Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

AndreaO — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:40:42 GMT

Maybe I'm lucky... I'm working on the dfu ble example on pca10036: with nRFgo Studio I erase all and then I program the file "dfu_dual_bank_ble_s132_pca10036.hex". Soft device magically comes to live :-)

And just a note: it's 2.0.0-7.alpha, even if it's not suitable for revision A...

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

Øyvind Karlsen — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:31:14 GMT

When you use one of the BLE examples in the SDK you have to first program the SoftDevice. The hex file for the SoftDevice S132 2.0.0-7.alpha is found in the SDK under [YOUR SDK 11 LOCATION]\components\softdevice\s132\hex, this hex file needs to be flashed to your development kit using nrfjprog or nRFgo studio. Please refer to this blog for information on how to integrate the nrfjprog method into Keil.

Best regards,

Øyvind

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

Wojtek — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:11:47 GMT

S132_SDS_V0.5.pdf is the old specification.

Pls download newest SDK11 (not alpha) and just open some example (ble_app_hrs?) you are interested in. In Keil, click on Project -> Options for target -> Target and you will see example memory setting.

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

junma — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:06:56 GMT

Hi Wojtek, I have checked the S132_SDS_V0.5.pdf, and can only find the information about the "MBR, SoftDevice and bootloader architecture/memory map". Is this the information that I need? Seems not so...

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

junma — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:04:21 GMT

oh?! Maybe I can have a try :)

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

AndreaO — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:32:42 GMT

Maybe I'm wrong, but the hex examples contain the soft device already... no need to program it before.

Andrea

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

Wojtek — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:58:28 GMT

Here is how you can change addresses - values may be different for SoftDevice that you use - you can take correct addresses from SoftDevice specification (if available - for newest SDs specification may still not be available yet) or from other example projects based on the same SoftDevice...

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

junma — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:49:00 GMT

Hi Wojtek, if I want to use Keil, then how can I fix this memory overlap problems?

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

Wojtek — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:57:26 GMT

Ok then, you have to set your app adresses properly so the app is not in the same place of memory as SoftDevice. Unfortunately, I dunno how to do it in IAR as I am not using it.

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

junma — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:35:09 GMT

Hi Wojtek, thank you for your kindly reply. I'm using IAR 7.50.1, and I'm sure the app.hex file need to be used with the softdevice hex file.

RE: Failed to flash BLE hex files using nRFgo Studio

Wojtek — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:33:03 GMT

You probably have wrong memory settings. You are trying to flash application in the same memory region as (already flashed) SoftDevice. You have to erase softdevice if your application doesnt use it, before flashing application. If you need to use softdevice, you have to set memory correctly, according to SoftDevice Specification (or example projects from SDK...). You can tell us what IDE are you using, so someone might point you how to set memory regions.