Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 12:06:02 GMT

Hi Prateek,

I was hoping this issue could have been fixed in the latest November-release, but unfortunately, there was not enough time to get this properly fixed. This issue is still open internally.

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 07:00:58 GMT

Thanks, Hakon. Please let me know the status.

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:50:55 GMT

Hi Prateek,

[quote user="Prateek2203"]

I have tried this already, if I don't connect development board via USB, it's not detecting device.

In this case client machine have no device connected via USB.

[/quote]

Yes, my apologies. I have tested with a kit already connected, and checked that the connection went to the configured remote IP:PORT.

If one does not have any kit connected, I see the same as you, a pop up with "no devices connected." - I will report this internally.

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:24:04 GMT

Hi,

I have tried this already, if I don't connect development board via USB, it's not detecting device.

In this case client machine have no device connected via USB.

Thanks,

Prateek

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 14:10:57 GMT

Hi,

Have you selected the "remote debug" configuration?

Then you should get this pop-up:

Now the target debug "Remote debug" shall be shown in the lower left corner:

If you choose the wrong one, you can reset it and select a debug target again:

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:15:07 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for sharing launch configuration.

But still, it is showing no device issue as you can see in below screenshot.

Regard,

Prateek

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:52:49 GMT

Hi,

Thanks for sharing your configuration. In our docs, there's a bug wrt. the "request" type in the end of this page:

https://nrfconnect.github.io/vscode-nrf-connect/guides/debug_custom.html#how-to-use-custom-launch-and-debug-configurations

Here's my configuration (I have one local and one remote now):

{
	"version": "0.2.0",
	"configurations": [
		{
			"type": "nrf-connect",
			"request": "launch",
			"name": "Launch build",
			"config": "${workspaceFolder}/nrf/samples/cellular/location/build",
			"runToEntryPoint": "main"
		},
        {
            "type": "nrf-connect",
            "request": "attach",
			"name": "Remote debug",
            "config": "${activeConfig}",
            "serverpath": null,
            "serverAddress": "192.x.y.z:2331",
            "flash": false
        }		
	]
}

The main difference is that "request": "attach", is set. Could you try this and see if it works on your end as well?

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:35:37 GMT

Yeah, through this I could see successfully connection, but how I could integrate this in VS Code and perform normal debugging like we do when we connect device via USB port.

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:55:45 GMT

Have you checked that you are able to connect to IP:PORT successfully using arm-zephyr-eabi-gdb?

Open gdb:

c:\path\to\arm-zephyr-eabi\bin\arm-zephyr-eabi-gdb

When you have opened up gdb, you can write:

target remote IP:PORT

And see if you are successfully connected.

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:57:08 GMT

Okay let's leave GitHub Code space for the time being,

I am trying to debug using this link for local network with GDB Server + GDB client but it's showing "No Device" error in VS Code.

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Håkon Alseth — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:37:47 GMT

Hi,

[quote user="Prateek2203"]

There is a ticket opened with case id: 309966 (Ticket Link) in which same issue is described which I am currently facing.

[/quote]

JLink GDBServer is IP-based, and normally one connects via localhost (ie. debug on the same PC where the .elf is located).

One can potentially connect from another place in the local network with gdbserver + gdb client, but this is not the same as having full github code integration.

I would strongly recommend that you ask github about how this can be done.

Kind regards,

Håkon

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

Prateek2203 — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:36:09 GMT

There is a ticket opened with case id: 309966 (Ticket Link) in which same issue is described which I am currently facing.

Could you please let me know if I could setup using JSON file provided in this link. When I have done changes mentioned in the link for launch.json, its show no device connected.

RE: Remote debugging for NRF52840 from GitHub Code space

AHaug — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:24:39 GMT

Hi,

I believe that the best way to approach this is to look into githubs documentation and or support forums for codelab to see how this can be achieved as we don't have any official documentation or guides for how to do this

Kind regards,
Andreas