Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

AS_Kalpa — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:04:21 GMT

Hi Jadeja!

I'm facing the same issue, I'd like to use a nrf52 dongle as DFU server.

Can you share your solution?

Thanks!

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Marjeris Romero — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 10:18:29 GMT

Hi,

For future reference the installation steps for PC-BLE-Driver can be found here: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver

But it's also possible to use the pre-builded pc-ble-driver, and then you will not need to compile it yourself. Take a look at this guide here for the steps: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/52871/building-the-examples-in-pc-ble-driver-from-scratch/213557#213557

BR,

Marjeris

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Jadeja — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:58:55 GMT

Hello Marjeris,

I have implemented the secure DFU over Thread network using my custom server-client which does not require to disturb the existing network set-up.

Most importantly it doesn't require NRF52840 devkit (J-TAG) to be used instead i have used nRF52840 dongle.

It will be great if you can share PC-BLE-Driver installation steps for other users, who will face issue in future.

Thanks

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Jadeja — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:54:43 GMT

Hello Marjeris,

Any Update on this ?

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Jadeja — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:52:41 GMT

Hello Marjeris,

Thanks for the reply.

I have replaced my set-up with nRF52840 devkit, but now i am getting pc-ble-driver error while using with Raspberry-pi.

I am able to start the ota from my linux PC. I guess now issue is PC-BLE-DRIVER version and it is proper installation.

Please see the log :

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ nrfutil dfu thread -pkg app_dfu_package.zip -p /dev/ttyACM1 --channel 24 --panid 4396
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/nrfutil", line 6, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3251, in <module>
    @_call_aside
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3235, in _call_aside
    f(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 3264, in _initialize_master_working_set
    working_set = WorkingSet._build_master()
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 585, in _build_master
    return cls._build_from_requirements(__requires__)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 598, in _build_from_requirements
    dists = ws.resolve(reqs, Environment())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 786, in resolve
    raise DistributionNotFound(req, requirers)
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'pc_ble_driver_py>=0.14.0' distribution was not found and is required by nrfutil

Can you share the steps to install the PC-BLE-Driver into raspberry pi. I have asked it in my first post.

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Marjeris Romero — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:00:09 GMT

Hi Jadeja,

Yes, you need to use the nRF52840 DK for using 'nrfutil dfu thread', because the nrfutil needs to flash the connectivity software to the IC (which is not the same code as the NCP example under SDK/examples/thread/ncp/ftd/usb/hex) and it does this using the JLink onboard debugger.

Best regards,

Marjeris

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Jadeja — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:50:19 GMT

Hello Marjeris,

Is there any update?

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Jadeja — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:47:31 GMT

Hello Marjeris,

Thanks for the response.

Yes i am using unmodified NCP hex (Path/To/SDK/examples/thread/ncp/ftd/usb/hex/nrf52840_xxaa_mbr_pca10059.hex)

for nRF52840 Dongle PCA10059 (NCP device) with RPI to act as NCP host.

Question: is it necessary to use only devkit as a NCP for the OTA?

I do not require to do the OTA in the NCP itself. I just wanted to perform the OTA of other nodes in the network.

Question: Do i still need to integrate DFU code in NCP ?

I have taken exactly the same example Thread Secure OTA DFU example you are talking about for the Thread DFU client.

Just for a note I faced many issues installing pc-ble-driver on RPI3 which i resolved somehow but it was very tricky. Any set-up guide will be helpful for future set-up.

RE: Issue in nrfutil to execute thread DFU on raspberry Pi3

Marjeris Romero — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:03:00 GMT

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply. Are you running the unmodified NCP code from the SDK examples? I am afraid this example does not include any DFU code.

Take a look at the Thread Secure OTA DFU example if you want to test Thread DFU. You will need a nRF52840 DK to run the DFU server using nrfutil.

Best regards,

Marjeris