pc_ble_py driver unable to connect to NRF52840

[dylan_shuler]

I am trying to use the connectivity firmware with an NRF52840 dongle to communicate with an nRF52840-dk through the nordic UART service, but I am unable to use the pc_ble_py or c driver to communicate with it. I have tried using the python heart rate collector and advertising example programs but both running into some communication issue when I try to open the connection to the dongle. I have tried using manually built and precompiled firmware using versions 4.1.1 and 4.1.4 and both have this issue. 

2021-04-23 11:23:50,497 [7684/LogThread] Successfully opened COM30. Baud rate: 1000000. Flow control: none. Parity: none.
2021-04-23 11:23:50,497 [18608/StatusThread] status
2021-04-23 11:23:50,499 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(20) message(Successfully opened COM30. Baud rate: 1000000. Flow control: none. Parity: none.)
2021-04-23 11:23:50,500 [18608/StatusThread] RpcAppStatus.resetPerformed: Target Reset performed
2021-04-23 11:23:50,500 [18608/StatusThread] evt> status code(RpcAppStatus.resetPerformed) message(Target Reset performed)
2021-04-23 11:23:50,875 [7684/LogThread] h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 1. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 
2021-04-23 11:23:50,875 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(40) message(h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 1. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 )
2021-04-23 11:23:51,193 [7684/LogThread] h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 2. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 
2021-04-23 11:23:51,194 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(40) message(h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 2. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 )
2021-04-23 11:23:51,451 [7684/LogThread] h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 3. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 
2021-04-23 11:23:51,453 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(40) message(h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 3. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 )
2021-04-23 11:23:51,769 [7684/LogThread] h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 4. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 
2021-04-23 11:23:51,769 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(40) message(h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 4. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 )
2021-04-23 11:23:52,089 [7684/LogThread] h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 5. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 
2021-04-23 11:23:52,089 [7684/LogThread] evt> severity(40) message(h5_decode error, code: 0x802c, H5 error count: 5. raw packet: c0 60 00 01 01 c0 )
2021-04-23 11:23:52,650 [18608/StatusThread] status
2021-04-23 11:23:52,651 [18608/StatusThread] RpcAppStatus.pktSendMaxRetriesReached: No response from device. Tried to send packet 6 times.
2021-04-23 11:23:52,654 [18608/StatusThread] evt> status code(RpcAppStatus.pktSendMaxRetriesReached) message(No response from device. Tried to send packet 6 times.)

Additionally I am seeing the same issue when I try to use the c driver heart rate examples. There must be something super small I am missing so any guidance would be greatly appreciated! 

[Mttrinh]

Hi,

Which hex file did you use for the dongle? How did you program the dongle?

Note that the nRF52840 Dongle can only use connectivity firmware with Nordic USB CDC serial port support.

[dylan_shuler]

I used the one specified in the pc_ble_driver which includes the bluetooth stack ie connectivity_4.1.4_usb_with_s140_6.1.1.hex. I have used both the nrf connect programmer tool, along with the command line tool nrfutil. 

So does that mean that the example code such as the heart rate monitor/collector are not able to work with the dongle?

[Mttrinh]

The pc-ble-driver-py does not support SD v6, you will need to use the SD v5 for it to work.

[dylan_shuler]

The other image I tried was connectivity_4.1.1_1m_with_s132_5.1.0 and the issue persists with both C and python code.

[Mttrinh]

dylan_shuler said:

The other image I tried was connectivity_4.1.1_1m_with_s132_5.1.0 and the issue persists with both C and python code.

For it to work on the dongle, you need to use the "usb" version as well, not the "1m".