nRF5340: Empty firmware for application core¶
This sample can be used to run an application on the network core of the nRF5340 when there is no need for the working application core.
Overview¶
The sample has minimal Zephyr configuration: no multithreading, no clock, no MPU, no device drivers. It does the following things:
During system initialization:
It allows the network core to access GPIO pins for LEDs and buttons. If more pins are required, you can add them to the
network_gpio_allow()
function.It starts the network core. This is not done directly in the source code of the sample, but internally by Zephyr.
In the
main()
function of the sample:The application RAM is powered off to reduce power consumption.
The application core is suspended indefinitely.
Requirements¶
The sample supports the following development kit:
Hardware platforms |
PCA |
Board name |
Build target |
---|---|---|---|
PCA10095 |
|
Building and running¶
This sample can be found under samples/nrf5340/empty_app_core
in the nRF Connect SDK folder structure.
See Building and programming an application for information about how to build and program the application.
Dependencies¶
This sample uses the following nrfx dependencies:
nrfx/nrf.h
nrfx/nrfx.h
In addition, it uses the following Zephyr libraries:
-
include/init.h