UART_BAUDRATE_BAUDRATE_Baud115200
//    };

//    APP_UART_FIFO_INIT(&comm_params,
//                       UART_RX_BUF_SIZE,
//                       UART_TX_BUF_SIZE,
//                       uart_event_handle,
//                       APP_IRQ_PRIORITY_LOWEST,
//                       err_code);

//    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
//}

/**@brief Function for initializing the Nordic UART Service (NUS) client. */
static void nus_c_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t       err_code;
    ble_nus_c_init_t init;

    init.evt_handler   = ble_nus_c_evt_handler;
    init.error_handler = nus_error_handler;
    init.p_gatt_queue  = &m_ble_gatt_queue;

    err_code = ble_nus_c_init(&m_ble_nus_c, &init);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for initializing buttons and leds. */
static void buttons_leds_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;
    bsp_event_t startup_event;

    err_code = bsp_init(BSP_INIT_LEDS, bsp_event_handler);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    err_code = bsp_btn_ble_init(NULL, &startup_event);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for initializing the timer. */
static void timer_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_init();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for initializing the nrf log module. */
static void log_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code = NRF_LOG_INIT(NULL);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);

    NRF_LOG_DEFAULT_BACKENDS_INIT();
}


/**@brief Function for initializing power management.
 */
static void power_management_init(void)
{
    ret_code_t err_code;
    err_code = nrf_pwr_mgmt_init();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/** @brief Function for initializing the database discovery module. */
static void db_discovery_init(void)
{
    ble_db_discovery_init_t db_init;

    memset(&db_init, 0, sizeof(ble_db_discovery_init_t));

    db_init.evt_handler  = db_disc_handler;
    db_init.p_gatt_queue = &m_ble_gatt_queue;

    ret_code_t err_code = ble_db_discovery_init(&db_init);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
}


/**@brief Function for handling the idle state (main loop).
 *
 * @details Handles any pending log operations, then sleeps until the next event occurs.
 */
static void idle_state_handle(void)
{
    if (NRF_LOG_PROCESS() == false)
    {
        nrf_pwr_mgmt_run();
    }
}



//its mine//
// USB CODE START
static bool m_usb_connected = false;


/** @brief User event handler @ref app_usbd_cdc_acm_user_ev_handler_t */
static void cdc_acm_user_ev_handler(app_usbd_class_inst_t const * p_inst,
                                    app_usbd_cdc_acm_user_event_t event)
{
    app_usbd_cdc_acm_t const * p_cdc_acm = app_usbd_cdc_acm_class_get(p_inst);

    switch (event)
    {
        case APP_USBD_CDC_ACM_USER_EVT_PORT_OPEN:
        {
            /*Set up the first transfer*/
            ret_code_t ret = app_usbd_cdc_acm_read(&m_app_cdc_acm,
                                                   m_cdc_data_array,
                                                   1);
            UNUSED_VARIABLE(ret);
            ret = app_timer_stop(m_blink_cdc);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
            bsp_board_led_on(LED_CDC_ACM_CONN);
            NRF_LOG_INFO("CDC ACM port opened");
            break;
        }

        case APP_USBD_CDC_ACM_USER_EVT_PORT_CLOSE:
            NRF_LOG_INFO("CDC ACM port closed");
            if (m_usb_connected)
            {
                ret_code_t ret = app_timer_start(m_blink_cdc,
                                                 APP_TIMER_TICKS(LED_BLINK_INTERVAL),
                                                 (void *) LED_CDC_ACM_CONN);
                APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
            }
            break;

        case APP_USBD_CDC_ACM_USER_EVT_TX_DONE:
            break;

        case APP_USBD_CDC_ACM_USER_EVT_RX_DONE:
        {
            ret_code_t ret;
            static uint8_t index = 0;
            index++;

            do
            {
                if ((m_cdc_data_array[index - 1] == '\n') ||
                    (m_cdc_data_array[index - 1] == '\r') ||
                    (index >= (m_ble_nus_max_data_len)))
                {
                    if (index > 1)
                    {
                        bsp_board_led_invert(LED_CDC_ACM_RX);
                        NRF_LOG_DEBUG("Ready to send data over BLE NUS");
                        NRF_LOG_HEXDUMP_DEBUG(m_cdc_data_array, index);

