Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:30:17 GMT

Thanks a lot for the feedback, Mike! Would you mind sharing with me what the root cause was? I’m a little curious :-)

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:34:47 GMT

Marcus,

We can definitely close this ticket out as I figured out what was wrong with the bootloader not working

Thanks for everything

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:33:31 GMT

Marcus,

Not sure if this will help but here is the debug output from the board during the upgrade process

debug> app: timer_stop (0x20005984)
 app:  nrf_dfu_ble: Configuring BLE stack.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Enabling the BLE stack.
 nrf_dfu_ble: No advertising name found
 nrf_dfu_ble: Using default advertising name
 nrf_dfu_ble: Advertising...
 nrf_dfu_ble: BLE DFU transport initialized.
 nrf_dfu_flash: Initializing nrf_fstorage_sd backend.
 nrf_dfu_validation: PB: Init packet data len: 73
 app: Enter main loop
 nrf_dfu_ble: Connected
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GAP_EVT_CONN_PARAM_UPDATE
 nrf_dfu_ble: max_conn_interval: 12
 nrf_dfu_ble: min_conn_interval: 12
 nrf_dfu_ble: slave_latency: 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: conn_sup_timeout: 600
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GAP_EVT_PHY_UPDATE_REQUEST.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GAP_EVT_PHY_UPDATE (RX:2, TX:2, status:0)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GAP_EVT_DATA_LENGTH_UPDATE_REQUEST.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GAP_EVT_DATA_LENGTH_UPDATE (27, max_rx_time 2120).
 nrf_dfu_ble: Received BLE_GATTS_EVT_EXCHANGE_MTU_REQUEST (request: 293, reply: 23).
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_SELECT (command)
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_EXECUTE (command)
 nrf_dfu_settings: Destination settings are identical to source, write not needed. Skipping.
 nrf_dfu_settings: Backing up settings page to address 0x7E000.
 nrf_dfu_settings: Destination settings are identical to source, write not needed. Skipping.
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Writing valid init command to flash.
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_ble: Set receipt notif
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_RECEIPT_NOTIF_SET
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_SELECT (data)
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: crc = 0x0, offset = 0x0, max_size = 0x1000
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_CREATE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_erase(addr=0x0x00026000, len=1 pages), queue usage: 0
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Creating object with size: 4096. Offset: 0x00000000, CRC: 0x00000000
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash erase success: addr=0x00026000, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x2000675C acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006770 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026000, src=0x2000675C, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006784 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006798 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006798 acquired, len 20 (20)
=0x2000675C, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006784 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006798 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067AC acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067C0 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067D4 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067E8 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067FC acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006810 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006824 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006838 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006784 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006798 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067AC acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067C0 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067D4 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067E8 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x200067FC acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006810 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006824 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_ble: Buffer 0x20006838 acquired, len 20 (20)
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026000, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x2000675C
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026000, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x2000675C
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026014, src=0x20006770, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 0
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026028, src=0x20006784, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x0002603C, src=0x20006798, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 2
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026050, src=0x200067AC, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 3
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026064, src=0x200067C0, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 4
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write() failed with error 0x4.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067C0
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026064, src=0x200067D4, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 4
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write() failed with error 0x4.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067D4
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026014, pending 3
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006770
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026028, pending 2
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006784
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x0002603C, pending 1
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006798
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006798
=0x0002603C, pen nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026050, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067AC
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026014, pending 3
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006770
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026028, pending 2
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006784
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x0002603C, pending 1
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006798
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026050, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067AC
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026064, src=0x200067E8, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 0
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x00026078, src=0x200067FC, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x0002608C, src=0x20006810, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 2
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x000260A0, src=0x20006824, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 3
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Handle NRF_DFU_OP_OBJECT_WRITE (data)
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write(addr=0x000260B4, src=0x20006838, len=20 bytes), queue usage: 4
 nrf_dfu_flash: nrf_fstorage_write() failed with error 0x4.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006838
 nrf_dfu_req_handler: Request handling complete. Result: 0x1
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026064, pending 3
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067E8
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x00026078, pending 2
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x200067FC
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x0002608C, pending 1
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006810
 nrf_dfu_flash: Flash write success: addr=0x000260A0, pending 0
 nrf_dfu_ble: Freeing buffer 0x20006824
 app: timer_stop (0x20005984)
 app: timer_fire (0x20005984)
 app: Inactivity timeout.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Enabling SoftDevice.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Configuring BLE stack.
 nrf_dfu_ble: Enabling the BLE stack.
 nrf_dfu_ble: No advertising name found
 nrf_dfu_ble: Using default advertising name
 nrf_dfu_ble: Advertising...
 nrf_dfu_ble: BLE DFU transport initialized.
 nrf_dfu_flash: Initializing nrf_fstorage_sd backend.
 nrf_dfu_validation: PB: Init packet data len: 73
 app: Enter main loop
 app: timer_stop (0x20005984)
 nrf_dfu_ble: BLE DFU transport initialized.
 nrf_dfu_flash: Initializing nrf_fstorage_sd backend.
 nrf_dfu_validation: PB: Init packet data len: 73
 app: Enter main loop

