ESP32 Debug is OK for simple program but fails for complex program

[snico_one]

Hi, i have a strange Debugging problem with Debug ESP32 board, ESP-Prog & PlatformIO.

The wiring are OK and I can debug a simple led program,
when i debug complex program (without to use GPPIO 12,13,14 & 15) the debug fail.
Hardware & platformio.ini are the same
Can you help me?
Thanks

Hardware Wiring
Board: az-delivery-devkit-v4
Board link to usb PC via usb COM9
ESP-Prog link to usb PC via usb COM11
None Vcc link

TEST LED PROGRAM

1. Power on DevKitC-v4 board via usb
2. Power on Esp-prog board via usb
3. Run VSC with PlatformIO
4. Upload code to DevKiC board
5. Start Debuggin
6. Debug is OK

Simple led program

void setup() {
pinMode(2, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(115200);
while (!Serial);
}
void loop() {
digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
delay(1000);
digitalWrite(2, LOW);
delay(1000);
Serial.print(".");
}

platformio.ino led program
[env:az-delivery-devkit-v4]
platform = espressif32
board = az-delivery-devkit-v4
framework = arduino
board_build.partitions = partitions_OTA_1.9MB-APP_190KB-SPIF.csv
monitor_speed = 115200
monitor_port = COM9
upload_port = COM9
upload_protocol = esptool
debug_tool = esp-prog
debug_init_break = tbreak setup

On monitor COM9

ets Jun 8 2016 00:22:57

rst:0x3 (SW_RESET),boot:0x13 (SPI_FAST_FLASH_BOOT)
configsip: 0, SPIWP:0xee
clk_drv:0x00,q_drv:0x00,d_drv:0x00,cs0_drv:0x00,hd_drv:0x00,wp_drv:0x00
mode:DIO, clock div:2
load:0x3fff0030,len:1184
load:0x40078000,len:13104
load:0x40080400,len:3036
entry 0x400805e4
E (147) esp_core_dump_flash: No core Äf~mp partition found!
E (147) esp_core_dump_flash: No core dump partition found!

On debug console
undefinedD:\Users\nicola.platformio\packages\toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5\bin\xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb.exe: warning: Couldn’t determine a path for the index cache directory.
Reading symbols from d:_IoT\Platformio\Led1.pio\build\az-delivery-devkit-v4\firmware.elf…
PlatformIO Unified Debugger → bit.ly/pio-debug
PlatformIO: debug_tool = esp-prog
PlatformIO: Initializing remote target…
Open On-Chip Debugger v0.11.0-esp32-20220706 (2022-07-06-15:48)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read openocdorg /doc/doxygen/bugs.html
adapter speed: 20000 kHz

WARNING: boards/esp-wroom-32.cfg is deprecated, and may be removed in a future release.
adapter speed: 5000 kHz

