DFU cycle testing

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:11:51 GMT

Hello,

Glad to hear that it is working for you, and thank you for sharing the information here. It will be useful for other community members.

Kind regards,
Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:14:58 GMT

The trick to getting it to work on my mac was to drop the "-f" from the command.
Also, I had to use the lower number enumerated com port. Which is backwards from what I saw in windows.

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:54:30 GMT

I got it working with the UART firmware on windows in power shell.

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:44:33 GMT

I got a little farther with a windows 10 PC and the UART firmware instead of USB HCI

ble_connectivity_s140_uart_pca10056.hex - The JLink port enumerates as COM4, single com port.

On my device to DFU, I can see it advertise 'devicename' on nrfConnect, and I can connect to it and run a full DFU from NRF DFU app.

When I try with nrfutil -

& 'C:\Users\mike\Downloads\nrfutil.exe' dfu ble -pkg C:\Users\mike\Downloads\dfu.zip -ic NRF52 -p COM4 -n devicename -f
Board already flashed with connectivity firmware.
[------------------------------------] 0%
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "nordicsemi\__main__.py", line 1555, in <module>
File "click\core.py", line 1137, in __call__
File "click\core.py", line 1062, in main
File "click\core.py", line 1668, in invoke
File "click\core.py", line 1668, in invoke
File "click\core.py", line 1404, in invoke
File "click\core.py", line 763, in invoke
File "nordicsemi\__main__.py", line 1215, in ble
File "nordicsemi\dfu\dfu.py", line 127, in dfu_send_images
File "nordicsemi\dfu\dfu.py", line 88, in _dfu_send_image
File "nordicsemi\dfu\dfu_transport_ble.py", line 474, in open
File "nordicsemi\dfu\dfu_transport_ble.py", line 103, in open
File "pc_ble_driver_py\ble_driver.py", line 106, in wrapper
pc_ble_driver_py.exceptions.NordicSemiException: Failed to open. Error code: NRF_ERROR_TIMEOUT
[6552] Failed to execute script '__main__' due to unhandled exception!

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:21:36 GMT

Are you plugging in the NRF USB or the MCU/JLink USB where I usually program things?

I flashed the pca10056 with nRF5_SDK_17.1.0//examples/connectivity/ble_connectivity/hex/ble_connectivity_s140_usb_hci_pca10056.hex

On my Mac, I see 3 ports enumerate. The one beginning with EA is the nrf USB port.
The others are the programming port.

crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x900000c Feb 27 07:18 /dev/tty.usbmodemEA15B1D95C5B1
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x9000008 Feb 27 07:08 /dev/tty.usbmodem0010502831501
crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 0x900000a Feb 27 07:08 /dev/tty.usbmodem0010502831503

nrfutil dfu ble -pkg ~/Downloads/v1.0.93.zip -ic NRF52 -p /dev/tty.usbmodemEA15B1D95C5B1 -n "device" -f

Flashing connectivity firmware...

2025-02-27 07:17:51,285 No trigger interface found for device with serial number: EA15B1D95C5B, Product ID: 0x521B and Vendor ID: 0x1915

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "nordicsemi/__main__.py", line 1555, in <module>

File "click/core.py", line 1137, in __call__

File "click/core.py", line 1062, in main

File "click/core.py", line 1668, in invoke

File "click/core.py", line 1404, in invoke

File "click/core.py", line 763, in invoke

File "nordicsemi/__main__.py", line 1200, in ble

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu.py", line 119, in dfu_send_images

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu.py", line 88, in _dfu_send_image

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu_transport_serial.py", line 214, in open

pc_ble_driver_py.exceptions.NordicSemiException: No ping response after opening COM port

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:39:39 GMT

I'll follow up soon Abhijith. Apologies for the delay.

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:03:21 GMT

Hello,

Could you clarify how the devices are connected? Specifically, which device is connected to your PC, and which one is the DFU target?

I also recommend sharing the complete log to get a better understanding of the issue. Additionally, please provide details on the command you are executing and the response from the logs.

Furthermore, please check how the nRF device is detected on your PC. I am using Windows, and when I check my Device Manager, it appears as shown below:

Please share this details as well.

