Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Amanda Hsieh — Wed, 07 May 2025 18:57:32 GMT

You can check the Windows environment variables.

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Thomas — Wed, 07 May 2025 17:44:58 GMT

Where can I find the environment variables for the Path that you want me to remove. They are not in my machine under system or user. Seems they are added by Connect SDK in some way?

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Thomas — Wed, 07 May 2025 17:38:23 GMT

Well, there is no nrfutil under the Python folder, I installed 3.0.1 SDK, maybe it removed it.

I think the update fixed the problem.

I have been using Nordic SDK's for a long time also the old one. Maybe it placed these dir's in my path.. I'm not sure what you mean by "added by user in the environment", I am quite sure I did not add theses paths.

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Amanda Hsieh — Wed, 07 May 2025 13:57:56 GMT

[quote user="tmaltesen"]"C:\\Users\\ThomasMaltesen\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\LocalCache\\local-packages\\Python37\\Scripts\\nrfutil.exe"[/quote]

nrfutil.exe 6.1 under python37 is the very very old nrfutil, which has nothing to do with today's nrfutil. This breaks flashing and debugging since NCS started to use nrfutil for the runners. Please remove it.

Also, remove the underlined paths as the following figure showing. They are added by the user in the environment variable.

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Thomas — Mon, 05 May 2025 15:31:45 GMT

Latest version is installed and old version removed.

But still unable to debug.

Symptoms have changed, I do not get trace in the output window anymore. Now I just have unexpected GDB output in the DEBUG console.

I can still program with Ozone but sometimes build fails so I need to run it two times before I have a HEX file.

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Thomas — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:40:16 GMT

I installed latest SDK and latest toolchain from the VS code menu. It was working... It check your link...
Where would it normally be placed?

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Amanda Hsieh — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:36:18 GMT

[quote user="tmaltesen"]nrfutil version 6.1.0[/quote]

It's quite old, so it doesn't have the upgrade function.

Please refer to Installing nRF Util and downloading the nrfutil executable file from the nRF Util product page.

RE: Problem with Flash and Debug in VS code

Thomas — Mon, 05 May 2025 14:31:21 GMT

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