Info : tcl server disabled
Info : telnet server disabled
Error: libusb_open() failed with LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
Info : clock speed 5000 kHz
Info : JTAG tap: esp32.cpu0 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
Info : JTAG tap: esp32.cpu1 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Debug controller was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Core was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Debug controller was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Core was reset.
Info : starting gdb server for esp32.cpu0 on pipe
Info : accepting ‘gdb’ connection from pipe
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x400F0A9E, debug_reason=00000000
Info : Set GDB target to ‘esp32.cpu0’
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Target halted, PC=0x400F0A9E, debug_reason=00000000
Warn : No symbols for FreeRTOS!
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001
Info : Flash mapping 0: 0x10020 → 0x3f400020, 49 KB
Info : Flash mapping 1: 0x20020 → 0x400d0020, 133 KB
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001
Info : Auto-detected flash bank ‘esp32.cpu0.flash’ size 4096 KB
Info : Using flash bank ‘esp32.cpu0.flash’ size 4096 KB
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001
Info : Flash mapping 0: 0x10020 → 0x3f400020, 49 KB
Info : Flash mapping 1: 0x20020 → 0x400d0020, 133 KB
Info : Using flash bank ‘esp32.cpu0.irom’ size 136 KB
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001
Info : Flash mapping 0: 0x10020 → 0x3f400020, 49 KB
Info : Flash mapping 1: 0x20020 → 0x400d0020, 133 KB
Info : Using flash bank ‘esp32.cpu0.drom’ size 52 KB
Info : New GDB Connection: 1, Target esp32.cpu0, state: halted
Warn : keep_alive() was not invoked in the 1000 ms timelimit. GDB alive packet not sent! (1030 ms). Workaround: increase “set remotetimeout” in GDB
0x400f0a9e in esp_pm_impl_waiti () at /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/cpu_ll.h:183
183 /Users/ficeto/Desktop/ESP32/ESP32S2/esp-idf-public/components/hal/esp32/include/hal/cpu_ll.h: No such file or directory.
Info : JTAG tap: esp32.cpu0 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
Info : JTAG tap: esp32.cpu1 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
JTAG tap: esp32.cpu0 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
JTAG tap: esp32.cpu1 tap/device found: 0x120034e5 (mfg: 0x272 (Tensilica), part: 0x2003, ver: 0x1)
Info : [esp32.cpu0] requesting target halt and executing a soft reset
[esp32.cpu0] requesting target halt and executing a soft reset
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Debug controller was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Core was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x500000CF, debug_reason=00000000
[esp32.cpu0] Debug controller was reset.
[esp32.cpu0] Core was reset.
[esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x500000CF, debug_reason=00000000
Info : [esp32.cpu1] requesting target halt and executing a soft reset
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Core was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40000400, debug_reason=00000000
[esp32.cpu1] requesting target halt and executing a soft reset
[esp32.cpu0] Core was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Debug controller was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Core was reset.
[esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40000400, debug_reason=00000000
[esp32.cpu1] Debug controller was reset.
[esp32.cpu1] Core was reset.
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Target halted, PC=0x40000400, debug_reason=00000000
[esp32.cpu1] Target halted, PC=0x40000400, debug_reason=00000000
Temporary breakpoint 1 at 0x400d1343: file src/main.cpp, line 8.
PlatformIO: Initialization completed
PlatformIO: Resume the execution to debug_init_break = tbreak setup
PlatformIO: More configuration options → bit.ly/pio-debug
Note: automatically using hardware breakpoints for read-only addresses.
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001
Info : [esp3
2.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x400D9004, debug_reason=00000000
[esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x400D9004, debug_reason=00000000
Info : Set GDB target to ‘esp32.cpu0’
Set GDB target to ‘esp32.cpu0’
Info : [esp32.cpu1] Target halted, PC=0x400D1343, debug_reason=00000001
[esp32.cpu1] Target halted, PC=0x400D1343, debug_reason=00000001
[New Thread 1073468596]
[New Thread 1073494628]
[New Thread 1073446332]
[New Thread 1073461528]
[New Thread 1073445672]
[New Thread 1073467196]
[Switching to Thread 1073449076]
Info : [esp32.cpu0] Target halted, PC=0x40092612, debug_reason=00000001

Thread 1 “loopTask” hit Temporary breakpoint 1, setup () at src/main.cpp:8
8 pinMode(LED_BUILTIN, OUTPUT); // initialize LED digital pin as an output.

TEST OTHER PROGRAM

1. Power on DevKitC-v4 board via usb
2. Power on Esp-prog board via usb
3. Run VSC with PlatformIO
4. Upload code to DevKiC board
5. Start Debuggin
6. Debug Failure

Upload program
Writing at 0x001a9ca3… (98 %)
Writing at 0x001af1e3… (100 %)
Wrote 1718496 bytes (1093906 compressed) at 0x00010000 in 28.3 seconds (effective 485.7 kbit/s)…
Hash of data verified.
Leaving…
Hard resetting via RTS pin…
[SUCCESS] Took 99.25 seconds

platformio.ino other program
[env:az-delivery-devkit-v4]
platform = espressif32
board = az-delivery-devkit-v4
framework = arduino
board_build.partitions = partitions_OTA_1.9MB-APP_190KB-SPIF.csv
monitor_speed = 115200
monitor_port = COM9
upload_port = COM9
upload_protocol = esptool
debug_tool = esp-prog
debug_init_break = tbreak setup
debug_speed = 500

