SoftDevice binary not included in target? How to make my simple advertising code working?

RE: SoftDevice binary not included in target? How to make my simple advertising code working?

Jørgen Holmefjord — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:25:58 GMT

I would recommend that you use the flash_placement.xml file found in nRF5_SDK_15.x.0_xxxxxxx\config\nrf52832\ses.

The FLASH and RAM settings in Section Placement Macros should match the softdevice requirements and chip memory sizes. Flash requirements can be found in softdevice migration guide, which also give numbers for minimal RAM requirements. Note that actual RAM requirements is typically higher. Please start with the settings given in one of the existing softdevice projects in the SDK. You might encounter countless issues when starting building your own project, as there is many settings that have been set in the SDK examples. I would really recommend staring with an existing project and remove what you do not need. This is the approach most customer take, to avoid having to deal with all the project configurations.

RE: SoftDevice binary not included in target? How to make my simple advertising code working?

jj8431 — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:15:25 GMT

Thank you Jørgen for the reply.

I added the additional load file setting as directed above, and then when I tried to debug the code there comes an error message:

"Can not download multiple load files because they overlap"

I noticed there is a file "flash_placement.xml" and some Placement Macros in the example project, I think maybe I need to modify these files also? Is there a guide or tutorial about how to setup these files?

Thanks.

RE: SoftDevice binary not included in target? How to make my simple advertising code working?

Jørgen Holmefjord — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 08:00:40 GMT

Hi,

You can configure Segger Embedded Studio to load the softdevice HEX-file with the project. Please add it to setting "Additional Load File[0]", as shown here:

Best regards,
Jørgen