Hello_world and other samples do not build properly for thingy53_NRF5340_cpuapp_ns

[henning larsen]

I cannot build the hello_world sample (and blinky for that matter). Target I have tested here is thingy53_NRF5340_cpuapp_ns. Everything is installed according to the recommendations using the nRF connect for desktop. The version of sdk is v.2.4.1

In VS code, I create a new application hello_world. Seems to work fine.

Add a build configuration for nrf5340 (thingy53). It generates 19 "problems" - out of the box - so to say.

I have thingy connected via Segger J-link Plus. J-link plus can access the thingy53/nrf5340 and download code. But this is no use when the code is broken.

Unfortunately there is no direct way to copy the "PROBLEMS" list to a file (would you believe !) from the darn VS Code (*1) so I have added a picture.

I have similar performance when building Blinky for same target. I have no interest in trying other targets as we will be using nrf5340.

Any ideas what I am missing? Looks like some path or configuration error but I am clueless as to what it can be. Should this not just work without further editing and with zero warnings?

(*1) It appears that I have to install an extension to copy the PROBLEMS at a textual listing - this is sort of - silly!

Here is support dump: Slight edited wrt. paths

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[Menon]

Hello,

Sorry for the long response time. I was sick for a few days.

Are you enabling the enable debug option in the build configuration? See a similar old thread. Kindly go through the debug optimisation section provided in the thread.

Can you please check this and update me? If it's still breaking, I will try it here.

Kind Regards,

Abhijith

[henning larsen]

hello,

I created the target with the debug option on and off and the problem does not differ in those two targets. When debugging - it does not run, but loops into the fih_panic loop and apparently never goes though main.

Can you please just try the same on your side and tell me if the application runs or not.

[Menon]

Hello,

Yes, I tried this here and was able to produce the same error you are getting.

It looks a bit strange to me. I think it is because the bootloader is crashing while setting the breakpoint. But I am not sure of the root cause. So I will discuss this with my colleague and try to ask this internally.

Kind Regards,

Abhijith

[henning larsen]

hi,

Thanks, good to know.

I would think it is important that hello_world demos work without any hick-ups. For my part I have found a workaround.

br henning

[Trento]

Hi everyone,

I am encountering the same error when trying to debug all my three Thingy53. They worked off-the-shelf and I managed to flash the blinky example a couple of times into all of them but then suddenly they stopped working properly. Now, even the blinky example does not work. The flashing process completes (via external debugger and USB) but has no effect. When I try to debug, it gives me the issue with fih_panic_loop. I am using Visual Studio Code on Windows 10, but I also tried Ubuntu, and the problem is the same. As external debuggers, I used nRF52840DK and nRF52833DK. Is there any way for a factory reset?