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LOCATION OF NR51_ERRATAS.H

Hello again Nordic World,

We have been using a couple of the Nordic dev boards (PCA10028, PCA10040) as uart central devices in our test system for a while and have just recently run into a problem.  I inadvertently overwrote their programming with our custom board code and needed to recall the uart central project to reprogram them.  In doing so I noted that when trying to download the SD (via our IDE, Keil5) I get a non-descript download and/or erase failure code ending in the phrase "...Cortex-0" or "...Cortex4" depending, of course, on which board I am trying to program. 

As an Interim solution, I have found that this can be remedied by using nrfjprog to perform a --recover.  However, this only allows the SD to be downloaded once.  All subsequent attempts fail.  This leads to my first question: 

Is this normal behavior for these dev boards, or should I suspect that there is another problem with my projects for them?

In a effort to troubleshoot this, presuming corruption of my projects, I downloaded a virgin copy of the SDK we are stuck using (12.3.0) and tried compiling the virgin code under that SDK.  When I try to compile, I get the following error and a warnings:

RTE\Device\nRF51422_xxAC\system_nrf51.c(29): error: #5: cannot open source input file "nrf51_erratas.h": No such file or directory
#include "nrf51_erratas.h"

So, where is this header file located?  I cannot find it anywhere and have seen some writings indicating it may be a hidden file?

..\..\..\main.c(637): warning: #174-D: expression has no effect
NRF_LOG_INIT(NULL);

Is this warning related to the missing erratas?

Finally, is it possible to configure these projects so I can reliable rewrite the SD without resorting to the --recover patch?

Thank you kindly,

Robin @ TL 

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  • Hi

    1

    a) You should also be able to flash the SoftDevice onto the board as long as you erase it between writes. Can you post what exactly the "download failed" error says?

    b) Yes, erratas.h files should be included.

    2. The erratas.h file won't be included in the SDK at all. It is part of the Device family pack in Keil, and not in the SDK.

    b) The No such file or directory is caused by the nrf51_erratas.h header not being found for example. Any other errors you need an explanation for?

    Best regards,

    Simon

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  • Hi

    1

    a) You should also be able to flash the SoftDevice onto the board as long as you erase it between writes. Can you post what exactly the "download failed" error says?

    b) Yes, erratas.h files should be included.

    2. The erratas.h file won't be included in the SDK at all. It is part of the Device family pack in Keil, and not in the SDK.

    b) The No such file or directory is caused by the nrf51_erratas.h header not being found for example. Any other errors you need an explanation for?

    Best regards,

    Simon

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