UARTE driver

group nrfx_uarte

UARTE peripheral driver.

Defines

NRFX_UARTE_INSTANCE(id)

Macro for creating a UARTE driver instance.

NRFX_UARTE_DEFAULT_EXTENDED_STOP_CONFIG

UARTE additional stop bits configuration.

NRFX_UARTE_DEFAULT_EXTENDED_PARITYTYPE_CONFIG

UARTE additional parity type configuration.

NRFX_UARTE_DEFAULT_CONFIG(_pin_tx, _pin_rx)

UARTE driver default configuration.

This configuration sets up UARTE with the following options:

  • hardware flow control disabled

  • no parity bit

  • one stop bit

  • baudrate: 115200

Parameters

  • _pin_tx – [in] TX pin.

  • _pin_rx – [in] RX pin.

Typedefs

typedef void (*nrfx_uarte_event_handler_t)(nrfx_uarte_event_t const *p_event, void *p_context)

UARTE interrupt event handler.

Param p_event

[in] Pointer to event structure. Event is allocated on the stack so it is available only within the context of the event handler.

Param p_context

[in] Context passed to the interrupt handler, set on initialization.

Enums

enum nrfx_uarte_evt_type_t

Types of UARTE driver events.

Values:

enumerator NRFX_UARTE_EVT_TX_DONE

Requested TX transfer completed.

enumerator NRFX_UARTE_EVT_RX_DONE

Requested RX transfer completed.

enumerator NRFX_UARTE_EVT_ERROR

Error reported by UART peripheral.

Functions

nrfx_err_t nrfx_uarte_init(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance, nrfx_uarte_config_t const *p_config, nrfx_uarte_event_handler_t event_handler)

Function for initializing the UARTE driver.

This function configures and enables UARTE. After this function GPIO pins are controlled by UARTE.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

  • p_config – [in] Pointer to the structure with the initial configuration.

  • event_handler – [in] Event handler provided by the user. If not provided driver works in blocking mode.

Return values

  • NRFX_SUCCESS – Initialization was successful.

  • NRFX_ERROR_INVALID_STATE – Driver is already initialized.

  • NRFX_ERROR_BUSY – Some other peripheral with the same instance ID is already in use. This is possible only if Peripheral Resource Sharing (PRS) module is enabled.

void nrfx_uarte_uninit(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for uninitializing the UARTE driver.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

NRFX_STATIC_INLINE uint32_t nrfx_uarte_task_address_get(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance, nrf_uarte_task_t task)

Function for getting the address of the specified UARTE task.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

  • task – [in] Task.

Returns

Task address.

NRFX_STATIC_INLINE uint32_t nrfx_uarte_event_address_get(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance, nrf_uarte_event_t event)

Function for getting the address of the specified UARTE event.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

  • event – [in] Event.

Returns

Event address.

nrfx_err_t nrfx_uarte_tx(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance, uint8_t const *p_data, size_t length)

Function for sending data over UARTE.

If an event handler is provided in nrfx_uarte_init() call, this function returns immediately and the handler is called when the transfer is done. Otherwise, the transfer is performed in blocking mode, that is this function returns when the transfer is finished. Blocking mode is not using interrupt so there is no context switching inside the function.

Note

Peripherals using EasyDMA (including UARTE) require the transfer buffers to be placed in the Data RAM region. If this condition is not met, this function will fail with the error code NRFX_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

  • p_data – [in] Pointer to data.

  • length – [in] Number of bytes to send. Maximum possible length is dependent on the used SoC (see the MAXCNT register description in the Product Specification). The driver checks it with assertion.

Return values

  • NRFX_SUCCESS – Initialization was successful.

  • NRFX_ERROR_BUSY – Driver is already transferring.

  • NRFX_ERROR_FORBIDDEN – The transfer was aborted from a different context (blocking mode only).

  • NRFX_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR – p_data does not point to RAM buffer.

bool nrfx_uarte_tx_in_progress(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for checking if UARTE is currently transmitting.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

Return values

  • true – The UARTE is transmitting.

  • false – The UARTE is not transmitting.

void nrfx_uarte_tx_abort(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for aborting any ongoing transmission.

Note

NRFX_UARTE_EVT_TX_DONE event will be generated in non-blocking mode. It will contain number of bytes sent until the abort was called. The event handler will be called from the UARTE interrupt context.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

nrfx_err_t nrfx_uarte_rx(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance, uint8_t *p_data, size_t length)

Function for receiving data over UARTE.

If an event handler is provided in the nrfx_uarte_init() call, this function returns immediately and the handler is called when the transfer is done. Otherwise, the transfer is performed in blocking mode, that is this function returns when the transfer is finished. Blocking mode is not using interrupt so there is no context switching inside the function. The receive buffer pointer is double-buffered in non-blocking mode. The secondary buffer can be set immediately after starting the transfer and will be filled when the primary buffer is full. The double-buffering feature allows receiving data continuously.

