Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

Øyvind — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:05:27 GMT

[quote user="jonnyMN"]Also, I'm not sure if it's related, but I noticed there's one additional file I have that isn't in your list: boards/arm/ncb_nrf9160/nrf52840_reset.c.[/quote]

No, this is fine if you have in your folder. Should not affect the message you get.

[quote user="jonnyMN"]After moving the ncb_nrf9160.conf file into the child_image directory, the original problem happens again ("Protect mcuboot flash failed, cancel startup.").[/quote]

Sorry, you need to rename it to child_image\mcuboot.conf

Let me know how that works for you. Remember to do a pristine build.

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

JonnyMN — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:29:48 GMT

After moving the ncb_nrf9160.conf file into the child_image directory, the original problem happens again ("Protect mcuboot flash failed, cancel startup.").

Also, I'm not sure if it's related, but I noticed there's one additional file I have that isn't in your list: boards/arm/ncb_nrf9160/nrf52840_reset.c.

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

Øyvind — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:13:40 GMT

Yes, you can add it to a new folder called: child_image\ncb_nrf9160.conf

Your project folder should look similar to this:

boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\board_nonsecure.c
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\board_secure.c
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\board.cmake
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\CMakeLists.txt
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\Kconfig
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\Kconfig.board
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\Kconfig.defconfig
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_common.dts
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_defconfig
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_ns_defconfig
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_ns.dts
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_ns.yaml
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160_partition_conf.dts
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160.dts
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\ncb_nrf9160.yaml
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\pm_static.yml
boards\arm\ncb_nrf9160\pre_dt_board.cmake

child_image\ncb_nrf9160.conf

src
CMakeLists.txt
Kconfig
prj_qemu_x86.conf
prj.conf
README.rst
sample.yaml

That worked on my side. Let me know how it works for you.

Kind regards,
Øyvind

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

JonnyMN — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:33:38 GMT

Thank you, that works!

Is there a way to keep this file with the local project folder?

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

Øyvind — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 05:48:15 GMT

Hello, sorry for the delayed answer. There is a one last file that you have to add here:
bootloader\mcuboot\boot\zephyr\boards\ncb_nrf9160.conf

I tested on my side and got at first the same output as you, then I copied the thingy91_nrf9160.conf and renamed to the same name as custom board and now it runs as expected.

Let me know how it works for you.

Kind regards,

Øyvind

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

JonnyMN — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:24:05 GMT

Yes, every file was copied. I did notice some files exist in the board file directory that weren't mentioned in the webinar or the how-to page. But I kept those files since I figured they were important.

RE: Building a custom board in VS Code for nRF9160, and getting an error

Øyvind — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:56:09 GMT

Hello,

Did you copy every file nrf\boards\arm\thingy91_nrf9160? Both guides that you point to are fairly old and there have been several improvements introduced since. I will need some time to test on my side as well.

Kind regards,
Øyvind