I need help with converting any example from Keil to SES

[JacobBudny]

Hello,

I've been trying for days to convert any example from Keil to SES, I have road probably every question here on the dev zone but I am unable to fix this, I ever specially install windows on my mac to try if there it would work.

So, I have done everything from official nordic documents, I've been through several problems which I happily solve, but that I'm not able to.

I get those errors:

unplaced section: .log_dynamic_data_app [nrf_log_frontend.o], size=12, align=4

undefined symbol: __SRAM_segment_end__

undefined symbol: __start_log_const_data

undefined symbol: __start_log_dynamic_data

undefined symbol: __stop_log_const_data

I'm working on latest SEGGER, I have tried latest SDK, also 14.2 . The same errors. 

Thanks for reply

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

It seems like you are not using the correct startup code.  Startup code and linker scripts are different.  Startup code and linker script go in pair. You need to use the one made for SES.

[JacobBudny]

Hey, I have followed instructions from here https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/nordic/nordic-blog/b/blog/posts/segger-embedded-studio-a-cross-platform-ide but its a little bit outdated since now there is SES 4.50.

Maybe there is a tutorial of how to rewrite programs from Keil to SES? Please like, I have spent so much hours for that, everyone seems get it done, and I am unable to transfer even Blinky example... 

[JacobBudny]

Hi, I did what you have recommended, I have set up Eclipse and all of that. No w I have this error:

19:35:04 **** Incremental Build of configuration Debug for project BlueIOThingy ****

make all 

Building target: BlueIOThingy.elf

Invoking: Cross ARM GNU C++ Linker

arm-none-eabi-g++ -mcpu=cortex-m4 -mthumb -O0 -fmessage-length=0 -fsigned-char -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections  -g3 -T "../../../../../../exemples/BlueIOThingy/gcc_nrf52_thingy_xxaa.ld" -Xlinker --gc-sections -L"../../../../../../../../../external/BSEC/algo/lite_version/bin/gcc/Cortex_M4" -L"../../../../lib/Eclipse/Debug" -Wl,-Map,"BlueIOThingy.map" --specs=nano.specs --specs=rdimon.specs -Wl,--start-group -lgcc -lc -lm -lrdimon -Wl,--end-group -o "BlueIOThingy.elf"  ./src/BlueIOICM20948.o ./src/BlueIOMPU9250.o ./src/BlueIOTcs.o ./src/BlueIOTes.o ./src/BlueIOThingy.o ./src/BlueIOTms.o ./src/BlueIOTuis.o   -lIOsonata_nRF52832 -lalgobsec

/usr/local/Caskroom/gcc-arm-embedded/9-2019-q4-major/gcc-arm-none-eabi-9-2019-q4-major/bin/../lib/gcc/arm-none-eabi/9.2.1/../../../../arm-none-eabi/bin/ld: cannot find -lIOsonata_nRF52832

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

make: *** [BlueIOThingy.elf] Error 1

"make all" terminated with exit code 2. Build might be incomplete.

19:35:04 Build Failed. 2 errors, 0 warnings. (took 131ms)

It seems that it cannot find -lIOsonata_nRF52832 in arm none eabi? it seems strange.

What should I Do next?

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

You need to build the lib project first.  open the lib project from .../ARM/Nordic/nRF52/nRF52832/lib

compile both Debug & Release build. It will generate the libIOsonata_nRF52832.a

[JacobBudny]

Thanks, I did it and the project builded correct, with 2 warnings.

I have tried flashing with JLINK simple Blinky example with .hex file and it works, but while I flashed with BlueOThingy it seems that something is wrong, bluetooth is not advertising.  I have tried to do the debug and check what is wrong and where, but I am not able to see "J LINK" in preferences -> Run/Debug ->, However I can see in Run/Debug -> Launching -> Launch Configurations  something " GDB SEGGER J-Link Debugging" But I have not idea how to set it up to see Jlink options in Run/Debug. Not many answers are on the internet also, maybe you know how to set it up? (I found about updating ARM pluggin so I did that, but it did not worked)

And, I can't find anywhere in the code how to connect MPU9250 (SCL,SDA) pins to nrf5 dev board, I searched in web that it should be 27 and 26 pin, but also I found that gpio pins can be set as a SCL/SDA, so somewhere in the code it is probably setted up? Please help.