Visual Studio Code
Failed to launch GDB: .pioinit:11 Error in sourced command file:
Remote communication error. Target disconnected.: Success. (from interpreter-exec console
“source.pioinit”)
Open ‘launch.json’ button
Cancel button

launch.json
{
“version”: “0.2.0”,
“configurations”: [
{
“type”: “platformio-debug”,
“request”: “launch”,
“name”: “PIO Debug”,
“executable”: “d:/_IoT/YAHAS/Code/ESP/platformio/NodeAgent/.pio/build/az-delivery-devkit-v4/firmware.elf”,
“projectEnvName”: “az-delivery-devkit-v4”,
“toolchainBinDir”: “D:/Users/nicola/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5/bin”,
“internalConsoleOptions”: “openOnSessionStart”,
“preLaunchTask”: {
“type”: “PlatformIO”,
“task”: “Pre-Debug”
}
},
{
“type”: “platformio-debug”,
“request”: “launch”,
“name”: “PIO Debug (skip Pre-Debug)”,
“executable”: “d:/_IoT/YAHAS/Code/ESP/platformio/NodeAgent/.pio/build/az-delivery-devkit-v4/firmware.elf”,
“projectEnvName”: “az-delivery-devkit-v4”,
“toolchainBinDir”: “D:/Users/nicola/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5/bin”,
“internalConsoleOptions”: “openOnSessionStart”
},
{
“type”: “platformio-debug”,
“request”: “launch”,
“name”: “PIO Debug (without uploading)”,
“executable”: “d:/_IoT/YAHAS/Code/ESP/platformio/NodeAgent/.pio/build/az-delivery-devkit-v4/firmware.elf”,
“projectEnvName”: “az-delivery-devkit-v4”,
“toolchainBinDir”: “D:/Users/nicola/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5/bin”,
“internalConsoleOptions”: “openOnSessionStart”,
“loadMode”: “manual”
}
]
}

Debug console
undefinedD:\Users\nicola.platformio\packages\toolchain-xtensa-esp32@8.4.0+2021r2-patch5\bin\xtensa-esp32-elf-gdb.exe: warning: Couldn’t determine a path for the index cache directory.
Reading symbols from d:_IoT_YAHAS_\Code\ESP\platformio\NodeAgent.pio\build\az-delivery-devkit-v4\firmware.elf…
PlatformIO Unified Debugger → bit.ly/pio-debug
PlatformIO: debug_tool = esp-prog
PlatformIO: Initializing remote target…
Open On-Chip Debugger v0.11.0-esp32-20220706 (2022-07-06-15:48)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read openocdorg /doc/doxygen/bugs.html
adapter speed: 20000 kHz

WARNING: boards/esp-wroom-32.cfg is deprecated, and may be removed in a future release.
adapter speed: 500 kHz

Info : tcl server disabled
Info : telnet server disabled
Error: libusb_open() failed with LIBUSB_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
Info : clock speed 500 kHz
Error: JTAG scan chain interrogation failed: all zeroes
Error: Check JTAG interface, timings, target power, etc.
Error: Trying to use configured scan chain anyway…
Error: esp32.cpu0: IR capture error; saw 0x00 not 0x01
Warn : Bypassing JTAG setup events due to errors
Error: Unexpected OCD_ID = 00000000
Warn : target esp32.cpu0 examination failed
Error: Unexpected OCD_ID = 00000000
Warn : target esp32.cpu1 examination failed
Info : starting gdb server for esp32.cpu0 on pipe
Info : accepting ‘gdb’ connection from pipe
Error: Target not examined yet
Error executing event gdb-attach on target esp32.cpu0:

Warn : No symbols for FreeRTOS!
Error: Target not halted
Error: auto_probe failed
Error: Connect failed. Consider setting up a gdb-attach event for the target to prepare target for GDB connect, or use ‘gdb_memory_map disable’.
Error: attempted ‘gdb’ connection rejected
Error: error during select: Unknown error
.pioinit:11: Error in sourced command file:
Remote communication error. Target disconnected.: Success.

[d_valter.marcone]

Hello. I got the same problem. Debug start and function with a simple blink program. It fails with more complex program.

[gsicilia82]

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Could you solve the issue?

[alberto2k7]

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