Change UART port

[bdlr2]

Hi,

I started using the Nrf5340-DK with the openthread cli sample. It works fine, and now I'd like to move the main UART to pins P0.24 and P0.26.

To do so, I created an overlay and re-compiled my project with west.

&pinctrl {
    uart0_default: uart0_default {
        group1 {
            psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_TX, 0, 26)>;
        };
        group2 {
            psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_RX, 0, 24)>;
        };
    };

    uart0_sleep: uart0_sleep {
        group1 {
            psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_TX, 0, 26)>,
                    <NRF_PSEL(UART_RX, 0, 24)>;
            low-power-enable;
        };
    };
};

When I check the zephyr.dts file, my changes are taken in account, but the UART doesn't work on the new pins.

What am I missing?

Best regards,

[mytzyiay]

Not sure but this is what worked for me on the Dongle board:

&uart0 {
 pinctrl-0 = <&uart0_default>;
 pinctrl-1 = <&uart0_sleep>;
 pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
};

&pinctrl {
 uart0_default: uart0_default {
 group1 {
 psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_TX, 0, 10)>;
 };
 group2 {
 psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_RX, 0, 9)>;
 bias-pull-up;
 };
 };

 uart0_sleep: uart0_sleep {
 group1 {
 psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_TX, 0, 10)>;
 };
 group2 {
 psels = <NRF_PSEL(UART_RX, 0, 9)>;
 bias-pull-up;
 };
 };
};

[bdlr2]

Thanks for your reply. I tried, and it's not working as expected... I agree it's supposed to be that simple but I can't understand why it's not.

[Einar Thorsrud]

This looks in principle OK, but you are using P0.24, and this is already mapped to a button. Assuming you still want the buttons, it would be better to pick another (unused) pin on the DK.

[bdlr2]

Indeed, P0.24 is a button but I also changed the overlay file so the button is disabled. I also tried on other pins (P0.10 and P0.9 as on the example) and it's not better.

[Einar Thorsrud]

I see, that should have been OK; then. Regarding the other pins, P0.9 is also a button on the DK, so you cannot use that either (without adjustments). Can you say a bit more about how you test and in what way it fails? What have you connected to the UART pins? Is there any output signal on the Tx pin if you output something and for instance check with a logic analyzer (in case there is a problem with the other end)?

(Note that there is an alternative way of changing UART pins, as explained under nRF5340 DK v1.0.0 COM ports. This should be functionally the same as what you have done, though).

[bdlr2]

UPDATE: Now I'm able to put the UART where I want on the demo kit with an overlay as @mytzyiay's.

But when I flash the same program to my own board, the program crashes somewhere because I have no communication with the MCU. I should debug it to find which peripheral has an init problem.