circuitpython/nrf5/README.md

MicroPython port to the NRF5

This is a port of MicroPython to the Nordic nRF5 series of chips.

Supported features

• UART
• SPI
• LEDs
• Pins
• ADC
• I2C
• PWM (nRF52 only)
• Temperature
• RTC
• Some BLE support including REPL over BLE

Note that this port is still a work-in-progress and some modules are not fully feature complete.

Tested hardware

• nRF51
• nRF52
  • PCA10040
  • D52Q
  • Adafruit Feather nRF52

Build steps

Example is for the Adafruit Feather nRF52:

> sudo apt-get install build-essential libffi-dev pkg-config gcc-arm-none-eabi git python python-pip
> git clone https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_nRF52_Arduino.git
> cd Adafruit_nRF52_Arduino/tools/nrfutil-0.5.2/
> sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
> sudo python setup.py install
> cd ../../..
> git clone https://github.com/tralamazza/micropython.git nrf5_no_sdk
> cd nrf5_no_sdk/
> git submodule update --init
> make -C mpy-cross
> cd nrf5/
> make BOARD=feather52
> make BOARD=feather52 dfu-gen
> make BOARD=feather52 dfu-flash