Keil - "can't load flash device description"

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

zhudeyong — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 05:28:02 GMT

you can find the nrf51* .flm with everthing，and put it in the right way。look at the picture。

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

Håkon Alseth — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:18:10 GMT

Hi, have you installed the MDK legacy support from Keil? It's downloadable from here: www2.keil.com/.../

Also, when downloading our SDK, there is an "nRF_mdk_x_y_z.msi" file located in the .zip file. Have you installed this file? developer.nordicsemi.com/.../nRF51_SDK_8.0.0_5fc2c3a.zip

Cheers, Håkon

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

cybero — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 03:10:21 GMT

hello Håkon Alseth,

I've installed Keil 5.14 in c:\Keil and the Nordic SDK also in c:\Keil but I can't see any nrf51*.FLM in the Flash Programming Algorithm List.

What can I do ?

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

Ole Morten — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:44:36 GMT

To clean things up, I'd be happy if you could evaluate the answers you have received and accept one of them, even your own if that was the most useful one.

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

Ole Morten — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:05:02 GMT

This sounds reasonable. I guess that if you had chosen to "Change" your install manually, and made sure that the Keil option was selected, things would have worked after the re-install. If you'd like to have the SDK both inside Keil's structure and in C:\Nordic Semiconductor, you must select "Custom installation location" when installing the SDK.

Feel free to accept your own answer, as this seems to be the most appropriate answer. :-)

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

Jim — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:47:54 GMT

OK, here's what I think happened:

I had installed the SDK before I installed Keil uVision. The SDK was installed into c:\Nordic Semiconductor, so when Keil was installed it got no Nordic SDK stuff installed into it.

So, I re-installed the SDK, but no love. It re-installed it into c:\Nordic Semiconductor, so no change.

Then I uninstalled it, removed c:\Nordic Semiconductor, and installed again.

This time it made no directory c:\Nordic Semiconductor, instead installing the examples in the c:\Keil tree.

When I figured this out, I found the examples (in an odd location) and my pca10001 is happily blinking its LEDs.

RE: Keil - "can't load flash device description"

Håkon Alseth — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:18:12 GMT

It seems that you are missing the flash configuration algorithm. I am adding a picture of where this is added. Go to "Options for Target xyz-> Utilities (J-LINK should be selected) -> Settings" then you should be in the flash download section.

If "nRF51xxx" is not in your list, try re-installing the nRF51 SDK.

Best regards Håkon