I feel like I’m doing something dumb. When I start a debug session things freeze at (gdb). The last few terminal lines are below.
Listening on TCP/IP port 2331
Connecting to target...
Connected to target
Waiting for GDB connection...Reading symbols from C:\Users\amc79.000\source\repos\Tests\GDB Error Debug\.pio\build\adafruit_feather_nrf52840\firmware.elf...done.
(gdb)
And there it sits.
Adafruit nrf52840 feather express,
This was working before. I’ve tried it with three projects (including a brand new one), two Feathers, two debuggers, reinstalled platformio and J-link software. Nothing helps.
Platformio.ini is:
[env:adafruit_feather_nrf52840]
platform = nordicnrf52
board = adafruit_feather_nrf52840
framework = arduino
upload_protocol = jlink
debug_tool = jlink
occamman:
(gdb)
Well you did launch in a GDB shell, but that’s not supposed to happen. How are you triggering the start of the debug session? With the Debug sidebar and the “PIO Debug (projectname)” configuration?
Please post the complete logs of
PlatformIO CLI → pio debug --interface=gdb -- -x .pioinit
PS C:\Users\amc79.000\source\repos\Tests\GDB Error Debug> pio debug --interface=gdb -- -x .pioinit
SEGGER J-Link GDB Server V7.70a Command Line Version
JLinkARM.dll V7.70a (DLL compiled Aug 10 2022
16:32:56)
Command line: -singlerun -if SWD -select USB -device nRF52840_xxAA -port 2331
-----GDB Server start settings-----
GDBInit file: none
GDB Server Listening port: 2331
SWO raw output listening port: 2332
Terminal I/O port: 2333
Accept remote connection: localhost only
Generate logfile: off
Verify download: off
Init regs on start: off
Silent mode: off
Single run mode: on
Target connection timeout: 0 ms
------J-Link related settings------
J-Link Host interface: USB
J-Link script: none
J-Link settings file: none
------Target related settings------
Target device: nRF52840_xxAA
Target device parameters: none
Target interface: SWD
Target interface speed: 4000kHz
Target endian: little
Connecting to J-Link...
J-Link is connected.
Firmware: J-Link EDU Mini V1 compiled Jun 6 2023 10:50:57
Hardware: V1.00
S/N: 801031983
Feature(s): FlashBP, GDB
Checking target voltage...
Target voltage: 3.26 V
Listening on TCP/IP port 2331
Connecting to target...
Connected to target
Waiting for GDB connection...Reading symbols from C:\Users\amc79.000\source\repos\Tests\GDB
Error Debug\.pio\build\adafruit_feather_nrf52840\firmware.elf...done.
PlatformIO Unified Debugger -> https://bit.ly/pio-debug
PlatformIO: debug_tool = jlink
PlatformIO: Initializing remote target...
Connected to 127.0.0.1
Reading all registers
Read 4 bytes @ address 0x00030886 (Data = 0x5100F8D2)
Read 2 bytes @ address 0x00030886 (Data = 0xF8D2)
0x00030886 in ?? ()
Received monitor command: clrbp
Received monitor command: speed auto
SSelect auto target interface speed (2000 kHz)elect auto target interface speed (2000 kHz)
Received monitor command: reset
RResetting target
esetting target
Received monitor command: halt
Halting target CPU...
...Target halted (PC = 0x00000A80)
Downloading 16032 bytes @ address 0x00026000
Downloading 2372 bytes @ address 0x00029EA0
Downloading 8 bytes @ address 0x0002A7E4
Downloading 476 bytes @ address 0x0002A7EC
Writing register (PC = 0x 262b8)
Loading section .text, size 0x47e4 lma 0x26000Loading section .ARM.exidx, size 0x8 lma 0x2a7e4
Loading section .data, size 0x1dc lma 0x2a7ec
Start address 0x262b8, load size 18888
Transfer rate: 18445 KB/sec, 4722 bytes/write.Read 4 bytes @ address 0x000262B8 (Data = 0x4A0B490A)
Read 2 bytes @ address 0x000262B8 (Data = 0x490A)
Read 2 bytes @ address 0x0002633C (Data = 0xB500)
Temporary breakpoint 1 at 0x2633c: file C:\Users\amc79.000\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoadafruitnrf52\cores\nRF5\main.cpp, line 79.
PlatformIO: Initialization completed
(gdb) PlatformIO: Resume the execution to `debug_init_break = tbreak main`
PlatformIO: More configuration options -> https://bit.ly/pio-debug
Continuing.
Setting breakpoint @ address 0x0002633C, Size
= 2, BPHandle = 0x0001
Starting target CPU...
...Breakpoint reached @ address 0x0002633C
Reading all registers
Removing breakpoint @ address 0x0002633C, Size = 2
Read 4 bytes @ address 0x0002633C (Data = 0xB083B500)
Temporary breakpoint 1, main ()
at C:\Users\amc79.000\.platformio\packages\framework-arduinoadafruitnrf52\cores\nRF5\main.cpp:79
79 {
(gdb)
Aha. PlatformIO can’t handle the spaces in your project folder path.
Can you move this project to a path without spaces and retest?
To make sure things didn’t inadvertently break, I created a new PIO project to C:\Users\amc79.000\source\repos\Tests\GDBErrorDebug\
Issue remains the same
Thanks, will do.
I just tried it on a second computer, and it did work properly. So something in the machine’s configuration.
