nRF Connect for VSCode Task SoftReset Option Has No Effect

[ArchieA_C]

Hello,

I am using nRF Connect for VSCode (v2022.7.242) and discovered that the softreset option for a task has no effect.

Task:

{
	"type": "nrf-connect-flash",
	"config": "${workspaceFolder}/build",
	"erase": false,
	"recover": false,
	"softreset": true,
	"problemMatcher": [],
	"label": "Flash Target",
	"dependsOn": "Build Target"
},

Output:

Flashing build to undefined
west flash -d /home/ee/proj/build --skip-rebuild -r nrfjprog --dev-id 821006534

-- west flash: using runner nrfjprog
-- runners.nrfjprog: Flashing file: /home/ee/proj/build/zephyr/zephyr.hex
Parsing image file.
Verifying programming.
Verified OK.
Enabling pin reset.
Applying pin reset.
-- runners.nrfjprog: Board with serial number 821006534 flashed successfully.
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it. 

As you can see it is no adding the "--softreset" flag.

This is not the case when the softreset application setting is set to true and I use the nrf Connect Flash button. In this case it works correctly:

Flashing build to undefined
west flash -d /home/ee/proj/build --skip-rebuild -r nrfjprog --dev-id 821006534 --softreset

-- west flash: using runner nrfjprog
-- runners.nrfjprog: Flashing file: /home/ee/proj/build/zephyr/zephyr.hex
Parsing image file.
Verifying programming.
Verified OK.
Applying system reset.
Run.
-- runners.nrfjprog: Board with serial number 821006534 flashed successfully.
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it. 

I assume this is a bug or have I configured something wrong? 

[Einar Thorsrud]

Hi,

I did not get exactly how you used this task, can you elaborate? That said, I tested specifying "softreset" in settings.json as explained under Application-specific flash options, and that works with v2022.7.242 (same as you are using).

[ArchieA_C]

Hi, 

Softrest does seem to work if set in application options when using the nRF Connect for VSCode GUI "Flash" button as I showed in the opening post. 

But when using a custom task with the  "softreset" option set to true, it doesn't do the soft rest. 

Can you try running the task I have included in the opening post? Does it do a soft reset on your system? 

I am running the task by either calling my debugger (launch.json) which then runs the task or through the command palette (Run Task -> Flash Target). 

Thank you. 

[Einar Thorsrud]

It seems like you are right, I am not getting it to work either. I have let the extension developers know. Will update here when I have some news.

[ArchieA_C]

Thank you

[Einar Thorsrud]

This is a bug, and it affects both recover and softreset. This will probably be fixed in the next release.

For now, you will need to either do it in settings like you have already seen is working, or create a completely custom task invoking west flash as a bash command with the --softreset option.