UART and connection to nRF52833 SoC

[Siddharth Venkatesh]

Hi

I had a few questions about the nRF52833 SoC. 

1. Is there a better way to transfer information through UART rather than using (printf) or (NRF_LOG_INFO) commands. There seems to be a limit to how much data I can transfer at a time with both these commands. I am doing AoA direction finding and I want to send the I/Q sample data through to my PC. 

2. I have purchased just the nRF52833 SoC, rather than buying the whole nRF52833 DK. Do I have to use another micro like an STM or an ESP32 to communicate to the nRF52833 SoC to transfer this data through SPI or I2C methods?

Thanks

[Heidi]

Hi!

1. Please take a look at the UART example in the nRF5 SDK, which uses the functions app_uart_put and app_uart_get to transmit data via UART.

2. If you bought a single SoC, you will have to mount it on a custom board be able to communicate with it. This is why we sell the development kits, so developers don't have to take on the task of designing and making their own custom board. 

Best regards,

Heidi

[Siddharth Venkatesh]

Hi 

Thanks a lot for that.

Let me just clarify the second question. I already have a nRF52833 DK and I am at the stage where I want to design my own custom board using the nRF52833 SoC.

I just wanted to confirm whether or not I can use any other micros like, arduino or STM or ESP32 to communicate to the SoC on my custom board. And if this was via SPI or I2S or some other communication protocol. 

Thanks

[Heidi]

Hi, as long as the microcontroller you want to use supports the protocol, you can use it to communicate with the nRF52833 SoC. 

If you are designing a custom board, please know that we offer a schematic review of your design free of charge. Just make a new ticket here on DevZone.

Best regards,

Heidi