Thanks for all your help. 

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

flashing Blinky will erase the softdevice.  Therefore you need to refrash softdevice outside using nrfjprog first. Then you can use Eclipse to launch the firmware.

[JacobBudny]

To be sure..

So I just need to type "Nrfjprog" in terminal to refresh? 

Do you think Its good way to flash firmware into dev 5 board through Jlink program? 

What about SCL/SDA pinout to dev 5 board?

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

oh no. You need to use the nrfjprog to flash the softdevice first. the hex file of the softdevice is in the SDK under components/softdevice/...

[JacobBudny]

Okay, so I need to flash it twice yes?

Firstly I did:

" cd /Users/jacobbudny/Desktop/DEVELOPMENT/external/nRF5_SDK/components/softdevice/s132/hex "
// to get to the folder where soft device is

" nrfjprog --family NRF52 --program s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --verify "
// then that fo flash the softdevice

I got that:                                      

Parsing hex file.

ERROR: The file specified could not be found.

jacobbudny@Philips-MBP hex % nrfjprog --family NRF52 --program s132_nrf52_7.0.1_softdevice.hex --verify                                     

Parsing hex file.

Reading flash area to program to guarantee it is erased.

Checking that the area to write is not protected.

Programming device.

Verifying programming.

Verified OK.

-----------
// So I assume its okay?

Than I flashed the BlueIOThingy
" cd /Users/jacobbudny/Desktop/DEVELOPMENT/IOsonata/ARM/Nordic/nRF52/nRF52832/exemples/BlueIOThingy/Eclipse/Debug "
// to get to the folder

"nrfjprog --family NRF52 --program BlueIOThingy.hex --verify "

Parsing hex file.

Reading flash area to program to guarantee it is erased.

Checking that the area to write is not protected.

Programming device.

Verifying programming.

Verified OK.

// And I did a reset on the board,  so I assumed it should be okay? but it still do not advertise ;/ don't know what I am doing wrong


             

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

Ok now I see what you are doing.  To use nrfjprog to flash BlueIOThingy.hex, you need first use mergehex to merge both hex files into one.  then use nrfprog to flash.  It cannot be flashed in 2 passes.

Other option is to use debug config in Eclipse to launch BlueIOThingy.  To use that you only need to use nrfjprog to flash softdevice only.  Then Eclipse will take care of the BlueIOThingy.  In this mode, you only need to flash softdevice once. Unless it got erase by other firmware such as Blinky (non ble).

[JacobBudny]

Okay so I Did what you have recommend:

I merged softdevice as recommended here:
https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/16088/merge-hex-files

So I did that:

mergehex -m BLE.hex s132.hex -o comb.hex // to merge hex files 

Parsing input hex files.

Merging files.

Storing merged file.

nrfjprog --eraseall // to erase all 

Erasing user available code and UICR flash areas.

Applying system reset.

nrfjprog --family NRF52 --program comb.hex --verify // to flash

Parsing hex file.

Reading flash area to program to guarantee it is erased.

Checking that the area to write is not protected.

Programming device.

Verifying programming.

Verified OK.

nrfjprog --reset // to reset 

Applying system reset.

Run.


And still I didn't make it to advertise, I assume for sure its not a problem with example, so I don't know what else I should do. I would try to debug the example to see what's wrong, but I don't know how to solve that I did not see JLINK option in my eclipse preferences -> debug/run ->

[Nguyen Hoan Hoang]

Did you compile Debug build ? The debug build needs to run within the debugger.  Compile the Release build instead.