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Fatfs example does not work with every sd card?

Michal

Hi, I am working on application where I need to store some bigger files. I chose to use sdcard, but I get weird behaviour. Some sd cards, this looks like totaly random ones are working and other are not with fatfs on nrf52. I was trying few cards with fatfs example from SDK and one was working while all other seems to hang up at disk_initialization:

 0> <info> app: FATFS example.
 0> <info> app: Initializing disk 0 (SDC)...
 0> <info> spi: Init
 0> <info> spi: Function: nrf_drv_spi_init, error code: NRF_SUCCESS.
 0> <info> spi: Transfer tx_len:1, rx_len:10.
 0> <info> spi: Function: spim_xfer, error code: NRF_SUCCESS.
 0> <info> spi: Transfer completed rx_len:10.
 0> <info> spi: Transfer tx_len:6, rx_len:15.
 0> <info> spi: Function: spim_xfer, error code: NRF_SUCCESS.
 0> <info> spi: Transfer completed rx_len:15.
 0> <info> spi: Transfer tx_len:6, rx_len:15.

I tried making changes as suggested here: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/25951/sd-card-example-not-working-fine but it wont help. I can work with that few are not working but it looks like most of them is not working. Is there recommended sdcard size/type/manufacturer to be used with nrf52?

Regards,

Michał

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    Hi Michał,

    Could you provide some more information (size/type/manufacturer)  about the the SD cards. 
    Which one works and which one doesn't work?

    What SDK version do you use on the nRF52 DK ?

    Do you have any additional information that could be helpfull so it can be reproduced for someone else?

  • 0 in reply to Martin Lesund

    Hi Martin,

    I tried with Sandisk 8/16GB, Unirex 4GB, 2x Kingston 8GB - only one kingston would work although do not look the same, all cards are micro SDHC.

    At first I used non modified example from SDK 14.2, but then I was messing around with pull ups for data lines. By the way is setting pull up/ pull down for output gpio valid configuration operation? I was trying no pull/pull down/ pull up on MISO line. I tried decreasing frequency value for initilization (APP_SDCARD_FREQ_INIT). Every time the same result. Success for one of Kingston cards and fail for all the other ones. 

    I was also trying reformatting sdcard but it wont help.

    I will try testing my cards with arduino, which also uses fatfs to ensure that it is problem with nrf not fatfs or sdcard.

    Also this very important part of our project and from subscribers number of this thread I think this issure is pretty common problem. 

    Regards

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  • 0 in reply to Martin Lesund

    Hi Martin,

    I tried with Sandisk 8/16GB, Unirex 4GB, 2x Kingston 8GB - only one kingston would work although do not look the same, all cards are micro SDHC.

    At first I used non modified example from SDK 14.2, but then I was messing around with pull ups for data lines. By the way is setting pull up/ pull down for output gpio valid configuration operation? I was trying no pull/pull down/ pull up on MISO line. I tried decreasing frequency value for initilization (APP_SDCARD_FREQ_INIT). Every time the same result. Success for one of Kingston cards and fail for all the other ones. 

    I was also trying reformatting sdcard but it wont help.

    I will try testing my cards with arduino, which also uses fatfs to ensure that it is problem with nrf not fatfs or sdcard.

    Also this very important part of our project and from subscribers number of this thread I think this issure is pretty common problem. 

    Regards

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