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 22:01:50 GMT

Hi Marcus,

Yes the new link works but the still the same problem... anyway I am going to close this ticket out and set this board aside and just chalk it up as a anomaly. I've grabbed another board and I am able to successfully program the secure bootloader, though I modified by using my own public_key.c. But when I use the nRFConnect App to program the Application, i get an error on the nRFConnect saying "240 bytes were sent but only 200 bytes were received" and it seems like it quits. Should i open another ticket or still use this one.

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Thu, 27 May 2021 08:17:28 GMT

Hello again Mike,

it should work now! Can you confirm?

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Wed, 26 May 2021 14:18:09 GMT

Hello Mike,

you are right, the link does not work. I’m sorry for that. I will check this internally and come back to you!

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Wed, 26 May 2021 13:49:51 GMT

Hi Markus,

It seems that the link for the latest tools for MacOS is broken, I tried several times and I get a 404 error

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Wed, 26 May 2021 08:28:17 GMT

Hello Mike,

could you please upgrade your command line tools to the latest version 10.12.1 and try to erase the flash one more time? Does that make any difference?

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Tue, 25 May 2021 08:55:06 GMT

Hello Marcus,

Sorry I didn't see your response till today...

1. How old is the board - My custom board is fairly new (less than 3 weeks old)

2. Does my application perform many read/writes operations normally - No we don't store much data and most of the reading or writing is uploading new code for debugging

3. What version of nrfjprog - nrfjprog version: 10.3.0 JLinkARM.dll version: 6.70g

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Fri, 21 May 2021 07:43:19 GMT

Hello Mike,

normally, an --eraseall / --recover should erase all memory areas. What kind of error do you get during flashing of the SoftDevice area?

How old is the board you are using? Does your applications perform many read/write operations normally?

What version of nrfjprog are you using?

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

BigMike — Thu, 20 May 2021 13:42:47 GMT

Hello Marcus,

I have tried your suggestion but still no luck... but let me share some more insight. It seems that I am able to reprogram the main section of the flash where the application code resides but I get an error when I try to flash the softdevice area even though I erase all the chip's flash area. I have tried using nrfjprog and SES IDe commands. Any suggestions

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Tue, 18 May 2021 12:10:16 GMT

Hello Mike,

again, my apologies for the late reply.

I’m actually a little surprised that you are not able to reprogram your board, because that should work anyway.

One thing you could try though is to reduce the clock speed and run the recover command again.

 -c  --clockspeed <speed>    Sets the debugger SWD clock speed in kHz                                                                     │
                             resolution for the operation. The valid clockspeed                                                           │
                             arguments go from 125 kHz to 50000 kHz. If given                                                             │
                             clockspeed is above the maxiumum clockspeed                                                                  │
                             supported by the emulator, its maximum will be                                                               │
                             used instead. If --clockspeed option is not given,                                                           │
                             the default is taken from nrfjprog.ini. Must be                                                              │
                             combined with another command.

I hope this will help you!

Regards,

Markus

RE: Can not reprogram board after attempting to use DFU

Albrecht Markus Schellenberger — Fri, 14 May 2021 14:25:17 GMT

Hello Mike,

Due to public holidays in Norway, we are short on staff at the moment. I might need some time to analyse your case, but I will come back to you as soon as possible.

I apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Regards,

Markus