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.. _nordic_segger:
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Nordic nRF5x Segger J-Link
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Overview
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All Nordic nRF5x Development Kits, Preview Development Kits and Dongles are equipped
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with a Debug IC (Atmel ATSAM3U2C) which provides the following functionality:
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* Segger J-Link firmware and desktop tools
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* SWD debug for the nRF5x IC
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* Mass Storage device for drag-and-drop image flashing
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* USB CDC ACM Serial Port bridged to the nRF5x UART peripheral
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* Segger RTT Console
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* Segger Ozone Debugger
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Segger J-Link Software Installation
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To install the J-Link Software and documentation pack, follow the steps below:
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#. Download the appropriate package from the `J-Link Software and documentation pack`_ website
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#. Depending on your platform, install the package or run the installer
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#. When connecting a J-Link-enabled board such as an nRF5x DK, PDK or dongle, a
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drive corresponding to a USB Mass Storage device as well as a serial port should come up
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nRF5x Command-Line Tools Installation
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*************************************
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The nRF5x command-line Tools allow you to control your nRF5x device from the command line,
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including resetting it, erasing or programming the flash memory and more.
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To install them, visit `nRF5x Command-Line Tools`_ and select your operating
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system.
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After installing, make sure that ``nrfjprog`` is somewhere in your executable path
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to be able to invoke it from anywhere.
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.. _nordic_segger_flashing:
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Flashing
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To program the flash with a compiled Zephyr image after having followed the instructions
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to install the Segger J-Link Software and the nRF5x Command-Line Tools, follow the steps below:
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* Connect the micro-USB cable to the nRF5x board and to your computer
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* Erase the flash memory in the nRF5x IC:
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.. code-block:: console
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nrfjprog --eraseall -f nrf5<x>
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Where ``<x>`` is either 1 for nRF51-based boards or 2 for nRF52-based boards
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* Flash the Zephyr image from the sample folder of your choice:
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.. code-block:: console
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nrfjprog --program outdir/<board>/zephyr.hex -f nrf5<x>
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Where: ``<board>`` is the board name you used in the BOARD directive when building (for example nrf52dk/nrf52832)
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and ``<x>`` is either 1 for nRF51-based boards or 2 for nRF52-based boards
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* Reset and start Zephyr:
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.. code-block:: console
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nrfjprog --reset -f nrf5<x>
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Where ``<x>`` is either 1 for nRF51-based boards or 2 for nRF52-based boards
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USB CDC ACM Serial Port Setup
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**Important note**: An issue with Segger J-Link firmware on the nRF5x boards might cause
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data loss and/or corruption on the USB CDC ACM Serial Port on some machines.
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To work around this disable the Mass Storage Device on your board as described in :ref:`nordic_segger_msd`.
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Windows
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The serial port will appear as ``COMxx``. Simply check the "Ports (COM & LPT)" section
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in the Device Manager.
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GNU/Linux
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The serial port will appear as ``/dev/ttyACMx``. By default the port is not accessible to all users.
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Type the command below to add your user to the dialout group to give it access to the serial port.
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Note that re-login is required for this to take effect.
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.. code-block:: bash
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sudo usermod -a -G dialout `whoami`
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Recent versions of `ModemManager send AT commands to TTY-like devices`_; this
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includes Nordic development kits. This will prevent you from using the serial
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port for a few seconds, and can make your application misbehave if it reads
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data from the UART. Before running your application, you might want to
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temporarily disable ModemManager by running these commands:
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.. code-block:: bash
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systemctl stop ModemManager.service
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systemctl disable ModemManager.service
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You can also `blacklist Segger devices by editing udev rules`_ so ModemManager
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ignores them, by running:
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.. code-block:: bash
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sudo sh -c 'echo "ATTRS{idVendor}==\"1366\", ENV{ID_MM_DEVICE_IGNORE}=\"1\" " \
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>> /etc/udev/rules.d/99-segger-modemmanager-blacklist.rules'
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sudo service udev restart
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A fix for this is expected in ModemManager 1.8 and new firmware for the Segger IMCUs.
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Apple macOS (OS X)
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==================
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The serial port will appear as ``/dev/tty.usbmodemXXXX``.
