The onboard interface MCU features a Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) interface through a virtual COM port.
The following table shows an overview of the UART connections on nRF52840 and the interface MCU.
GPIO nRF52840 | nRF52840 UART |
---|---|
P0.05 | RTS |
P0.06 | TXD |
P0.07 | CTS |
P0.08 | RXD |
The UART signals are routed directly to the interface MCU. The UART pins connected to the interface MCU are tri-stated when no terminal is connected to the virtual COM port on the computer.
The P0.05 (Request to Send (RTS)) and P0.07 (Clear to Send (CTS)) can be used freely when HWFC is disabled on the SoC.