Nordic SDK and serialization library porting

RE: Nordic SDK and serialization library porting

Kenneth — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:19:32 GMT

I am not aware of any specific requirements to which ARM cortex you are using, however the code is written is very specifically for the nRF architecture and compilers, so even if you are able to port the serialized library, I expect you will get problems with the peer manager and flash data storage module that are very Nordic centric I would say.

That is why I suggest look into implementing custom UART commands, unfortunately I don't have any reference for it, but I still think it is the quickest path.

Kenneth

RE: Nordic SDK and serialization library porting

jyang — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:39:27 GMT

Does it mean that the Nordic serialization solution is only applicable to a different MCU with Cortex M4 core? When I post my first question on this forum earlier, I got a response saying it would work with any simple MCU https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/72878/what-is-the-hardware-requirements-for-an-external-mcu-to-run-a-serialized-connection-with-nordic-ble-module.

You suggest a custom UART commands interface to control the BLE module. Does the Nordic have a reference for it? In our application, we want the device play as a peripheral to a mobile phone and at same time, connect several sensors as a central.

Thank you for your help.

RE: Nordic SDK and serialization library porting

Kenneth — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:48:12 GMT

I think porting the entire application with for instance peer manager and app timers to a different MCU will be very challening. Have you instead considering for instance taking the ble app uart example, and based on that example create your own custom UART commands to control the BLE interface of the nRF52.

Kenneth