Hi I am new to Nordic Development. I am developing a product that will use the Rigado BMD-300 module (nRF52832 but no need for FCC compliance testing). The evaluation board from Rigado is directly equivalent to the pca10040 except for the preloaded software I ran nrfjprog -f nrf52 --eraseall to erase it. It also uses the same firmware. I upgraded to version J-Link OB-SAM3U128-V2-NordicSemi 170724.bin. I am using gcc on macOS High Sierra. I put gcc-arm-none-eabi-6-2017-q2-update/bin and nRF5x-Command-Line-Tools_9_7_1_OSX/nrfjprog in my path and installed JLink_V620h
I downloaded nRF5_SDK_14.1.0_1dda907 and changed components/toolchain/gcc/Makefile.posixto
GNU_INSTALL_ROOT := /usr/local/gcc-arm-none-eabi-6-2017-q2-update/bin/
GNU_VERSION := 6.3.1
GNU_PREFIX := arm-none-eabi
I then went to examples/peripheral/blinky/pca10040/s132/armgcc ran make to get
mkdir _build
cd _build && mkdir nrf52832_xxaa
Assembling file: gcc_startup_nrf52.S
Compiling file: system_nrf52.c
Compiling file: main.c
Compiling file: boards.c
Compiling file: app_error.c
Compiling file: app_error_weak.c
Compiling file: app_util_platform.c
Compiling file: nrf_assert.c
Compiling file: nrf_section_iter.c
Compiling file: nrf_strerror.c
Compiling file: nrf_sdh.c
Compiling file: nrf_sdh_soc.c
Linking target: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.out
text data bss dec hex filename
2424 112 28 2564 a04 _build/nrf52832_xxaa.out
Preparing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
Preparing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.bin
DONE nrf52832_xxaa
then I ran make flash_softdevice to get
Flashing: s132_nrf52_5.0.0_softdevice.hex
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program ../../../../../../components/softdevice/s132/hex/s132_nrf52_5.0.0_softdevice.hex --sectorerase
Parsing hex file.
Erasing page at address 0x0.
.
.
.
Erasing page at address 0x22000.
Applying system reset.
Checking that the area to write is not protected.
Programing device.
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset
Applying system reset.
Run.
and then make flash to get
Flashing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex --sectorerase
Parsing hex file.
Erasing page at address 0x23000.
Applying system reset.
Checking that the area to write is not protected.
Programing device.
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset
Applying system reset.
Run.
and the leds started blinking. I then go to examples/ble_peripheral/ble_app_uart/pca10040/s132/armgccrun make to get
mkdir _build
cd _build && mkdir nrf52832_xxaa
Compiling file: nrf_log_backend_rtt.c
Compiling file: nrf_log_backend_serial.c
Compiling file: nrf_log_default_backends.c
Compiling file: nrf_log_frontend.c
Compiling file: nrf_log_str_formatter.c
Compiling file: app_button.c
Compiling file: app_error.c
Compiling file: app_error_weak.c
Compiling file: app_fifo.c
Compiling file: app_scheduler.c
Compiling file: app_timer.c
Compiling file: app_uart_fifo.c
Compiling file: app_util_platform.c
Compiling file: hardfault_implementation.c
Compiling file: nrf_assert.c
Compiling file: nrf_atfifo.c
Compiling file: nrf_balloc.c
Compiling file: nrf_fprintf.c
Compiling file: nrf_fprintf_format.c
Compiling file: nrf_fstorage.c
Compiling file: nrf_fstorage_sd.c
Compiling file: nrf_memobj.c
Compiling file: nrf_pwr_mgmt.c
Compiling file: nrf_section_iter.c
Compiling file: nrf_strerror.c
Compiling file: retarget.c
Compiling file: sdk_mapped_flags.c
Compiling file: boards.c
Compiling file: nrf_drv_clock.c
Compiling file: nrf_drv_common.c
Compiling file: nrf_drv_gpiote.c
Compiling file: nrf_drv_uart.c
Compiling file: bsp.c
Compiling file: bsp_btn_ble.c
Compiling file: bsp_nfc.c
Compiling file: main.c
Compiling file: SEGGER_RTT.c
Compiling file: SEGGER_RTT_Syscalls_GCC.c
Compiling file: SEGGER_RTT_printf.c
Compiling file: ble_advdata.c
Compiling file: ble_advertising.c
Compiling file: ble_conn_params.c
Compiling file: ble_conn_state.c
Compiling file: ble_srv_common.c
Compiling file: nrf_ble_gatt.c
Assembling file: gcc_startup_nrf52.S
Compiling file: system_nrf52.c
Compiling file: ble_nus.c
Compiling file: nrf_sdh.c
Compiling file: nrf_sdh_ble.c
Compiling file: nrf_sdh_soc.c
Linking target: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.out
text data bss dec hex filename
37260 628 4048 41936 a3d0 _build/nrf52832_xxaa.out
Preparing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
Preparing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.bin
DONE nrf52832_xxaa
and make flash to get
Flashing: _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --program _build/nrf52832_xxaa.hex --sectorerase
Parsing hex file.
Erasing page at address 0x23000.
Erasing page at address 0x24000.
Erasing page at address 0x25000.
Erasing page at address 0x26000.
Erasing page at address 0x27000.
Erasing page at address 0x28000.
Erasing page at address 0x29000.
Erasing page at address 0x2A000.
Erasing page at address 0x2B000.
Erasing page at address 0x2C000.
Applying system reset.
Checking that the area to write is not protected.
Programing device.
nrfjprog -f nrf52 --reset
Applying system reset.
Run.
and all of the leds turn off. I not quite sure what is supposed to happen at this point but I think a leds is supposed to blink to show it is in advertising mode. I can not see the device on nRF Connect nor nRF Toolbox. I also tried SDK 12.3 with the same results. What do you guys think the problem is?
