Debug issue

[SP]

Hi,

From several days, I can't debug my custom board.

Below you can find the configuration of Debug settings :

"version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "nrf-connect",
            "request": "launch",
            "name": "Launch active build configuration",
            "config": "${activeConfig}",
            "runToEntryPoint": "main"
        },
        {
            "name": "Launch Build",
            "type": "nrf-connect",
            "request": "launch",
            "config": "C:\\Users\\Vehizen\\Documents\\segger_workspace\\at_monitor\\build",
            "runToEntryPoint": "main",
            "serverpath": "C:/Program Files/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkGDBServerCL.exe",
        },
        {
            "type": "nrf-connect",
            "request": "attach",
            "name": "Attach active build configuration",
            "config": "${activeConfig}"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cortex Debug at monitor",
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "executable": "C:/Users/Vehizen/Documents/segger_workspace/at_monitor/build/zephyr/zephyr.elf",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "cortex-debug",
            "servertype": "jlink",
            "interface": "swd",
            "device": "nrf9160_xxaa",
            "serverpath": "C:/Program Files/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkGDBServerCL.exe",
            "armToolchainPath": "C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/10 2021.10/bin",
            "runToEntryPoint": "main",
            "svdFile": "C:/Users/Vehizen/ncs/v2.2.0/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk/nrf9160.svd",
            "overrideRestartCommands": [
                "monitor halt",
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "overrideResetCommands": [
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "preLaunchCommands": [
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "postLaunchCommands": [],
            "showDevDebugOutput": "parsed"
        },
    ]

When I use nrf-connect, I get this error : 

And when I try to use Cortex-Debug, everything seems okay but I get this message when I want to debug step by step:

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[Charlie]

Hi SP,

How about your hardware setup?

Do you use the JLink debugger on nRF9160DK or a standalone JLink debugger?

Best regards,

Charlie

[SP]

Hi Carlie,

Yes I use  standalone JLink debugger.

Best regards

[Charlie]

Ok, can you do the following cross-checks?

1) JLink debugger + nRF9160 on DK(bypass JLink-OB)

2) JLink-OB on nRF9160DK + nRF9160 custom board

This will help you further understand how JLink work with nRF9160, and find out which part is wrong. Either JLink Debugger or Custom board or connection.

Best regards,

Charlie

[SP]

Hi Charlie,

Yes I use a JLink interface (Base compact) which is connected on my PC by USB and connected to my custom board by SWD port.

You can see the interface below :

 

Best Regards

[SP]

For your information, before I was able to debug my custom board and I have finished the first version of my project. But severals weeks after, I wanted to continue and add some functions without success due to the debugging issue !
I think it's not problem about hardware but only with VSCode probebly by a update.

Thanks

[Charlie]

Ok, so neither of 1) or 2) works due to the VScode update on both programming and debugging, correct?

How about playing only with nRF9160DK + official samples?

Best regards,

Charlie

[SP]

With VSCode I can program but not debug !
Yes of course but I only have Thingy91.

[SP]

Do I need to get nRF9160DK ?

[Charlie]

Not necessary. I just want to confirm if VScode is the cause of the issue.

I just did some try with JLink base + Thingy91. I can repeat this issue when I open the debug portal when there is already another one running. Stop one of them will solve the issue.

Could you try and confirm it works on your side?

Best regards,

Charlie

[SP]

Hi Charlie,

With Thingy91 and official sample everything is OK.

I tried several times and I have no problem !

[Charlie]

Ok, good to hear.

Best regards,

Charlie

[SP]

Hi Charlie,

I continued to investigate and try to resolve the problem. With Thinky91 and offical sample, debug is ok but sometime I can't program.

In fact, I would like to use Cortex Debug instead of nRFConnect Debug !
Before I have finished my project with using Cortex Debug and it was perfect !

But somethink was changed in VSCode and I tried to put Cortex Debug parameters in launch.json.

Now I can progam but debug is launched but I have issue when I use debug step by step.

Below Cortex Debug parameters:

 {
            "name": "Cortex Debug",
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            "executable": "C:/Users/Vehizen/Documents/segger_workspace/download/build/zephyr/zephyr.elf",
            "request": "launch",
            "type": "cortex-debug",
            "servertype": "jlink",
            "interface": "swd",
            "device": "nrf9160_xxaa",
            "serverpath": "C:/Program Files/SEGGER/JLink/JLinkGDBServerCL.exe",
            "armToolchainPath": "C:/Program Files (x86)/GNU Arm Embedded Toolchain/10 2021.10/bin",
            "runToEntryPoint": "main",
            "svdFile": "C:/Users/Vehizen/ncs/v2.2.0/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk/nrf9160.svd",
            "overrideRestartCommands": [
                "monitor halt",
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "overrideResetCommands": [
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "preLaunchCommands": [
                "monitor reset"
            ],
            "postLaunchCommands": [],
            "showDevDebugOutput": "parsed"
        },

I put a break point here:

I launched Debug:

Firmware is flashed:

But I have some issues:

And I can't debug: