NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Amanda Hsieh — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:47:50 GMT

Hi Con,

Without the log of segger, I do not what caused the expected identifier error in your environment. However, the most problem that is caused by the incorrect version. Please be aware that the nRF5 SDK for Mesh 3.1.0 requires the nRF5 SDK 15.2.0 to compile. See Installing the toolchain for more information.

Following everything from the nRF52840 Dongle Tutorial should generally lead to a working application, so it is hard to tell what may be missing.

The best way to figure out what happens is to connect the Dongle to a programmer, either using a 10 pin Tag Connect cable or soldering wires directly on the Dongle. Not having a debugger connected severely limits the debugging capabilities. From your description, it sounds like you get an assert and end up in the fault handler. From a debug session you should easily get a file and line number.

If you have further questions, Please create a new support case for your own issue.

-Amanda H.

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Con — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:45:18 GMT

Tried 3.1.0 as per Bjorns instructions.
I get same expected identifier error. tried also defining in main orin simple_hal.h and calling output power function during initialisation asap with no luck:
Compiles, i flash it along with softdevice but i cannot find it as unprovisioned. I have never provisioned the dongle since it's the first time i attempt this so i guess it just crashes.
All leds are on on the dongle after flashing (except LED2_G maybe?) so perhaps it crashes indeed.
The sniffer can't locate any mesh packets either so i am not sure what goes wrong.
Tried 4.0.0, exact same output.
Also i have tried the other tutorial according to which just changing from PCA10056 to PCA10059 should be adequate.
Only it's not, and i end with the LED start/stop situation and again we end up in the same scenarios.
Bjorns folder didn't include anything precompiled either in the build folder. If i flash it on PCA10056 i can detect everything with no problem though.

Could you please link to whole project folders that actually work without us modifying anything in any SDK version?

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Amanda Hsieh — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 06:59:01 GMT

Hi,

Please follow Bjorn's instruction to use mesh SDK3.1 download from here.

If you want to use MESH SDK 4.0, I would suggest you refer to this tutorial to modify the project for BOARD_PCA10059.

-Amanda H.

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Di-sheng — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:52:20 GMT

Hi Amanda

Yes, I followed Bjorn's instructions except for replacing mesh SDK3.1 with mesh SDK4.0. Is the mesh SDK4.0 not fully compatible with mesh SDK3.1, or are there specific requirements for this example project?

I download nRF5_SDK_15.2.0_9412b96 for this project.

About modify board from PCA10056 to PCA10059, Please see below 2 pictures:

About the inserting the code inside simple_hal.c, I did the two block codes inserting to the simple_hal.c.

Please see the picture below

But the project did not past the complie yet with a error :expected identifier or '(' before 'if'

Is there something wrong I did?

Please give me a link for download mesh SDK3.1 if you think the mesh SDK3.1 is improtent for the project building. I did not find the mesh SDK3.1 download websit.

Would you like give me some instruction for modify the light_switch_serve_nrf52840_xxaa_s140_7_0_1.em project for PCA10059 which is depend on the MESH SDK 4.0 and nRF5_SDK_16 so that I can get familiar with Mesh SDK4.0 and Segger development environment as soon as possible .

Thanks,

Dison

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Amanda Hsieh — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 08:45:00 GMT

Hi Dison,

[quote user="SpongeBob"]Would you like give the detail about every thing I need modify the light-switch project.[/quote]

Update the Preprocessor Definitions by removing BOARD_PCA10056 and inserting BOARD_PCA10059. The project will link the C:\Users\amhs\Downloads\nRF5_SDK_16.0.0_98a08e2\components\boards\pca10059.h. Please also see nRF52840 Dongle/Buttons and LEDs.

[quote user="SpongeBob"]As required, I unpack to the folder (\nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.0.0_src\examples\light_switch),[/quote]

Did you follow Bjørn's instructions: Just unzip it in the light switch folder of the mesh SDK v3.1.0., change the board from BOARD_PCA10056 to BOARD_PCA10059 & inserting the code inside simple_hal.c?

-Amanda H.

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Di-sheng — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:18:08 GMT

Hi Amanda Hsieh

Thanks for your reply.

I have read those link in your reply.

Form the tutorial, I can set up the SEGGER for PCA10059, but I donot konw how to modify the GIO to match the PCA10059 board from PCA10056 project, Would you like give the detail about every thing I need modify the light-switch project.

For the link to Bjor's post, I also try the project which download for the link. As required, I unpack to the folder (\nrf5_SDK_for_Mesh_v4.0.0_src\examples\light_switch), and then open the project with Segger, but the project does not compile, I get the following error, please help me analyze which I am wrong and how I can correct them.

Thanks,

Dison

RE: NRF52840 dongle light-switch example need help

Amanda Hsieh — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 12:02:33 GMT

Hi,

I suggest that you take a look at this blog-post:

https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/short-range-guides/b/getting-started/posts/nrf52840-dongle-programming-tutorial

It should contain information about how to modify examples to fit the nRF52840 Dongle.

You also can teste the project that Bjørn provided in that other DevZone thread, on the Dongle.

-Amanda H.