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Having issues using PPK to measure current consumption on external board - DVK-BL654

Hello,

I am trying to use the PPK (I) to measure current consumption of a DVK-BL654. I was able to successfully do this several months ago, and now when I am attempting to do it again it is not reading anything when I select the device.

I have the PPK (I) connected to a nRF52-DK as per the instructions in the User Guide.

The USB cord is plugged into the DK

SW2 is set to external

SW4 is set to DK - and I have also tried Regular, as that is what worked before.

SW3 is set to DK

The connection between the PPK/nRF52-DK and the DVK-BL654 is from the External DUT pins with + connecting to the + pin of the current measurement pins on DVK-BL654 and - connected to ground. Again, this is how it was connected previously and was working. With these connections, I am able to power the DVK-BL654 and communicate with it via the External UART pins (J1) of the DVK. However, when running nRF Connect Power Profiler App and selecting the device, no measurements are being taken when running any applications on the DVK-BL654.

The only change that was made was updating the PPK software in nRF Connect. 

Can you advise if there are any additional steps that must be taken to get the PPK to measure the current consumption on the external DVK-BL654?

Regards,

Rikki Horrigan
Technical Support Engineer (Laird Connectivity)

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