radio test NCS nrf52820 and nrf21540

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi All!

I am using NCS v2.0.0 and nrf52820 custom board and an example to test is radio test . I tested that example with nrf52833DK , code is executing/ printing messages on UART. But when I tested the same code by selecting the nrf52833_52820 then it was unable to run/ execute the code fully as it was with nrf52833. can you please help me in this regard?

Only this message on UART , after that no response when loaded program for nrf52820

But when i loaded the program for nrf52833 the program run properly as you can see the output it moves forward not stuck at the point where nrf52820.

Thanks in advance!

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Does your custom have the exact same UART pinout as the DK? I see you are able to receive messages so the TX pin must be correct, but it's not clear if the nRF is receiving your command input.

Ideally you should define new board files for your custom board (https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/app_boards.html#custom-boards) and use that when building the sample. 'nrf52833dk_nrf52820' is not meant to be run on an actual 52820 IC.

Best regards,

Vidar

[Muhammad Usman]

Hello Vidar Berg 

Thank you so much for the response! Yes, UART pins are the same as that of DK. As receiving the messages. As you can see that nrf52820 stuck before the "clock has started" the message which was displayed by the nrf52833DK. 

Thank you for the link, I will follow it to find the issue and will update you further on this to configure the board according to the custom board configuration!

Thanks & Regards,

Muhammad Usman

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi Vidar Berg !

One more important observation, I tested the same custom board by soldering the nrf52833 instead of nrf52820 IC. And it's working well with  NCS (Uart_pheripheral and central) example as described above.

Now is it possible for you to diagnose the issue? I have created the three scenarios.

Thanks in advance!

[Vidar Berg]

Hi,

Interesting observations. It is probably not a crystal issue as you are able to use the board with the nRF5 SDK based example.

When you tested on MDBT50-DB-20, what board did you build for?

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi,

Thank you, nrf52833Dk_nrf52820.

thanks,

[Vidar Berg]

I'm quite surprised you consistently get the the spinlock assert when running the FW on your custom board, but not on the Rayac module.

Please try to build the UART peripheral sample with CONFIG_SPIN_VALIDATE=n and see if it still ends up crashing. 

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi, 

yes, I just tested, same results. rebooting continuously.

Regards,

[Vidar Berg]

Hi,

Please try to open RTT Viewer and see if the crash log is shown there.

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi,

Thank you! i will provide it soon .This is new for me so may take some time to reply!

Again thank you!

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi @Vidar Berg,

Thank you for the response! I attached the file.

 

RTT log
00> [00:00:00.046,508] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:02.353,424] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.018,[00:00:00.018,585] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,585] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.018,798] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.025,970] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,000] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.039,916] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.039,916] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.039,947] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.039,947] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.039,978] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.039,978] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b[0m
00> [00:00:00.040,008] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.040,039] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.040,039] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.040,069] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.040,100] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.178,741] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system[0m
00> [00:00:00.[00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.019,012] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,153] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,214] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.037,139] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.037,139] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.037,170] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.037,170] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.037,200] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.037,231] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.037,231] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.037,261] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.037,261] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.037,292] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.037,322] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.178,405] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.[00:00:00.018,676] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,707] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.018,890] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,153] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.036,529] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.036,560] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.036,560] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.036,590] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.036,621] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.036,621] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.036,651] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.036,651] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.036,682] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.036,712] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.036,712] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.178,771] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.018,[00:00:00.018,676] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,707] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.018,890] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,153] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.041,809] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.041,809] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.041,839] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.041,839] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.041,870] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.041,900] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.041,900] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.041,931] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.041,931] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.041,961] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.041,992] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.184,265] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.018,[00:00:00.018,371] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,432] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.018,585] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.025,878] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.025,909] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.038,360] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.038,360] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.038,391] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.038,391] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.038,421] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.038,452] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005ef1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b[0m
00> [00:00:00.038,482] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.038,482] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.038,513] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.038,513] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.038,543] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.180,725] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.01[00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.019,012] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.044,464] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.044,494] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.044,494] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.044,525] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> [0m
00> [00:00:00.044,555] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.044,555] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.044,586] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.044,586] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.044,616] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.044,616] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.044,647] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.185,913] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00.[00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,829] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.019,012] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,153] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.042,968] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.042,968] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.042,999] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.042,999] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> 
00> [00:00:00.043,029] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.043,060] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005f09 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.043,060] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.043,090] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.043,121] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.043,121] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.043,151] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)
00> [00:00:01.184,844] <err> fatal_error: Resetting system
00> [00:00:00[00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: alloc wra: 0, fd0
00> [00:00:00.018,798] <inf> fs_nvs: data wra: 0, 20
00> [00:00:00.019,012] <inf> sdc_hci_driver: SoftDevice Controller build revision: 
00>                                          33 78 2a 18 20 f5 61 61  a6 8b 77 60 62 83 39 2a |3x*. .aa ..w`b.9*
00>                                          7c f1 14 e4                                      ||...             
00> [00:00:00.026,123] <inf> bt_hci_core: No ID address. App must call settings_load()
00> [00:00:00.026,153] <inf> peripheral_uart: Bluetooth initialized
00> [00:00:00.043,426] <err> mpsl_init: MPSL ASSERT: 112, 2152
00> [00:00:00.043,426] <err> os: ***** HARD FAULT *****
00> [00:00:00.043,457] <err> os:   Fault escalation (see below)
00> [00:00:00.043,457] <err> os: ARCH_EXCEPT with reason 3
00> [0m
00> [00:00:00.043,487] <err> os: r0/a1:  0x00000003  r1/a2:  0x00000006  r2/a3:  0x00000005
00> [00:00:00.043,518] <err> os: r3/a4:  0x20001a78 r12/ip:  0x20005fc1 r14/lr:  0x00020e7b
00> [00:00:00.043,518] <err> os:  xpsr:  0x41000018
00> [00:00:00.043,548] <err> os: Faulting instruction address (r15/pc): 0x00020e88
00> [00:00:00.043,579] <err> os: >>> ZEPHYR FATAL ERROR 3: Kernel oops on CPU 0
00> [00:00:00.043,579] <err> os: Fault during interrupt handling
00> 
00> [00:00:00.043,609] <err> os: Current thread: 0x200020b0 (unknown)

 

Can you please go through it.

Thanks,

[Vidar Berg]

Hi,

Thanks for the log. The assert shown here indicates that the HF crystal is not running when it should. As a test, please try to add the code below right before the call to bt_enable(); and let me know if the program is able to exit the while loop.

	NRF_CLOCK->EVENTS_HFCLKSTARTED = 0;
	NRF_CLOCK->TASKS_HFCLKSTART = 1;
	while(NRF_CLOCK->EVENTS_HFCLKSTARTED == 0);

	printk("HF Clock has started\n");

[Muhammad Usman]

Hi,

Again thank you so much for the support and response! I just tried as per your instructions. Now the controller is not rebooting.

But when I tested it with the central_peripheral app (nrf52833DK). It is unable to connect and send and receive messages. And not printing the "HF Clock has started" message. means it stuck before that.

Thanks in advance!