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| Bluetooth co-existence drivers |
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| Co-existence Ticker |
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| Implementation :file:`coex_ticker.c` is designed to utilize co-existence with another transmitter. Chips such as nordic nRF9160 provide a 1-wire co-existence interface, which allows the Bluetooth controller to suspend its activity until the other transceiver suspends its operation. |
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| Nordic connect SDK provides detailed description of the 1-wire and 3-wire co-existence interface for the `SoftDevice Bluetooth controller <https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrfxlib/mpsl/doc/bluetooth_coex.html>`_ |
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| Similarly, as in the nordic implementation of the 1-wire interface, the coexistence ticker utilizes a single pin called BLE_GRANT, which active level (high or low) is programmable by the device tree definition. |
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| .. code-block:: DTS |
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| coex_gpio: coex { |
| compatible = "gpio-radio-coex"; |
| grant-gpios = <&gpio0 0 (GPIO_PULL_DOWN | GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH)>; |
| grant-delay-us = <150>; |
| }; |
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| Whenever the grant pin transitions into non-active (such as 1 for the nRF9160). state the implementation starts a ticker job, which in predefined intervals cancels any radio events. This way all advertisements and other radioactivities are suspended until the grant pin transitions into an active state. |
