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Troubleshooting • Unable to Use UART Communication After Disabling Bluetooth on Raspberry Pi Zero 2

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Hello,
I am using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2.

To reduce power consumption, I disabled both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth by adding the following lines to the /boot/firmware/config.txt file:
dtoverlay=disable-wifi
dtoverlay=disable-bt

After rebooting with these settings, I found that communication via /dev/ttyS0 (UART) was not functioning correctly.

I have a GPS module connected to the UART, and it failed to receive the NMEA messages sent by the GPS module, even though the /dev/ttyS0 device file exists.

After multiple tests, I confirmed that disabling Wi-Fi does not cause any issues, but disabling Bluetooth prevents UART communication from working properly.

How can I disable Bluetooth while still maintaining proper UART communication?
What should I check first to troubleshoot this issue?

My Linux kernel version is 6.1, and below is the complete content of my /boot/firmware/config.txt file:
# For more options and information see
# http://rptl.io/configtxt
# Some settings may impact device functionality. See link above for details

# Uncomment some or all of these to enable the optional hardware interfaces
#dtparam=i2c_arm=on
#dtparam=i2s=on
#dtparam=spi=on

# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on

# Additional overlays and parameters are documented
# /boot/firmware/overlays/README

# Automatically load overlays for detected cameras
camera_auto_detect=1

# Automatically load overlays for detected DSI displays
display_auto_detect=1

# Automatically load initramfs files, if found
auto_initramfs=1

# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver
dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2

# Don't have the firmware create an initial video= setting in cmdline.txt.
# Use the kernel's default instead.
disable_fw_kms_setup=1

# Run in 64-bit mode
arm_64bit=1

# Disable compensation for displays with overscan
disable_overscan=1

# Run as fast as firmware / board allows
arm_boost=1

# Enable SPI /wo any CS pin
dtoverlay=spi0-1cs

# Enable PPS on GPIO pin 4
dtoverlay=pps-gpio,gpiopin=4

# Disable Wifi and Bluetooth
dtoverlay=disable-wifi
dtoverlay=disable-bt

[cm4]
# Enable host mode on the 2711 built-in XHCI USB controller.
# This line should be removed if the legacy DWC2 controller is required
# (e.g. for USB device mode) or if USB support is not required.
otg_mode=1

[all]

enable_uart=1

Statistics: Posted by yckim — Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:40 pm — Replies 1 — Views 21



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