| .. _bl654_sensor_board: |
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| Laird Connectivity BL654 Sensor Board |
| ##################################### |
| |
| Overview |
| ******** |
| |
| The BL654 Sensor Board hardware provides support for the Laird Connectivity |
| BL654 module which is powered by a Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 ARM |
| Cortex-M4F CPU. |
| |
| This sensor board has the following features: |
| |
| * :abbr:`ADC (Analog to Digital Converter)` |
| * CLOCK |
| * FLASH |
| * :abbr:`GPIO (General Purpose Input Output)` |
| * :abbr:`I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit)` |
| * :abbr:`MPU (Memory Protection Unit)` |
| * :abbr:`NVIC (Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller)` |
| * :abbr:`PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)` |
| * RADIO (Bluetooth Low Energy and 802.15.4) |
| * :abbr:`RTC (nRF RTC System Clock)` |
| * Segger RTT (RTT Console) |
| * :abbr:`SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface)` |
| * :abbr:`UART (Universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter)` |
| * :abbr:`WDT (Watchdog Timer)` |
| |
| .. figure:: img/bl654_sensor_board.jpg |
| :align: center |
| :alt: BL654 Sensor Board front and back |
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| BL654 Sensor Board front and back |
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| .. figure:: img/bl654_sensor_board_usb_swd_programmer.jpg |
| :align: center |
| :alt: BL654 Sensor Board connected to USB-SWD Programmer (UART and SWD access) |
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| BL654 Sensor Board connected to USB-SWD Programmer (UART and SWD access) |
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| More information about the BL654 module can be found on the `BL654 website`_, |
| more information about the USB-SWD Programmer can be found on the |
| `USB-SWD Programmer website`_. |
| |
| Hardware |
| ******** |
| |
| Supported Features |
| ================== |
| |
| The BL654 Sensor Board configuration supports the following hardware features: |
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| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | Interface | Controller | Driver/Component | |
| +===========+============+======================+ |
| | ADC | on-chip | adc | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | CLOCK | on-chip | clock_control | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | FLASH | on-chip | flash | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | GPIO | on-chip | gpio | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | I2C(M) | on-chip | i2c | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | MPU | on-chip | arch/arm | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | NVIC | on-chip | arch/arm | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | PWM | on-chip | pwm | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | RADIO | on-chip | Bluetooth, | |
| | | | ieee802154 | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | RTC | on-chip | system clock | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | RTT | Segger | console | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | SPI(M/S) | on-chip | spi | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | UART | on-chip | serial | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| | WDT | on-chip | watchdog | |
| +-----------+------------+----------------------+ |
| |
| Other hardware features have not been enabled yet for this board. |
| See the `BL654 website`_ for a complete list of BL654 module hardware features. |
| |
| Connections and IOs |
| =================== |
| |
| LED |
| --- |
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| * LED1 (blue) = P0.16 (active low) |
| |
| Push button |
| ----------- |
| |
| * BUTTON1 (SW1) = P1.03 (active high) |
| |
| Sensor |
| ------ |
| |
| The BL654 Sensor Board has an on-board Bosch BME280 |
| temperature/humidity/pressure sensor which is connected to the BL654 via I2C. |
| |
| * SCL = P0.27 |
| * SDA = P0.26 |
| |
| More information about the Bosch BME280 sensor can be found on the |
| `Bosch BME280 sensor website`_. |
| |
| Powering the sensor |
| ******************* |
| |
| The sensor can be powered directly from a coin cell or from a voltage supplied |
| on the UART pins, the board accepts voltage from 1.8v-3.3v. Note that if using a |
| battery with a UART/debugger connected, the voltage of the UART/debugger (if it |
| does not automatically sense/adjust) must be within 0.3v of the voltage of the |
| coin cell to prevent suppression diodes in the nRF52840 silicon being activated |
| or possible back-powering of the battery. |
| |
| To power the board from an external source via UART, the solder bridge SB1 must |
| be blobbed. |
| |
| Programming and Debugging |
| ************************* |
| |
| Applications for the ``bl654_sensor_board`` board configuration can be built, |
| flashed, and debugged in the usual way. See :ref:`build_an_application` and |
| :ref:`application_run` for more details on building and running. An external |
| debugger/programmer is required which can be connected to using a Tag-Connect |
| TC2030-CTX cable, a Laird Connectivity USB-SWD Programmer board or Segger JLink |
| programmer can be used to program and debug the BL654 sensor board. |