Note

Peripherals using EasyDMA (including UARTE) require the transfer buffers to be placed in the Data RAM region. If this condition is not met, this function fails with the error code NRFX_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR.

Warning

When the double-buffering feature is used and the UARTE interrupt is processed with a delay (for example, due to a higher priority interrupt) long enough for both buffers to get filled completely, the event handler will be invoked only once, to notify that the first buffer has been filled. This is because from hardware perspective it is impossible to deduce in such case if the second buffer was also filled completely or not. To prevent this from happening, keep the UARTE interrupt latency low or use large enough reception buffers.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

  • p_data – [in] Pointer to data.

  • length – [in] Number of bytes to receive. Maximum possible length is dependent on the used SoC (see the MAXCNT register description in the Product Specification). The driver checks it with assertion.

Return values

  • NRFX_SUCCESS – Initialization is successful.

  • NRFX_ERROR_BUSY – The driver is already receiving (and the secondary buffer has already been set in non-blocking mode).

  • NRFX_ERROR_FORBIDDEN – The transfer is aborted from a different context (blocking mode only).

  • NRFX_ERROR_INTERNAL – The UARTE peripheral reports an error.

  • NRFX_ERROR_INVALID_ADDR – p_data does not point to RAM buffer.

bool nrfx_uarte_rx_ready(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for testing the receiver state in blocking mode.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

Return values

  • true – The receiver has at least one byte of data to get.

  • false – The receiver is empty.

void nrfx_uarte_rx_abort(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for aborting any ongoing reception.

Note

NRFX_UARTE_EVT_RX_DONE event will be generated in non-blocking mode. It will contain number of bytes received until the abort was called. The event handler will be called from the UARTE interrupt context.

Warning

When the double-buffering feature is used and the UARTE interrupt is processed with a delay (for example, due to a higher priority interrupt) long enough for the first buffer to be filled completely, the event handler will be supplied with the pointer to the first buffer and the number of bytes received in the second buffer. This is because from hardware perspective it is impossible to deduce the reception of which buffer has been aborted. To prevent this from happening, keep the UARTE interrupt latency low or use large enough reception buffers.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

uint32_t nrfx_uarte_errorsrc_get(nrfx_uarte_t const *p_instance)

Function for reading error source mask. Mask contains values from nrf_uarte_error_mask_t.

Note

Function must be used in the blocking mode only. In case of non-blocking mode, an error event is generated. Function clears error sources after reading.

Parameters

  • p_instance – [in] Pointer to the driver instance structure.

Returns

Mask of reported errors.

struct nrfx_uarte_t
#include <nrfx_uarte.h>

Structure for the UARTE driver instance.

Public Members

NRF_UARTE_Type *p_reg

Pointer to a structure with UARTE registers.

uint8_t drv_inst_idx

Index of the driver instance. For internal use only.

struct nrfx_uarte_config_t
#include <nrfx_uarte.h>

Structure for the UARTE configuration.

Public Members

uint32_t pseltxd

TXD pin number.

uint32_t pselrxd

RXD pin number.

uint32_t pselcts

CTS pin number.

uint32_t pselrts

RTS pin number.

void *p_context

Context passed to interrupt handler.

nrf_uarte_baudrate_t baudrate

Baud rate.

uint8_t interrupt_priority

Interrupt priority.

nrf_uarte_config_t hal_cfg

Parity, flow control and stop bits settings.

bool skip_gpio_cfg

Skip GPIO configuration of pins.

When set to true, the driver does not modify any GPIO parameters of the used pins. Those parameters are supposed to be configured externally before the driver is initialized.

bool skip_psel_cfg

Skip pin selection configuration.

When set to true, the driver does not modify pin select registers in the peripheral. Those registers are supposed to be set up externally before the driver is initialized.

Note

When both GPIO configuration and pin selection are to be skipped, the structure fields that specify pins can be omitted, as they are ignored anyway.

struct nrfx_uarte_xfer_evt_t
#include <nrfx_uarte.h>

Structure for the UARTE transfer completion event.

Public Members

uint8_t *p_data

Pointer to memory used for transfer.

size_t bytes

Number of bytes transfered.

struct nrfx_uarte_error_evt_t
#include <nrfx_uarte.h>

Structure for UARTE error event.

Public Members

nrfx_uarte_xfer_evt_t rxtx

Transfer details, including number of bytes transferred.

uint32_t error_mask

Mask of error flags that generated the event.

struct nrfx_uarte_event_t
#include <nrfx_uarte.h>

Structure for UARTE event.

Public Members

nrfx_uarte_evt_type_t type

Event type.

nrfx_uarte_xfer_evt_t rxtx

Data provided for transfer completion events.

nrfx_uarte_error_evt_t error

Data provided for error event.

union nrfx_uarte_event_t.[anonymous] data

Union to store event data.