I2C not working on P0_09 and P0_10

[arnobert]

Found that using those two pins for I2C lead to an infinite loop in twim / fn wait().
Both pins do not toggle and stay high, on nRF52840 dongle.

Is this related to their secondary function (NFC antenna)? Or have I overlooked something?
Thanks!

[eflukx]

Yep, you have to "unlock" the pins for normal IO functionality. You may try the code below :)

/// "Unprotect" NFC pins and enable as GPIO pins (stored in FLASH, needs reset after change)
/// Returns `true` if setting was changed

pub fn nfc_pins_as_gpio(periphs: &pac::Peripherals) -> bool {
    if periphs.UICR.nfcpins.read().protect().bit_is_set() {
        let nvmc = &periphs.NVMC;
        assert!(!nvmc.config.read().wen().is_een()); // write + erase is forbidden!

        nvmc.config.write(|w| w.wen().wen());
        unsafe { periphs.UICR.nfcpins.write(|w| w.bits(0)) };
        nvmc.config.reset();

        true
    } else {
        false
    }
}