FSCI Bridge

This section describes the functionality, user interactions, and testing methods for the FSCI Bridge demo application.

Description

The FSCI Bridge demo application is a demonstration of the Extended NBU architectural concept, where the Bluetooth LE Host Stack and the Link Layer both run on the NBU core, while the user-facing application runs on the Application core. The communication between the application and the Host is done via the FSCI protocol running on the inter-core RPMSG transport

The FSCI Bridge runs on the Application core and it is a simple application whose purpose is to pass FSCI commands received over the serial interface to the NCP FSCI Black Box running on the NBU core. Effectively, the functionality is identical to the regular Bluetooth FSCI Black Box application.

The demo can be used with the Test Tool for Connectivity Products - Command Console application which can be downloaded from the NXP website or using a custom application that supports the FSCI protocol and commands.

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Supported platforms

The following platforms support the FSCI Bridge application:

  • MCX-W72-EVK

  • FRDM-MCXW72

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Usage with Test Tool for connectivity products

The FSCI Bridge demo application is designed to be used via serial interface. This can be done using the TEST Tool for Connectivity Products – Command Console application as described below.

  1. Download the FSCI Bridge application onto a supported board’s Application core, together with the NCP FSCI Black Box application on the NBU core.

  2. Connect the board to a USB port of the PC. The USB COM port drivers must be installed properly and a COM port corresponding to the board should be available.

  3. Open the Test Tool application and connect to the serial port corresponding to the board on which the FSCI Bridge application runs. See Figure. The serial communication parameters are: baud rate 115200, 8N1, and no flow control.

  4. Select the appropriate Test Tool XML file from the drop-down list for the release being used and send commands to the application. An example is shown in Figure.

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