Flash erase of custom board with u-blox module

[Venkat Vallapaneni]

Hi,

I have made a custom board with u-blox bmd-340-A-R-01 module and trying to erase the flash with PCA10040 DK. I am getting error when I try: nrfjprof -e. Please find the attached log and guide me in figuring out the problem.

Thanks,

Venkat.

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2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nrfjprog --eraseall --log 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nrfjprog version 10.9.0 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_logger_open
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_logger_open:	nRFJProg logger opened to callback at address 0X7FF7B48833C0
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_open_dll
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_open_dll:	Load library at "C:\\Program Files\\Nordic Semiconductor\\nrf-command-line-tools\\bin\\JLINKARM_UNKNOWN_NRFJPROG.dll".

2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . nRFXX_logger_open
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . nRFXX_logger_open:	nRFJProg logger opened to callback at address 0X7FFB48ACE520
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_logger_open
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_logger_open:	nRFJProg logger opened to callback at address 0X7FFB3643F490
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_open_dll
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_open_dll:	No J-Link DLL path was provided. Attempting to auto detect.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_open_dll:	Load library at "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SEGGER\\JLink\\JLink_x64.dll".

2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . Segger_dll_version
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_set_core_data
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_enum_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . nRFXX_enum_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_enum_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . Segger_enum_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_get_num_emus
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_connect_to_emu_with_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . nRFXX_connect_to_emu_with_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_connect_to_emu_with_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . Segger_enum_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_get_num_emus
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_with_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	Segger logging enabled with callback at 0x140716923942960.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:103.705   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	Firmware: J-Link OB-SAM3U128-V2-NordicSemi compiled Mar 17 2020 14:43:00
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:119.232   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	Hardware: V1.00
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:131.052   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	S/N: 682683554
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:142.702   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	OEM: SEGGER
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:153.410   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	Feature(s): RDI, FlashBP, FlashDL, JFlash, GDB
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:167.322   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	TELNET listener socket opened on port 19021
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:179.558   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	WEBSRV Starting webserver
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:189.213   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	WEBSRV Webserver running on local port 19080
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:198.718 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 103.887ms returns O.K.  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:207.713 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_GetHWStatus(...)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:217.020 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 14.051ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:226.701 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_ExecCommand("SetRestartOnClose = 0", ...).   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:235.576 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 4.762ms returns 0x01  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:245.008 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_ExecCommand("DisableFlashDL", ...).   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:253.939 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 5.085ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:263.543 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_ExecCommand("ExcludeFlashCacheRange 0x0-0xFFFFFFFF", ...).   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:272.678 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 4.702ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:281.991   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_SetHookUnsecureDialog(...)
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:291.702 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 14.235ms returns 0  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:300.614 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_TIF_Select(JLINKARM_TIF_SWD)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:310.778 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 14.797ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:320.244 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	JLINK_SetSpeed(2000)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:329.525 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . Segger_connect_to_emu_without_snr:	JLink INFO	- 13.631ms  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:343.186 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	JLINK_ExecCommand("CORESIGHT_SetIndexAHBAPToUse = 0", ...).   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:352.372 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	- 4.753ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:361.703 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	JLINK_ExecCommand("device = Cortex-M4", ...).   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:380.326   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	XML file found at: C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGGER\JLink\JLinkDevices.xml 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:391.082   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	C:\Program Files (x86)\SEGGER\JLink\JLinkDevices.xml evaluated successfully. 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:444.113   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	Device "CORTEX-M4" selected.
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:458.324 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . . . . Segger_load_core_data:	JLink INFO	- 92.124ms returns 0x00  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  nRF_read_connected_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . nRFXX_read_connected_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:23  . . Segger_read_connected_emu_snr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:489.197 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	JLINK_IsOpen()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:499.031 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	- 14.248ms returns 0x01  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  nRF_read_device_family
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . nRFXX_read_device_family
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:522.025 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	JLINK_IsOpen()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:531.587 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	- 14.226ms returns 0x01  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . :	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:541.605 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . :	JLink INFO	JLINK_Lock()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_read_debug_port_idr
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_coresight_configure
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_coresight_configure:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:570.045   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_coresight_configure:	JLink INFO	JLINK_CORESIGHT_Configure()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_coresight_configure:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:680.168   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_coresight_configure:	JLink INFO	- 119.314ms returns 0  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:695.711   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	JLINK_CORESIGHT_ReadAPDPReg(DP reg 0x00)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:705.933     
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	failed
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:715.218   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	- 24.088ms returns -1  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLinkARM.dll reported "-1", an unknown error.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	Attempting to clear any configuration errors in debug port before closing connection. 