                        do
                        {
                            uint16_t length = (uint16_t)index;
                            if (length + sizeof(ENDLINE_STRING) < BLE_NUS_MAX_DATA_LEN)
                            {
                                memcpy(m_cdc_data_array + length, ENDLINE_STRING, sizeof(ENDLINE_STRING));
                                length += sizeof(ENDLINE_STRING);
                            }

                            //ret = ble_nus_data_send(&m_nus,
                            //                        (uint8_t *) m_cdc_data_array,
                            //                        &length,
                            //                        m_conn_handle);

                            //if (ret == NRF_ERROR_NOT_FOUND)
                            //{
                            //    NRF_LOG_INFO("BLE NUS unavailable, data received: %s", m_cdc_data_array);
                            //    break;
                            //}

                            //if (ret == NRF_ERROR_RESOURCES)
                            //{
                            //    NRF_LOG_ERROR("BLE NUS Too many notifications queued.");
                            //    break;
                            //}

                            //if ((ret != NRF_ERROR_INVALID_STATE) && (ret != NRF_ERROR_BUSY))
                            //{
                            //    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);
                            //}
                        }
                        while (ret == NRF_ERROR_BUSY);
                    }

                    index = 0;
                }

                /*Get amount of data transferred*/
                size_t size = app_usbd_cdc_acm_rx_size(p_cdc_acm);
                NRF_LOG_DEBUG("RX: size: %lu char: %c", size, m_cdc_data_array[index - 1]);

                /* Fetch data until internal buffer is empty */
                ret = app_usbd_cdc_acm_read(&m_app_cdc_acm,
                                            &m_cdc_data_array[index],
                                            1);
                if (ret == NRF_SUCCESS)
                {
                    index++;
                }
            }
            while (ret == NRF_SUCCESS);

            break;
        }
        default:
            break;
    }
}

static void usbd_user_ev_handler(app_usbd_event_type_t event)
{
    switch (event)
    {
        case APP_USBD_EVT_DRV_SUSPEND:
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_DRV_RESUME:
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_STARTED:
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_STOPPED:
            app_usbd_disable();
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_POWER_DETECTED:
            NRF_LOG_INFO("USB power detected");

            if (!nrf_drv_usbd_is_enabled())
            {
                app_usbd_enable();
            }
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_POWER_REMOVED:
        {
            NRF_LOG_INFO("USB power removed");
            ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_stop(m_blink_cdc);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            bsp_board_led_off(LED_CDC_ACM_CONN);
            m_usb_connected = false;
            app_usbd_stop();
        }
            break;

        case APP_USBD_EVT_POWER_READY:
        {
            NRF_LOG_INFO("USB ready");
            ret_code_t err_code = app_timer_start(m_blink_cdc,
                                                  APP_TIMER_TICKS(LED_BLINK_INTERVAL),
                                                  (void *) LED_CDC_ACM_CONN);
            APP_ERROR_CHECK(err_code);
            m_usb_connected = true;
            app_usbd_start();
        }
            break;

        default:
            break;
    }
}

// USB CODE END




int main(void)
{
   
     ret_code_t ret;
    static const app_usbd_config_t usbd_config = {
        .ev_state_proc = usbd_user_ev_handler
    };
    // Initialize.
    log_init();
    timer_init();
    //uart_init();
    buttons_leds_init();
    db_discovery_init();
    power_management_init();

     app_usbd_serial_num_generate();

    ret = nrf_drv_clock_init();
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);

    NRF_LOG_INFO("USBD BLE UART example started.");

    ret = app_usbd_init(&usbd_config);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);

    app_usbd_class_inst_t const * class_cdc_acm = app_usbd_cdc_acm_class_inst_get(&m_app_cdc_acm);
    ret = app_usbd_class_append(class_cdc_acm);
    APP_ERROR_CHECK(ret);

    ble_stack_init();
    gatt_init();
    nus_c_init();
    scan_init();

    // Start execution.
    //printf("BLE UART central example started.\r\n");
    //NRF_LOG_INFO("BLE UART central example started.");
    scan_start();

    // Enter main loop.
    for (;;)
    {
        idle_state_handle();
    }
}

please have a look and is there are any mistakes let me know.

Thank You

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

I notice you are not calling app_usbd_event_queue_process() from your main loop. That might be the problem.