Compile Error when trying to complile a Custom board on Visual Stuido Code with nRF Connect SDK

[Lin Bencheng]

Hello, Everyone.
Now I am trying to develop a BLE mesh firmware using my customized nRF52832 board.
I followed this tutorial https://youtu.be/ufjv2NaLfN8?t=1745
But I can't compile the project with my custom board even a simple "blinky" sample.
if I try to compile with the nordic board (nRF52DK_nRF52840) build configuration, there is no error and can compile successfully.
I attached my project files and the Error message image.
Hope your many helps.
Thanks in advance.

7345.blinky.zip

[AHaug]

Hi,

1. Which version of nRF Connect SDK are you using? The guide is using NCS v1.7.x, so there might be some differences to your version
2. Did you do all the modifications to the device that the guide for adding custom boards go through? And does is the board files for your custom board found in the path shown in the following image? 
   
   
   If so, I would suggest you retrace the steps for creating a custom device. If your custom device are a 52833, there are a couple of definitions such as the top one that refers to a 52840 and not a 52833 which leads me to believe the fault might be there.
   

Kind regards,
Andreas

[Lin Bencheng]

Thanks for your response
1. I am using the latest version of nRF Connect SDK. i.e v2.1.1
2. Yes, I think I followed the guidance correctly.
    My custom board is using nRF52832.
Could you try to compile the project file on your side?

The main goal is to implement BLE Mesh sensor topology.
I am trying to use a mesh "sensor server" sample application template.
if I try to compile with "nrf52840dk_nrf52840" of nordic boards, I can compile the project successfully. but 
when I tried to compile it with a custom board build configuration file, it occurs some errors.
I didn't modify the sample code. Just tried to compile it with the custom board build configuration without any modification of the code.
I attached the project file that I am trying with.
Hope your many helps.
Thanks in advance.
.vibration_condition.rar.

[AHaug]

Hi,

Thank you for verifying and supplying this information!

Lin Bencheng said:

Could you try to compile the project file on your side?

I see the same issues that you do. I will try to look closer into it during the next working week, but I would recommend to retrace your steps with the tutorial and see if there are any differences in your setup and their in the meanwhile.

Kind regards,
andreas

[Lin Bencheng]

Hello, Hope you have a good weekend
Have you had a chance to check this issue?

[AHaug]

Hi,

Yes, thank you for asking, and thank you for your patience

Your custom board definitions does not correspond to the board you say you're working with (52832). You can see that in the boards -> arm -> custom_blinky and in for instance the file custom_blinky.dts you have included and imported the dts-file for the nrf52840. This is as far as I can see the same for all your custom board files

I would suggest you take a look at the following resources to read up on how to create custom board files:

• https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/nrf/app_boards.html#custom-boards
• https://developer.nordicsemi.com/nRF_Connect_SDK/doc/latest/zephyr/develop/application/index.html#custom-board-definition

As well as I really recommend, for all levels of experiences with developing, the hands on course experience we offer at our academy pages (free of charge) for ncs fundamentals: https://academy.nordicsemi.com/courses/nrf-connect-sdk-fundamentals/. Lesson 2 will take you into some of the details w.r.t. what the dts/overlay/board files are

Kind regards,
Andreas