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:739.489   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	JLINK_CORESIGHT_WriteAPDPReg(DP reg 0x00, 0x0000001F)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:749.576   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	- 14.695ms returns -1  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLinkARM.dll reported "-1", an unknown error.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . :	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:763.469 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . :	JLink INFO	JLINK_Unlock()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  nRF_close_dll
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . nRFXX_close_dll
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_close
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . Segger_disconnect_from_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:798.428 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	JLINK_IsOpen()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:813.315 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	- 22.884ms returns 0x01  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_disconnect_from_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_device
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_device:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:840.735 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_device:	JLink INFO	JLINK_IsConnected()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_device:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:850.065 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_device:	JLink INFO	- 13.891ms returns FALSE  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . Segger_is_debug_region_powered
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:873.684 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	JLINK_IsOpen()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:883.086 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_is_connected_to_emu:	JLink INFO	- 13.924ms returns 0x01  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:892.596 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	JLINK_Lock()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:907.569   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	JLINK_CORESIGHT_WriteAPDPReg(DP reg 0x02, 0x00000000)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:917.833   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	- 14.970ms returns -1  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . Segger_write_debug_port_register:	JLinkARM.dll reported "-1", an unknown error.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	Attempting to clear any configuration errors in debug port before closing connection. 

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:952.325   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	JLINK_CORESIGHT_WriteAPDPReg(DP reg 0x00, 0x0000001F)  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:964.983   
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLink INFO	- 17.753ms returns -1  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . . . Segger_abort_debug_action:	JLinkARM.dll reported "-1", an unknown error.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	T2F18 000:979.441 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register:	JLink INFO	JLINK_Unlock()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_disconnect_from_emu:	JLink INFO	T2F18 001:015.980 
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . . . Segger_disconnect_from_emu:	JLink INFO	JLINK_Close()  
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  . . Segger_close:	Freeing Library.

2020-Jun-26 13:57:24  nRF_close_dll:	Freeing Library.

[Simonr]

Hi Venkat

Can you try recovering the chip, by using the nrfjprog --recover command, as it might be the APPROTECT that is hindering you from accessing the chip's flash memory.

Best regards,

Simon

[Venkat Vallapaneni]

Hi Simon,

I tried --recover command but no luck. Looks like the problem is much before accessing flash operations. The very first coresight reg access failed: In the log file attached, you may notice this:

. . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO JLINK_CORESIGHT_ReadAPDPReg(DP reg 0x00)
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24 . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO T2F18 000:705.933
2020-Jun-26 13:57:24 . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO failed

When I did the same thing for DK, I get the ID: 

2020-Jun-26 13:58:15 . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO JLINK_CORESIGHT_ReadAPDPReg(DP reg 0x00)
2020-Jun-26 13:58:15 . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO T1B7C 000:627.395
2020-Jun-26 13:58:15 . . . . Segger_read_debug_port_register: JLink INFO Value=0x2BA01477

Does the info code signify anything? They are different for DK: T1B7C (which is passing) and my custom board: T2F18 (which is failing)

Thanks,

Venkat.

[Simonr]

Hi

Are you using the onboard debugger on your DK to flash the device or a dedicated debugger (if so, is it a J-Link debugger or something else)? Can you show me how your module is connected to the debugger? Are you using a 10-pin header or are you connecting the custom board to the DK as in the picture shown below? 

 

Either way, please triple-check that the pin-out is correct in your setup.

Best regards,

Simon

[Venkat Vallapaneni]

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the reply. We found the issue. We had some LEDs which are drawing more current and so voltage is not coming properly to the module.

[Simonr]

I see. Glad you were able to figure it out on your own!

Best regards,

Simon