PCA10059 Different version ?

RE: PCA10059 Different version ?

Gaétan — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 09:48:53 GMT

Found it!

In the application, UART is initialized but not used... It's OK in 2018 production but generate an UART error on 2019 production !

WorkAround: comment APP_ERROR_HANDLER() function

 /**@snippet [Handling data from UART] */
      case APP_UART_COMMUNICATION_ERROR:
          NRF_LOG_ERROR("Communication error occurred while handling UART.");
          //APP_ERROR_HANDLER(p_event->data.error_communication);
          break;

      case APP_UART_FIFO_ERROR:
          NRF_LOG_ERROR("Error occurred in FIFO module used by UART.");
          //APP_ERROR_HANDLER(p_event->data.error_code);
          break;

RE: PCA10059 Different version ?

Gaétan — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:36:35 GMT

Blinky app is OK

For try to debug, I have uploaded open_bootlader_usb_mbr_pca10059 (from SDK 15.3 and SDK16) in a pca10056 dev board.

After...

I make the firmware update with nRF connect and all is OK.

What is the bootloader version in PCA10059 from factory ?
Is it possible to read the version ?
or Is it possible to update the bootloader with nRF Connect ?

Regards,

RE: PCA10059 Different version ?

Einar Thorsrud — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 14:09:08 GMT

Hi,

I am not able to provide any explanation for this. Does this happen even if you try to program a simple application like "blinky"?

Please note that response times will increase during the Christmas holiday, so I may not be able to get back to you until the beginning of January.

RE: PCA10059 Different version ?

Gaétan — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:04:19 GMT

Hi,

I've done the test on about 10 dongle V1.0.0 2019.12, they all react the same:
The programming is rigorously the same on both versions of dongle (2018 vs 2019).
However, after the update, dongle 2018 starts on the application while dongle 2019 does nothing (no USB enumeration, and no LED).
I join the log file of the 2 updates...

devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../OK_5F00_2019_2D00_12_2D00_19T12_5F00_57_5F00_42.275Z_2D00_log.txt devzone.nordicsemi.com/.../KO_5F00_2019_2D00_12_2D00_19T12_5F00_59_5F00_05.464Z_2D00_log.txt

RE: PCA10059 Different version ?

Einar Thorsrud — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:29:40 GMT

Hi,

There are several versions of the PCA10059 board, but all marked V1.0.0 should be identical. Also, the newer revisions only have minor modifications, so the same firmware should run on all. So I suspect it is something related to the specific dongle you have. Is the programming operation successful? So that it is just your application that does not run, or is there also problems with programming (which uses the preprogrammed USB bootloader)?