How to test a peripherals like I2c and Etc on 9160Dk using Zephyr

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Trying to flash spi flash in nrf9160 dk using template zephyr/samples/drivers/spi_flash, while building the configuration using board as nrf9160dk_nrf9160_ns, getting a fatal error, as described below.
Also tried to build the I2C interface with max44009 in nrf9160dk using template zephyr/samples/sensor/max44009. Got stuck with the fatal errs while building the configuration's.

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 *  Executing task: nRF Connect: Build: spi_flash/build (active) 

Building spi_flash
west build --build-dir c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash\build c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash

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C:\ncs\toolchains\v2.3.0\opt\zephyr-sdk\arm-zephyr-eabi\bin\arm-zephyr-eabi-gcc.exe -DKERNEL -DMBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE=\"nrf-config.h\" -DMBEDTLS_USER_CONFIG_FILE=\"nrf-config-user.h\" -DNRF9160_XXAA -DNRF_SKIP_FICR_NS_COPY_TO_RAM -DNRF_TRUSTZONE_NONSECURE -DTFM_PSA_API -DUSE_PARTITION_MANAGER=1 -D_ANSI_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1 -D__LINUX_ERRNO_EXTENSIONS__ -D__PROGRAM_START -D__ZEPHYR__=1 -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/include -Izephyr/include/generated -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/nrf91 -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/lib/libc/newlib/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/soc/arm/nordic_nrf/common/. -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrf/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrf/include/tfm -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrf/tests/include -Itfm/generated/interface/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/hal/cmsis/CMSIS/Core/Include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/drivers/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/hal/nordic/nrfx/mdk -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/modules/hal_nordic/nrfx/. -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrfxlib/nrf_modem/include -Itfm/install/interface/include -Imodules/nrfxlib/nrfxlib/nrf_security/src/include/generated -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrfxlib/nrf_security/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrfxlib/nrf_security/include/mbedtls -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/crypto/mbedtls/include -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/crypto/mbedtls/include/mbedtls -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/crypto/mbedtls/include/psa -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/modules/crypto/mbedtls/library -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrfxlib/crypto/nrf_oberon/include/mbedtls -IC:/ncs/v2.3.0/nrfxlib/crypto/nrf_oberon/include -fno-strict-aliasing -Os -imacros C:/Users/neha.p/Desktop/spi_flash/build/zephyr/include/generated/autoconf.h -ffreestanding -fno-common -g -gdwarf-4 -fdiagnostics-color=always -mcpu=cortex-m33 -mthumb -mabi=aapcs -mfp16-format=ieee --sysroot=C:/ncs/toolchains/v2.3.0/opt/zephyr-sdk/arm-zephyr-eabi/arm-zephyr-eabi -imacros C:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr/include/zephyr/toolchain/zephyr_stdint.h -Wall -Wformat -Wformat-security -Wno-format-zero-length -Wno-main -Wno-pointer-sign -Wpointer-arith -Wexpansion-to-defined -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Werror=implicit-int -fno-pic -fno-pie -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-reorder-functions --param=min-pagesize=0 -fno-defer-pop -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/Users/neha.p/Desktop/spi_flash=CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/ncs/v2.3.0/zephyr=ZEPHYR_BASE -fmacro-prefix-map=C:/ncs/v2.3.0=WEST_TOPDIR -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -specs=nano.specs -std=c99 -MD -MT CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -MF CMakeFiles\app.dir\src\main.c.obj.d -o CMakeFiles/app.dir/src/main.c.obj -c ../src/main.c
In file included from C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\toolchain\gcc.h:89,
                 from C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\toolchain.h:50,
                 from C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\kernel_includes.h:19,
                 from C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\kernel.h:17,
                 from c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash\src\main.c:7:
../src/main.c: In function 'main':
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:83:41: error: '__device_dts_ord_DT_N_ALIAS_spi_flash0_ORD' undeclared (first use in this function)
   83 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                         ^~~~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\toolchain\common.h:132:26: note: in definition of macro '_DO_CONCAT'
  132 | #define _DO_CONCAT(x, y) x ## y
      |                          ^
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:83:33: note: in expansion of macro '_CONCAT'
   83 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                 ^~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:209:37: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_NAME_GET'
  209 | #define DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id) DEVICE_NAME_GET(Z_DEVICE_DT_DEV_ID(node_id))
      |                                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:226:34: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET'
  226 | #define DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id) (&DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id))
      |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash\src\main.c:37:21: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET'
   37 |         flash_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_ALIAS(spi_flash0));
      |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:83:41: note: each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it appears in
   83 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                         ^~~~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\toolchain\common.h:132:26: note: in definition of macro '_DO_CONCAT'
  132 | #define _DO_CONCAT(x, y) x ## y
      |                          ^
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:83:33: note: in expansion of macro '_CONCAT'
   83 | #define DEVICE_NAME_GET(dev_id) _CONCAT(__device_, dev_id)
      |                                 ^~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:209:37: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_NAME_GET'
  209 | #define DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id) DEVICE_NAME_GET(Z_DEVICE_DT_DEV_ID(node_id))
      |                                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\ncs\v2.3.0\zephyr\include\zephyr\device.h:226:34: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET'
  226 | #define DEVICE_DT_GET(node_id) (&DEVICE_DT_NAME_GET(node_id))
      |                                  ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash\src\main.c:37:21: note: in expansion of macro 'DEVICE_DT_GET'
   37 |         flash_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_ALIAS(spi_flash0));
      |                     ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
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ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.
FATAL ERROR: command exited with status 1: 'c:\ncs\toolchains\v2.3.0\opt\bin\cmake.EXE' --build 'c:\Users\neha.p\Desktop\spi_flash\build'

 *  The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1. 
 *  Terminal will be reused by tasks, press any key to close it. 

Here it is.

[runsiv]

Thank you, I will look into it. 

Can you post the prj.conf?

In regards to I2C, I recommend our lesson on dev academy https://academy.nordicsemi.com/topic/i2c-protocol/ to learn how to use I2C

Regards

Runar

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CONFIG_STDOUT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_FLASH=y
CONFIG_SPI=y

I will refer the link specified for I2C.

Kind Regards

Neha

[runsiv]

Hi, 

Do you have an external flash for your board? This is needed for the example to work on a nrf9160dk. 

If you have an external flash, then you need to create an .overlay for your board. This is covered in my link to dev academy

Here is also an example of a overlay file using spi and external flash. 

&spi3 { 
    compatible = "nordic,nrf-spim";
    status = "okay"; 
    cs-gpios = < &gpio0 7 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW >; 
    pinctrl-0 = <&spi3_default>; 
    pinctrl-1 = <&spi3_sleep>; 
    pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep"; 
    w25q32jv: w25q32jv@0 {
        compatible = "jedec,spi-nor"; reg = < 0 >; 
        spi-max-frequency = < 40000000 >; 
        wp-gpios = < &gpio0 8 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW >; 
        hold-gpios = < &gpio0 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW >; 
        size = < 0x2000000 >; 
        has-dpd; 
        t-enter-dpd = < 3000 >; 
        t-exit-dpd = < 30000 >; 
        jedec-id = [ ef 40 16 ];
    }; 
};

[Reader]

Okay, I will try using .overlay.

Kind Regards

Neha