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nRF52840-QIAA Shematic evaluation

Alberto Garcia Giro

Hi Nordic,
Please, I am doing a design with nRF52840 and would like to be clear on a few points. Attached is the electrical diagram .

Point 1
For the power supply I am using a schematic as shown in figure 16 (page 63) of the datasheet and also used in the nRF52840 Development Kit. Hi Voltage Mode, DC/DC for REG0 and REG1 enabled.
In this scheme the power input is 3.3V on VDDH (only this pin Y2), while all the VDD pins are power output from the nRF52840.  I am not using VDD to power any other circuitry external to the nRF52840.
1-) Is this correct? Just have the VDDH pin (Y2) as power input.
2-) According I understood with this power supply topology the DIO voltage levels can be configured. Am I right?
3-) I need to use two independent UART interfaces, can I set the voltage level on one interface to 1.8V and on the other interface to 3.3V? Or both UART interfaces must work at the same voltage level (3.3V preferably)?

Point 2
In my application I need to use two independent UART communications, as I read in the datasheet the UART signals can be routed to any DIO pin.I named each interface UARTA and UARTB. So I have connected
UARTB_TX -> P0.30 (B9)
UARTB_RX -> P0.28 (B11)
UARTA_TX -> P0.29 (A10)
UARTA_RX -> P0.02 (A12)
UARTA__CTS -> P1.15 (A14)
UARTA_RTS -> P1.13(A16)

1-) Are the connections correct?

2-) Can I use two independent UART interfaces without shared resources conflict?

Point 3
1-) If the USB interface is not used, can the USB pins be left open?

Point 4-)

On pin 1 of the programming connectors (debug in and trace P18, P25), what should I connect VDDH or VDDD?

Atthached the shematic.

Sincerely thank you very much. Best regards

1273.nrf52840_mcu.pdf

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    Hi Alberto,

    Point 1
    For the power supply I am using a schematic as shown in figure 16 (page 63) of the datasheet and also used in the nRF52840 Development Kit. Hi Voltage Mode, DC/DC for REG0 and REG1 enabled.
    In this scheme the power input is 3.3V on VDDH (only this pin Y2), while all the VDD pins are power output from the nRF52840.  I am not using VDD to power any other circuitry external to the nRF52840.
    1-) Is this correct? Just have the VDDH pin (Y2) as power input.

    Yes, in High voltage mode, as we call this configuration, the supply voltage is only connected to the VDDH pin and the VDD pin is not connected to any voltage supply. See https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ps_nrf52840/power.html?cp=4_0_0_4_2_0#topic

    2-) According I understood with this power supply topology the DIO voltage levels can be configured. Am I right?

     Yes, in High Voltage mode the GPIO high level equals the level specified in register REGOUT0. 

    3-) I need to use two independent UART interfaces, can I set the voltage level on one interface to 1.8V and on the other interface to 3.3V? Or both UART interfaces must work at the same voltage level (3.3V preferably)?

    Not possible, REGOUT0 will set the high voltage level for all GPIO.

    Point 2
    In my application I need to use two independent UART communications, as I read in the datasheet the UART signals can be routed to any DIO pin.I named each interface UARTA and UARTB. So I have connected
    UARTB_TX -> P0.30 (B9)
    UARTB_RX -> P0.28 (B11)
    UARTA_TX -> P0.29 (A10)
    UARTA_RX -> P0.02 (A12)
    UARTA__CTS -> P1.15 (A14)
    UARTA_RTS -> P1.13(A16)

    1-) Are the connections correct?

     Looks good.

    2-) Can I use two independent UART interfaces without shared resources conflict?

     Yes. UARTE0 and UARTE1 have different peripheral IDs so they do not share resources, see the instantiation table: https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/ps_nrf52840/memory.html?cp=4_0_0_3_1_3#topic

    Point 3
    1-) If the USB interface is not used, can the USB pins be left open?

     Yes, you can let the DECUSB, D+ and D- floating and I recommend grounding VUSB as shown in the reference design:

    Point 4-)

    On pin 1 of the programming connectors (debug in and trace P18, P25), what should I connect VDDH or VDDD?

    From Segger website: https://www.segger.com/products/debug-probes/j-link/technology/interface-description/
    Pin 1 is the target reference voltage. It is used to check if the target has power, to create the logic-level reference for the input comparators and to control the output logic levels to the target. It should match the GPIO high voltage level.

    Best regards,

    Marjeris

  • 0 in reply to Marjeris Romero

    Hello Marjeris, 

    Sincerely thankou very much for your great and clear answere!

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