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Laird Connectivity BL654 Sensor Board
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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.png
:width: 467px
:align: center
:alt: BL654 Sensor Board front and back
BL654 Sensor Board front and back
.. figure:: img/bl654_sensor_board_usb_swd_programmer.png
:width: 302px
:align: center
:alt: BL654 Sensor Board connected to USB-SWD Programmer (UART and SWD access)
BL654 Sensor Board connected to USB-SWD Programmer (UART and SWD access)
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:
+-----------+------------+----------------------+
| 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
---
* 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
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`
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`.
References
**********
.. target-notes::
.. _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