ST-LINK nrf51822 and QT Creator

[bishop]

Hello! I'm trying to build a program for nrf51822 via QT Creator. I'm using QBS for build. I have a makefile from SDK examples for nrf51822. Someone can help me, how to setup qbs-project to build (and debug) nrf51822 program? Thanks.

[Marcel Mulder]

Hi,

I use QT creator under Linux and Mac for nRF51822 software development. Below an example qbs file using the heartrate example. I you have other questions just ask.

import qbs
import qbs.FileInfo

Product {
Depends { name:"cpp" }

type: ["application", "hex", "bin", "size"]
name: "example"

property string sdk: "../nrf51-sdk/"
property string vendor: "Nordic"
property string softDevice: "s110"
property string device: "nrf51822"
property string deviceVariant: "xxac" // xxaa=256kB Flash,16kB RAM | xxab=128kB Flash,16kB RAM | xxac=256kB Flash,32kB RAM

cpp.defines: [
	"NRF51",
	"BLE_STACK_SUPPORT_REQD",
	"S110",
	"SOFTDEVICE_PRESENT",
	"BOARD_PCA10028"
]
cpp.warningLevel: "default" //"all" // or "none", "default"
cpp.treatWarningsAsErrors: true
cpp.executableSuffix: ".out"
cpp.positionIndependentCode: false

Properties {
	condition: qbs.buildVariant === "debug"
	cpp.commonCompilerFlags: [
		"-mcpu=cortex-m0", "-mthumb", "-mabi=aapcs", "-mfloat-abi=soft",
		"-std=gnu99", "-flto", "-fno-builtin",
		"-fdata-sections","-ffunction-sections","-fno-strict-aliasing",
		"-Wall",
	]
	cpp.debugInformation: true
	cpp.optimization: "none" // "none" or "fast"
}

Properties {
	condition: qbs.buildVariant === "release"
	cpp.commonCompilerFlags: [
		"-mcpu=cortex-m0", "-mthumb", "-mabi=aapcs", "-mfloat-abi=soft",
		"-std=gnu99", "-flto", "-fno-builtin",
		"-fdata-sections","-ffunction-sections","-fno-strict-aliasing",
		"-Wall",
	]
	cpp.debugInformation: false
	cpp.optimization: "small"
}

cpp.linkerFlags:[
	"-Xlinker", "-Map="+buildDirectory+"/"+name+".map",
	"-mthumb", "-mabi=aapcs",
	"-L"+path+"/"+sdk+"components/toolchain/gcc/",
	"-T"+path+"/"+sdk+"components/toolchain/gcc/gcc_nrf51_"+softDevice+"_"+deviceVariant+".ld",
	"-mcpu=cortex-m0",
	"-Wl,--gc-sections","--specs=nano.specs","-lc","-lnosys",
]
cpp.includePaths: [
	"../inc",
	sdk+"examples/bsp",
	sdk+"components/ble/common",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis",
	sdk+"components/ble/device_manager",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/hal",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/uart",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/pstorage",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/pstorage/config",
	sdk+"components/libraries/fifo",
	sdk+"components/libraries/sensorsim",
	sdk+"components/libraries/scheduler",
	sdk+"components/libraries/timer",
	sdk+"components/libraries/button",
	sdk+"components/libraries/trace",
	sdk+"components/libraries/gpiote",
	sdk+"components/libraries/util",
	sdk+"components/softdevice/"+softDevice+"/headers/",
	sdk+"components/softdevice/common/softdevice_handler",
	sdk+"components/toolchain/gcc",
	sdk+"components/toolchain",
]
files: [
	"../src/*.c",
	sdk+"examples/bsp/bsp.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/button/app_button.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/sensorsim/ble_sensorsim.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/util/app_error.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/timer/app_timer.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/gpiote/app_gpiote.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/scheduler/app_scheduler.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/util/nrf_assert.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/trace/app_trace.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/uart/retarget.c",
	sdk+"components/libraries/fifo/app_fifo.c",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/hal/nrf_delay.c",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/pstorage/pstorage.c",
	sdk+"components/drivers_nrf/uart/app_uart_fifo.c",
	sdk+"components/softdevice/common/softdevice_handler/softdevice_handler.c",
	sdk+"components/toolchain/system_nrf51.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_hrs/ble_hrs.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_dis/ble_dis.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/ble_services/ble_bas/ble_bas.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/common/ble_conn_params.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/common/ble_advdata.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/common/ble_srv_common.c",
	sdk+"components/ble/device_manager/device_manager_peripheral.c",
	sdk+"components/toolchain/gcc/gcc_startup_nrf51.s",
]

Rule {
	id: hex
	inputs: "application"
	Artifact {
		fileTags: ["hex"]
		filePath: FileInfo.baseName(input.filePath) + ".hex"
	}
	prepare: {
		var args = ["-O", "ihex", input.filePath, output.filePath];
		var cmd = new Command("arm-none-eabi-objcopy", args);
		cmd.description = "converting to hex: "+FileInfo.fileName(input.filePath);
		cmd.highlight = "linker";
		return cmd;

	}
}

Rule {
	id: bin
	inputs: "application"
	Artifact {
		fileTags: ["bin"]
		filePath: FileInfo.baseName(input.filePath) + ".bin"
	}
	prepare: {
		var args = ["-O", "binary", input.filePath, output.filePath];
		var cmd = new Command("arm-none-eabi-objcopy", args);
		cmd.description = "converting to bin: "+FileInfo.fileName(input.filePath);
		cmd.highlight = "linker";
		return cmd;

	}
}

Rule {
		id: size
		inputs: ["application"]
		Artifact {
			fileTags: ["size"]
			filePath: "-"
		}
		prepare: {
			var args = [input.filePath];
			var cmd = new Command("arm-none-eabi-size", args);
			cmd.description = "File size: " + FileInfo.fileName(input.filePath);
			cmd.highlight = "linker";
			return cmd;
		}
	}
}

[bishop]

Thank you! This is good example! I' already resolved my problem, but your answer helped me to upgrade my project! Thank you one more time!

[Miguel Ángel]

Any example for Ant/S210?

[Jacob Portukalian]

This is great information, it really helped me out a lot. I created a template project based on this:

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../