Kind Regards,

Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:24:02 GMT

Thanks Menon, I never got past the
pc_ble_driver_py.exceptions.NordicSemiException: No ping response after opening COM port

I saw some related posts but did not resolve that issue.

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:13:07 GMT

Hello,

[quote user="ms360"]I did figure out I need to use an nrf52 dongle. I'm on a pca10056 with connectivity firmware, plugged into the nrf USB port[/quote]

Does that mean your confusion is over, or are you still confused or facing issues related to the main query? Please let me know if you are still struggling, and I can assist you further.

Kind regards,
Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:29:05 GMT

I did figure out I need to use an nrf52 dongle. I'm on a pca10056 with connectivity firmware, plugged into the nrf USB port. Looks like we're running the same version.

mike@slavebox armgcc % nrfutil --version

nrfutil 7.12.0 (39003c9 2024-06-10)

commit-hash: 39003c9d0e5d946af0f417cfadf4ac55a6d03c19

commit-date: 2024-06-10

host: aarch64-apple-darwin

build-timestamp: 2024-06-10T15:50:53.137997000Z

classification: nrf-external

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:07:59 GMT

Hello,

Please note that the link you are referring to is based on an old version of the nRF Util tool (< v7.0.0), which is no longer compatible with newer versions. What version of nRF Util are you working with? (I should have asked this before.) I am using version 7.12.0, and the documentation I referenced also applies to newer versions.

When you check the dfu ble command, you will see that it requires a second nRF device connected to the PC, which acts as the BLE adapter.

Kind Regards,

Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:02:00 GMT

So I took my pca10056 dev kit and flashed connectivity firmware on there.
Then I got the dreaded No ping response after opening COM port.
usbmodemFE813A68F73E1 is the native USB port of the pca10056.

% nrfutil dfu ble -pkg V28.zip -ic NRF52 -p /dev/tty.usbmodemFE813A68F73E1 -n "devicename" -f

Flashing connectivity firmware...

2025-02-10 07:48:42,602 No trigger interface found for device with serial number: FE813A68F73E, Product ID: 0x521B and Vendor ID: 0x1915

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "nordicsemi/__main__.py", line 1555, in <module>

File "click/core.py", line 1137, in __call__

File "click/core.py", line 1062, in main

File "click/core.py", line 1668, in invoke

File "click/core.py", line 1404, in invoke

File "click/core.py", line 763, in invoke

File "nordicsemi/__main__.py", line 1200, in ble

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu.py", line 119, in dfu_send_images

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu.py", line 88, in _dfu_send_image

File "nordicsemi/dfu/dfu_transport_serial.py", line 214, in open

pc_ble_driver_py.exceptions.NordicSemiException: No ping response after opening COM port

[14696] Failed to execute script '__main__' due to unhandled exception!

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:12:04 GMT

This is what I'm trying to figure out.

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../nrfutil-with-the-builtin-ble-interface

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:50:57 GMT

As was I Abhijith!

I am wondering how to use a built in BLE interface that I cannot see enumerated as a COM port.
Is there a driver I need to install?

You're using windows and it is on COM3, I don't see any BLE adapters as a COM port in windows, or a /dev/tty on mac or RPI linux.

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:39:32 GMT

Hello,

Sorry for the confusion, I was referring to the nRF Util command mentioned here.

Kind Regards,

Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:30:46 GMT

Thanks Abhijith.

I am using nRF5_SDK_17.1.0

Where are you able to see that COM3 is the BLE adapter? Did I miss some documentation?
I've been running python scripts with the bleak library, and not having to supply the adapter.

RE: DFU cycle testing

Menon — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:54:09 GMT

Hello,

I am not sure if I fully understand your query. nrfutil does not require a COM port while performing BLE DFU. Please refer to the section Performing DFU.

The command:
nrfutil dfu ble -pkg app_dfu_package.zip -ic NRF52 -p COM3 -n "MyDevice" -f

In this command, the COM port mentioned is not for the DFU target. Instead, it refers to the COM port of the BLE adapter, while the DFU target is "MyDevice."

Which SDK version are you using? Are you working with the nRF5 SDK?

Kind regards,
Abhijith

RE: DFU cycle testing

ms360 — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:48:53 GMT

I see the COM port is for the BLE interface. How does that work?

Is that HCI0 on the RPI?
WHat's the mac and windows equivalent?