This section describes the processor availability and interrupt processing time for the SoftDevice when the Radio Timeslot API is being used.
See Radio Timeslot API for more information on the Radio Timeslot API.
Figure 1. Radio Timeslot API activity (some priority levels left out for clarity)
When using the Radio Timeslot API, the pattern of SoftDevice CPU activity at interrupt priority level 0 is as follows:
- If the timeslot was requested with NRF_RADIO_HFCLK_CFG_XTAL_GUARANTEED, there is first an interrupt that handles the startup of the high-frequency crystal.
- The interrupt is followed by one or more Radio Timeslot activities. How many and how long these are is application dependent.
- When the last of the Radio Timeslot activities is complete, another interrupt at priority level 4 cleans up after the Radio Timeslot operation.
SoftDevice processing activity at different priority levels during use of Radio Timeslot API is outlined in the table below.
| Parameter | Description | Min | Typical | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tISR(0),RadioTimeslotPrepare | Interrupt processing when starting up the high-frequency crystal | 9 μs | ||
| tISR(0),RadioTimeslotActivity | The application's processing in the timeslot. The length of this is application dependent. | |||
| tISR(4) | Priority level 4 interrupt at the end of the timeslot | 7 μs |