Configuring VDD output when using a soft device - possible?

RE: Configuring VDD output when using a soft device - possible?

Jørgen Holmefjord — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:57:52 GMT

If you are referring to the buttons on the DK, these just pulls the input pin to GND when the button is pushed. This works with any GPIO voltage level supported by the chip.

RE: Configuring VDD output when using a soft device - possible?

Christopher Hunt — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:47:51 GMT

Thank you! I will look at configuring prior to soft device enablement. Will the buttons still work with 1.8v; I’m presuming so?

RE: Configuring VDD output when using a soft device - possible?

Jørgen Holmefjord — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:08:53 GMT

Hi,

You are right that there are no functions to write UICR registers while the softdevice is enabled, and the softdevice prevents you from accessing the NVMC controller directly. UICR acts the same way as flash, and CPU will be halted during flash write/erase operations. The softdevice has real-time requirements that could be broken if the CPU is halted during one of these tasks, which is why it is not allowed.

Do you have a requirement to change the REGOUT0 register during runtime of the application? If not, just write the UICR register before enabling the softdevice in your application. The new voltage configuration is anyway not applied before you reset the device, so you could disable the softdevice before writing the register, if you need to change the voltage during runtime.

Best regards,
Jørgen