| |
| Flashing |
| ======== |
| |
| If using an external JLink, follow the instructions in the :ref:`nordic_segger` |
| page to install and configure all the necessary software. Further information |
| can be found in :ref:`nordic_segger_flashing`. Then build and flash applications |
| as usual (see :ref:`build_an_application` and :ref:`application_run` for more |
| details). If using a Laird Connectivity USB-SWD Programmer Board, see the |
| `pyOCD website`_ to find details about the software and how to install it. |
| |
| Here is an example for the :ref:`hello_world` application. |
| |
| First, run your favorite terminal program to listen for output - note that an |
| external UART is required to be connected to the BL654 sensor board's UART, if |
| using the Laird Connectivity USB-SWD Programmer Board, the BL654 sensor board |
| can be plugged in to the UART header. An FTDI cable can also be used - the |
| voltage of the I/O lines and power line must be between 1.8v and 3.3v, do not |
| connect an FTDI cable with a 5v power line to the BL654 sensor board. |
| |
| J3 UART connector pinout (all pins referenced to operating voltage Vdd): |
| |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | Pin No. | Name | Description | Direction | |
| +=========+======+=============================================+===========+ |
| | 1 | GND | GND | (N/A) | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 2 | RTS | UART Ready-to-send pin | OUT | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 3 | VDD | Supply voltage (requires SB1 to be blobbed) | (N/A) | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 4 | RXD | UART Receive pin | IN | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 5 | TXD | UART Transmit pin | (N/A) | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 6 | CTS | UART Clear-to-send pin | IN | |
| +---------+------+---------------------------------------------+-----------+ |
| |
| .. code-block:: console |
| |
| $ minicom -D <tty_device> -b 115200 |
| |
| Replace :code:`<tty_device>` with the port where the BL654 sensor board |
| can be found. For example, under Linux, :code:`/dev/ttyACM0`. |
| |
| The BL654 sensor board needs an external programmer to program it, any SWD |
| programmer which has a 9-pin ARM debug port can be used with a Tag-Connect |
| TC2030-CTX cable. If using the Laird Connectivity USB-SWD Programmer Board, |
| connect the cable to P1 and ensure the board is set to supply power to the |
| target at 3.3v. |
| |
| J1 Tag-Connect SWD Pinout: |
| |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | Pin No. | Name | Description | Direction | |
| +=========+========+===================================+===========+ |
| | 1 | VDD | Operating voltage | (N/A) | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 2 | SWDIO | Serial wire data input/output pin | IN/OUT | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 3 | nRESET | Module reset pin | IN | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 4 | SWCLK | Serial wire clock input pin | IN | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 5 | GND | GND | (N/A) | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| | 6 | SWO | Serial wire output pin | OUT | |
| +---------+--------+-----------------------------------+-----------+ |
| |
| Then build and flash the application in the usual way. |
| |
| .. zephyr-app-commands:: |
| :zephyr-app: samples/hello_world |
| :board: bl654_sensor_board |
| :goals: build flash |
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| Debugging |
| ========= |
| |
| Refer to the :ref:`nordic_segger` page to learn about debugging Nordic based |
| boards if using an external JLink debugger. If using a Laird Connectivity |
| USB-SWD Programmer Board, pyOCD can be used for debugging. |
| |
| Testing Bluetooth on the BL654 Sensor Board |
| ******************************************* |
| Many of the Bluetooth examples will work on the BL654 Sensor Board. |
| Try them out: |
| |
| * :ref:`ble_peripheral` |
| * :ref:`bluetooth-eddystone-sample` |
| * :ref:`bluetooth-ibeacon-sample` |
| |
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| Testing the LED and button on the BL654 Sensor Board |
| **************************************************** |
| |
| There are 2 samples that allow you to test that the button (switch) and LED on |
| the board are working properly with Zephyr: |
| |
| * :ref:`blinky-sample` |
| * :ref:`button-sample` |
| |
| You can build and flash the examples to make sure Zephyr is running correctly on |
| your board. The button and LED definitions can be found in |
| :zephyr_file:`boards/arm/bl654_sensor_board/bl654_sensor_board.dts`. |
| |
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| References |
| ********** |
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| .. target-notes:: |
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| .. _Bosch BME280 sensor website: https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/products/environmental-sensors/humidity-sensors-bme280/ |
| .. _BL654 website: https://connectivity.lairdtech.com/wireless-modules/bluetooth-modules/bluetooth-5-modules/bl654-series |
| .. _pyOCD website: https://github.com/pyocd/pyOCD |
| .. _USB-SWD Programmer website: https://www.lairdconnect.com/usb-swd-programmer |