I'm trying to interface an nRF52832 to the BMA456 and load a config file

[Jar444]

Hello everyone,

I am attemping to interface an nRF52832 to the BMA456 and load a step counter/tracker. Has anyone already done this and if not does anyone have any ideas of how to get started? 

[Minhwan · Accepted solution]

Hi Jar444, 

Please use our BMA456 API example code. 

BMA456 API - https://github.com/BoschSensortec/BMA456-Sensor-API

Step counter - https://github.com/boschsensortec/BMA456-Sensor-API/tree/master/bma456w_examples/step_counter

You need to remove coines related functions in common.c/h and change interface functions in your own. 

You can check configuration download in our API and datasheet 4.2. 

https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/media/boschsensortec/downloads/datasheets/bst-bma456-ds000.pdf

Thank you. 

[Jar444]

The BMA456H API looks like exactly what we are looking for. I am very new to this whole process and need a little more guidance on how to start the whole process. I have read through a lot of the BMA456 documentation. I currently have the BMA456 Shuttle board and the application board 3.0, as well as the nRF52832 dev kit. I am trying to get the SPI working on the nRF52832 in order to bread board the BMA456 shuttle board to the nRF52. Is it possible to get the BMA456 with the step counting features already enabled or does it always need to go through the POR process of loading the configuration file? Thank you very much for your time and help!

[Minhwan]

You need to load configuration every power cycle. 

If you have our app3.0 + BMA456, then you can easily test it with our COINES. 

https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/software-tools/tools/coines/

Thank you. 

[Jar444]

What IDE (build tools) or software is available to use the COINES with the application board? On another note do you know of any module parners that use Bosch products? Thanks again for the help!