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.. _nordic_segger_msd:
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Disabling the Mass Storage Device functionality
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***********************************************
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Due to a known issue in Segger's J-Link firmware, depending on your operating system
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and version you might experience data corruption or drops if you use the USB CDC
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ACM Serial Port with packets larger than 64 bytes.
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This has been observed on both GNU/Linux and macOS (OS X).
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To avoid this, you can simply disable the Mass Storage Device by opening:
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* On GNU/Linux or macOS (OS X) JLinkExe from a terminal
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* On Microsoft Windows the "JLink Commander" application
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And then typing the following:
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.. code-block:: bat
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MSDDisable
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And finally unplugging and replugging the board. The Mass Storage Device should
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not appear anymore and you should now be able to send long packets over the virtual Serial Port.
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Further information from Segger can be found in the `Segger SAM3U Wiki`_.
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RTT Console
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Segger's J-Link supports `Real-Time Tracing (RTT)`_, a technology that allows a terminal
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connection (both input and output) to be established between the target (nRF5x board)
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and the development computer for logging and input. Zephyr supports RTT on nRF5x targets,
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which can be very useful if the UART (through USB CDC ACM) is already being used for
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a purpose different than logging (such as HCI traffic in the hci_uart application).
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To use RTT, you will first need to enable it by adding the following lines in your ``.conf`` file:
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.. code-block:: cfg
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CONFIG_USE_SEGGER_RTT=y
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CONFIG_RTT_CONSOLE=y
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.. warning::
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There is also a ``HAS_SEGGER_RTT`` symbol that indicates that the platform
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supports SEGGER J-Link RTT. This symbol is set automatically by the SoC
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Kconfig files. Do not confuse it with ``USE_SEGGER_RTT``.
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``USE_SEGGER_RTT`` depends on ``HAS_SEGGER_RTT``.
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If you get no RTT output you might need to disable other consoles which conflict
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with the RTT one if they are enabled by default in the particular sample or
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application you are running. For example, to disable the UART console,
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add this to your ``.conf`` file:
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.. code-block:: cfg
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CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=n
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Once compiled and flashed with RTT enabled, you will be able to display RTT console
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messages by doing the following:
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Windows
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* Open the "J-Link RTT Viewer" application
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* Select the following options:
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* Connection: USB
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* Target Device: Select your IC from the list
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* Target Interface and Speed: SWD, 4000 KHz
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* RTT Control Block: Auto Detection
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GNU/Linux and macOS (OS X)
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* Open ``JLinkRTTLogger`` from a terminal
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* Select the following options:
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* Device Name: Use the fully qualified device name for your IC
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* Target Interface: SWD
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* Interface Speed: 4000 KHz
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* RTT Control Block address: auto-detection
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* RTT Channel name or index: 0
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* Output file: filename or ``/dev/stdout`` to display on the terminal directly
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Python viewer
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A Python RTT viewer tool can be found in the `pyrtt-viewer`_ GitHub repository.
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Segger Ozone
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Segger J-Link is compatible with `Segger Ozone`_, a visual debugger that can be obtained here:
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* `Segger Ozone Download`_
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Once downloaded you can install it and configure it like so:
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* Target Device: Select your IC from the list
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* Target Interface: SWD
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* Target Interface Speed: 4 MHz
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* Host Interface: USB
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Once configured, you can then use the File->Open menu to open the ``zephyr.elf``
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file that you can find in your build folder.
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References
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.. target-notes::
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.. _nRF5x Command-Line Tools: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-Tools/Development-Tools/nRF-Command-Line-Tools
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.. _Segger SAM3U Wiki: https://wiki.segger.com/index.php?title=J-Link-OB_SAM3U
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.. _Real-Time Tracing (RTT): https://www.segger.com/jlink-rtt.html
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.. _pyrtt-viewer: https://github.com/thomasstenersen/pyrtt-viewer
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.. _Segger Ozone: https://www.segger.com/ozone.html
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.. _Segger Ozone Download: https://www.segger.com/downloads/jlink#Ozone
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.. _ModemManager send AT commands to TTY-like devices: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85007
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.. _blacklist Segger devices by editing udev rules: http://www.at91.com/linux4sam/bin/view/Linux4SAM/SoftwareTools#Device_or_resource_busy_dev_ttyA
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.. _J-Link Software and documentation pack: https://www.segger.com/jlink-software.html
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