SDK_ERROR observed

[sa.qw]

Hi Team,

I'm developing a custom app, based on the ble_app_uart.

I'm observing a error : SDK_ERROR (NRF_FAULT_ID_SDK_ERROR).

I'm unable to root cause it and also unable to get any information about this error.

I even though got the error details connecting the debugger.

Can you please share some insight about this crash/error. It will help to debug further the issue.

I understand the 

Below are error details (taken from function app_error_save_and_stop()):-

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Please right click on the 'p_file_name' variable highlighted below and select 'string'. The value field will then display the file path to the file where the code assert was raised. The error occurred at line 1213 (0x4bd) in this file, and the error code was 0x11 (NRF_ERROR_BUSY).

Best regards,

Vidar

[sa.qw]

Thank You Vidar.

I was able to see it by checking the memory address, but this approach is even better.

Also, Vidar can you help me to generate disassembly file (*.dis) in Segger Embedded Studio which will help to to debug & view the complete code in disassembly.

I know that the --disassemble, can be used to generate the disassembly but i didnt get the option/place to add this and i guess the Segger Embedded Studio must already have the feature to generate it.

[Vidar Berg]

No problem.

I'm not aware of any project settings that will make SES output a dissambly file, but you can view it by right clicking on the executable (or source file) and select "view disassembly".

[sa.qw]

Thanks Vidar.

That helps.

Also, recently i ran into a new problem.

I changed the Optimization Level from "Level 2 for size" to "Level 0", the build failed due to size.

Then i changed back the Optimization Level to "Level 2 for size".

But after that when I start the debugging, the execution never halts at main().

Instead it Halts at 0xa60 location

I guess it has crashed as the output log mentions about the HardFault:-

Preparing target for download
Executing Reset script TargetInterface.resetAndStop()
Reset: Halt core after reset via DEMCR.VC_CORERESET.
Reset: Reset device via AIRCR.SYSRESETREQ.
Downloading ‘s112_nrf52_7.2.0_softdevice.hex’ to J-Link
Programming 2.7 KB of addresses 00000000 — 00000aff
Programming 95.9 KB of addresses 00001000 — 00018feb
J-Link: Flash download: Bank 0 @ 0x00000000: 1 range affected (32768 bytes)
J-Link: Flash download: Total: 1.209s (Prepare: 0.079s, Compare: 0.083s, Erase: 0.670s, Program & Verify: 0.352s, Restore: 0.022s)
J-Link: Flash download: Program & Verify speed: 91 KB/s
Download successful
Downloading ‘ble_app_uart_pca10040e_s112.elf’ to J-Link
Programming 27.3 KB of addresses 00019000 — 0001fd44
Programming 0.1 KB of addresses 0001fd48 — 0001fdbb
J-Link: Flash download: Bank 0 @ 0x00000000: Skipped. Contents already match
Download successful
Stopped by vector catch HardFault FORCED IACCVIOL BusFault STKERR

I'm using the Segger Embedded Studio v7.22, nRF5 SDK v17.0.2 and application ble_app_uart

Can you please help here as am stuck on this one for quick long.

[Vidar Berg]

No problem. The disassembly view shows that the program hangs in the MBR's hardfault handler. If you make the debugger continue execution, you should see that the program execution ends up in the hardfault handler declared in the application.

Can you post a screenshot of the CPU registers when the CPU is halted at 0xa60? It may give us a clue as to why the exception was raised.

sa.qw said:

I'm using the Segger Embedded Studio v7.22, nRF5 SDK v17.0.2 and application ble_app_uart

I recommend you use an older version to avoid issues with our example projects. The SDK 17.x was tested with Embedded studio version v5.42a (mentioned in the release notes), and there were some breaking changes introduced after v6.20

[sa.qw]

Hi Vidar,

Below are the details with SES v5.42a :-

If I continue execution, it go to the address 0x781b330a and on every continue be there.

Also, in the release notes, SES v4.50 is mentioned. Hence, I even tried with v4.50 and below are the details on crash:-

And continuing the execution, below are register values (same as that of SES v5.42a

Also, using the project saadc_pca10040e, works fine (on all SES versions).

The above logs are for project ble_app_uart_pca10040e_s112.

I even tried to place a breakpoint at the first instruction in Reset_Handler() at instruction "b nRFInitialize", even then the execution didnt stop at this first instruction and instead directly shows the instruction at address 0xA60.

From few posts it looks like it could be related to the Flash Placement (note - I didn't change it), hence attaching the flash_placement.xml.

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<!DOCTYPE Linker_Placement_File>
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    <ProgramSection alignment="0x100" load="Yes" name=".vectors" start="$(FLASH_START)" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".init" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".init_rodata" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".text" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_soc_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_soc_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_soc_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_soc_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_ble_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_ble_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_ble_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_ble_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".pwr_mgmt_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.pwr_mgmt_data*))" address_symbol="__start_pwr_mgmt_data" end_symbol="__stop_pwr_mgmt_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_req_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_req_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_req_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_req_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_state_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_state_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_state_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_state_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_stack_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_stack_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_stack_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_stack_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".nrf_queue" inputsections="*(.nrf_queue*)" address_symbol="__start_nrf_queue" end_symbol="__stop_nrf_queue" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".nrf_balloc" inputsections="*(.nrf_balloc*)" address_symbol="__start_nrf_balloc" end_symbol="__stop_nrf_balloc" />
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    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".crypto_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.crypto_data*))" address_symbol="__start_crypto_data" end_symbol="__stop_crypto_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_const_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.log_const_data*))" address_symbol="__start_log_const_data" end_symbol="__stop_log_const_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_backends" inputsections="*(SORT(.log_backends*))" address_symbol="__start_log_backends" end_symbol="__stop_log_backends" />
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    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs"  inputsections="*(.cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs*)" runin=".cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs_run"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".fs_data"  inputsections="*(.fs_data*)" runin=".fs_data_run"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_dynamic_data"  inputsections="*(SORT(.log_dynamic_data*))" runin=".log_dynamic_data_run"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_filter_data"  inputsections="*(SORT(.log_filter_data*))" runin=".log_filter_data_run"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".dtors" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".ctors" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".rodata" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".ARM.exidx" address_symbol="__exidx_start" end_symbol="__exidx_end" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".fast_run" name=".fast" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".data_run" name=".data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".tdata_run" name=".tdata" />
  </MemorySegment>
  <MemorySegment name="RAM1" start="$(RAM_PH_START)" size="$(RAM_PH_SIZE)">
    <ProgramSection load="no" name=".reserved_ram" start="$(RAM_PH_START)" size="$(RAM_START)-$(RAM_PH_START)" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="0x100" load="No" name=".vectors_ram" start="$(RAM_START)" address_symbol="__app_ram_start__"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".nrf_sections_run" address_symbol="__start_nrf_sections_run" />
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    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".nrf_sections_run_end" address_symbol="__end_nrf_sections_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".fast_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".data_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".tdata_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".bss" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".tbss" />
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    <ProgramSection alignment="4" size="__HEAPSIZE__" load="No" name=".heap" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="8" size="__STACKSIZE__" load="No" place_from_segment_end="Yes" name=".stack"  address_symbol="__StackLimit" end_symbol="__StackTop"/>
    <ProgramSection alignment="8" size="__STACKSIZE_PROCESS__" load="No" name=".stack_process" />
  </MemorySegment>
</Root>

[Vidar Berg]

Hello,

Please upload your project file too (*.emProject). From the images you posted I see that you have a corrupted/invalid stack pointer.