We were using an AVR based Arduino to use this device, but since
the port is not merged, the microbit is the easiest board to use
with Zephyr.
Note the microbit doesn't have a such LED, this is simply a proof
of concept.
How to test:
- Apply this patch on zephyr-v2.3.0
diff --git a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m0/qemu_cortex_m0.dts
b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m0/qemu_cortex_m0.dts
index a1b3044275..61b39506b1 100644
--- a/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m0/qemu_cortex_m0.dts
+++ b/boards/arm/qemu_cortex_m0/qemu_cortex_m0.dts
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@
zephyr,flash = &flash0;
zephyr,code-partition = &slot0_partition;
};
+
+ leds {
+ compatible = "gpio-leds";
+ led0: led_0 {
+ gpios = <&gpio0 21 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+ label = "Green LED 0";
+ };
+ };
+
+ aliases {
+ led0 = &led0;
+ };
};
&gpiote {
- Build Zephyr blinky:
$ west build -b qemu_cortex_m0 samples/basic/blinky
- Run QEMU
$ qemu-system-arm -M microbit -trace led\* \
-kernel ~/zephyrproject/zephyr/build/zephyr/zephyr.elf -trace led\*
2953@1591704866.319665:led_set led name:'Green LED #0' state 0 -> 0
2953@1591704867.329143:led_set led name:'Green LED #0' state 0 -> 1
2953@1591704868.332590:led_set led name:'Green LED #0' state 1 -> 0
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4...@amsat.org>
---
hw/arm/microbit.c | 3 +++
hw/arm/Kconfig | 1 +
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/hw/arm/microbit.c b/hw/arm/microbit.c
index ef213695bd..102661b66a 100644
--- a/hw/arm/microbit.c
+++ b/hw/arm/microbit.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
#include "hw/arm/nrf51_soc.h"
#include "hw/i2c/microbit_i2c.h"
#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
+#include "hw/misc/led.h"
typedef struct {
MachineState parent;
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ static void microbit_init(MachineState *machine)
memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(&s->nrf51.container, NRF51_TWI_BASE,
mr, -1);
+ create_led_by_gpio_id(OBJECT(machine), DEVICE(soc), 21, "Green LED #0");
+
armv7m_load_kernel(ARM_CPU(first_cpu), machine->kernel_filename,
NRF51_SOC(soc)->flash_size);
}
diff --git a/hw/arm/Kconfig b/hw/arm/Kconfig
index 9afa6eee79..2afaa7c8e9 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/hw/arm/Kconfig
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ config FSL_IMX6UL
config MICROBIT
bool
select NRF51_SOC
+ select LED
config NRF51_SOC
bool
--
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