nRF9160 AWS IoT debug not working on VS Code

[Svetlio141]

Hello,

I am currently using the nRF9160 DK from Nordic.

I am working on connection with the AWS IoT sample code for Zephyr on VS Code.

The problem is that I cannot use the debug function which works onother projects that I compile.

I checked the build and the debug option is activated. But when I try to use it I get "Run to 'main' timed out. Trying to pause program" and nly the Restart and Pause options ara available.

Tried creating a new application with the sample code but got the same result.

Is there a way to fix this?

Or what could have caused this only on this sample code?

[Charlie]

HI Svetlio,

The way to debug multiple-threads RTOS application and bare-metal(while loop) is different. If there are time-sensitive threads running in the background, it will block everything when you set a breakpoint on another thread. The simple way for debugging multiple-threads examples is to print out the information you need at some checkpoint. You can also learn to use debugging and tracking tools for more advanced usages. Here are some pages you can read about.

Debugging and Tracing — Zephyr Project Documentation

Thread aware debugging with nRF Connect SDK - Blogs - Nordic Blog - Nordic DevZone (nordicsemi.com)

Best regards,

Charlie