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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>MPSL ASSERT when debugging with an active IEEE 802.15.4 radio</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/125854/mpsl-assert-when-debugging-with-an-active-ieee-802-15-4-radio</link><description>I&amp;#39;ve seen this discussed a few times before, but haven&amp;#39;t seen a great answer on this. It seems to be commonly known that attaching a debugger while using the IEEE 802.15.4 radio causes an MPSL ASSERT due to strict timings. I may not have enough knowledge</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 13</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:07:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/125854/mpsl-assert-when-debugging-with-an-active-ieee-802-15-4-radio" /><item><title>RE: MPSL ASSERT when debugging with an active IEEE 802.15.4 radio</title><link>https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/555606?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:07:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:520f028d-8f78-42f6-b84b-5f73f771d61f</guid><dc:creator>Vidar Berg</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, I don&amp;#39;t have a better answer. This is a common limitation when working with protocol stacks that have real time requirements. Segger provides&amp;nbsp;a solution for this called &amp;quot;monitor mode&amp;quot; debugging which basically let you single step and hit breakpoints without blocking the timing critical interrupts, but they have not ported this to the Cortex M33 yet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It should not be a problem to place breakpoints, the limitation is that you may get an assert if you try to resume execution after having reached the breakpoint instead of restarting the FW. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best regards,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vidar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>