Problems with S120 v1.0.0-3alpha and pstorage.

[Alexey Zaytsev]

Hello.

I've asked a question a while ago, devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../sd_flash_page_erase-failing-with-s120

I've been using Linux, jlinkexe, and gcc that time. Now I've tried the same on Windows and Keil, and I'm still getting the same problem.

I've installed the software as described in the SDK User guide. I've erased the flash using nrfgo studio, and uploaded the s120 softdevice using the batch file provided with it.

I've opened the S120 hrs monitor example for nrf6310, and changed the uart pins, since I'm using a PCA100005. I'm still getting the assert:

[APPL]: ASSERT: ..\main.c, 493, error 0x0000000f

which comes from the pstorage_init() call, which in turn calls sd_flash_page_erase() that returns 0xf, meaning NRF_ERROR_FORBIDDEN.

I've tried the same with multilink central example, and it failed in a similar way: [APPL]: ASSERT: ..\main.c, 403, error 0x0000000f

also following a call to pstorage_init().

I've noticed a couple people having the same problem: devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../s120-v1-0-0-3-and-multilink-central-example-project devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../multilink-central-example-application-is-not-working

So, is there a problem with v1.0.0-3, the SDK, or are we all just missing somethng obvious?

[Alexey Zaytsev]

Ok, I've been able to get it working with v1.0.0-1, both on Linux and Windows. So looks more like a bug in v1.0.0-3.

[Adrian Eggenberger]

Hi

I had some similar issues with the SD120 1.0.0-3. Maybe you could try to replace the include files from the SDK path "\nrf51822\Include\s120" with the files comming with the newest softdevice. My guess is, that the changes in the file "nrf_soc.h" are the important ones. After that it worked for me perfectly with 1.0.0-3.

Regards Adrian

[Alexey Zaytsev]

Good thinking, thanks a lot for the idea.

I will try it in a couple days, but it makes sense to me, thanks!

[Asbjørn Sæbø]

When developing, always use the header files that belong to the version of the SoftDevice you are using.

We sometimes make SoftDevice releases (e.g. alpha releases) without making a corresponding SDK release, and in those cases there may be incompatabilities between the SoftDevice and what is in the existing SDK.

[Alexey Zaytsev]

Thanks!