topic Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :( in Kinetis Microcontrollers

I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Sat, 23 Jul 2016 22:16:06 GMT

Hi,

I just purchased a Freedom KL25Z dev unit (FRDM-KL25Z) and am trying to use it. I am following NXP's provided Getting Started Guide located here

Getting Started Guide

FRDM-KL25Z|Freedom Development Platform|Kinetis MCU|NXP

Current State (Stuck!)

I have installed the IDE and Toolchain and have gotten to try to build my own project. I can build the lib (ksdk_platform_lib_KL25Z4), but the Linker fails on all attempts (hello_world attempt)!

See attached 'getting started procedure - trial 1.txt' for fairly detailed notes on my procedure leading up to failure. I've re-tried this a second time, and it failed again.

Request

Help, please!! What am I doing wrong, and how to correct?

This is like "Hello World 101", and is embarassing that I am stuck. Any and all help is Greatly appreciated!!

-Justin

Original Attachment has been moved to: getting-started-procedure---trial-1.txt.zip

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:47:00 GMT

Hi Justin:

Sorry, this Getting started guide link you provided is very old, it direct you to install KSDK1.3 and the instructions is based on KSDK1.2, maybe there are some mismatch with the KSDK version and IDE version. Thank you for your feedback about this, I will inform the relative engineers to update it.

The latest KSDK version is version 2.0, it is much easier to use.

you need to download the KSDK for FRDM-KL25Z and install it. Please check the below link for how to install it

How to: install KSDK 2.0

After you install it , you can see the getting started document in the installation folder

[...]\SDK_2.0_FRDM-KL25Z\docs

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:18:52 GMT

Hi Daniel,

My oh my, I am not sure the details of the how and the why and specifically the what which had your plan work, but it did, right away thank you!! I can now successfully, and simply compile code. I have no dang idea why my linker failed before, but it works now :smileyhappy:!

Thank you Dan!! :smileyhappy:!

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:23:51 GMT

But I cannot successfully connect to my target, my FRDM-KL25Z. I get the debugger response as found in the attached 'debug notes.txt', thoughts?

To note, this board appears in my Windows File Explorer as a drive when connected to the OpenSDA-USB port. Also to note it never uses D3. I see D4 toggle intermitently, but D3 is off and it appears that this was supposed to come preloaded with a D3-flashing demo? Perhaps this board is bad?

Thank you a ton Daniel for your help! And sorry for the continued troubles - sheesh! :smileyhappy:

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 06:28:20 GMT

Hi Justin:

Yes, your FRDM-KL25Z comes loaded with a "bubble level" demo that leverages the on-board accelerometer.

From your debug notes, I think you are using KDS 3.2.

I guess your debug configuration is not right, when you debugging KL25Z, if your board's firmware is OpenSDA, you need to choose GDB PEMicro Interface Debugging, please see the below picture.

if this still not help, please show your PC's device manager here, I need to check the Ports(COM&LPT) in your PC.

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:56:00 GMT

Hi Dan,

I tried your launch configuration but it stuck at the following point when I attempted to start debugging -

It is setup here for the 'Open SDHA Embedded Debug - USB Port', but no options are listed beneath in 'Ports', even when refresh is pressed.

What is up, is the port not showing up for the IDE?

-J

*Thank you for the help!! :smileyhappy:

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 02:39:00 GMT

Hi Justin:

When you start with the FRDM-KL25Z for the first time, you need to install thePE micro OpenSDA driver, you can download the driver from the below link.

www.pemicro.com/opensda/

After you install the driver to your PC, connect the OpenSDA miniusb with your pc, wait for about one minute to complete the install process , then check the device manager, you should can see thee openSDA port, you also can see the FSL/PEMICRO MSD USB device disk.

please see the below picture.

If you can see the high lighted device, you have installed the driver successfully. You can debug now.

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 02:42:39 GMT

check your computer, you can see the disk

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:16:03 GMT

Hey Dan,

I reinstalled the drivers following your instructions, validated the drive in File Explorer and the two items in Device Manager.

Present Items after driver reinstall

(File Explorer) FTDM-KL25Z(I:)
(Disk Drives) FSL FSL/PEMICRO MSD USB Device
(Ports) OpenSDA - CDC Serial Port (http://) (COM23)

Still no ports showing up for my debug launch, same as last time. Yikes, thoughts?

To note your LED is on in your picture, mine stays off. Also to note, I have purchased a new FRDM-KL25Z board, should be in within a few days.

Sheesh / thank you!! :smileyhappy:

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:13:13 GMT

HI Justin:

I suggest you make clean your project, then click ""debug"

and make it again. Then you can see the port info.

Please try it.

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:20:52 GMT

Hi Dan,

I gave this a shot just now, and same response, none listed :smileysad:

-Justin

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:25:04 GMT

Could you try the release version?

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:29:32 GMT

i tried both, same result!

:smileysad:

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:40:26 GMT

Very weird, I created a new project and attached here, could you try it in your side?

what's your IDE version?

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 04:44:27 GMT

Heading to bed now. Will do tomorrow. Thanks :smileyhappy:!

-Justin

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:24:45 GMT

Hi Dan,

My IDE is version 3.2.0, see attached AboutKDS.png and SWversions.png for more info on versions and packages. I did the following with your project 'TEST',

Download and extract files
Import into KDS
Clean Project
Build Project
Confirm 'Build' is set to 'Debug'
Check 'Debug Configurations' for 'GDB PEMicro Interface Debugging->TEST_Debug_PNE->Debugger->Ports
- No Ports are listed!
Meh, lets give it a shot. Tap 'Debug TEST' icon. I see two pop-ups, getting the same error,
- PE_error.png
- testError.png

This ain't looking so good. Is this a toasted board :smileysad:?

-Justin

*My new KL25Z arrives on Saturday EOD with UPS. SUPER eager to give it a shot!! Also to note, in that order I upped it a notch, to maximally attempt successful resolution here. This order also includes a FRDM-KL82Z. I figured having multiple flavors may help in successful resolution here! :smileyhappy:

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 01:29:28 GMT

Hi Dan,

In prep for the arrival of my new FRDM-KL25Z and FRDM-KL82Z tomorrow, I wanted to take the safest possible path forward, to ensure I don't fail again with these boards ;)!

I've written up my detailed and explicit, perhaps semi-verbose procedure for tomorrow, I've attached it (getting started procedure - rd 3.txt), could you take a peek and let me know your thoughts? My expectation is that this is super-over-the-board on detail, just plug, play then run, but I cannot fathom the terror and fear that may come from a second failure! Sheesh!! ;)!

Could you review the attached proposed procedure for tomorrow, and let me know if ok? :smileyhappy:

Thanks,

Justin

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

danielchen — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 06:35:35 GMT

Hi Justin:

The factory boards come shipped with an outdated firmware and application, To make the board working with Windows 8 it requires a bootloader update. To really use the board, the latest firmware needs to be loaded on the board too. could you try to update the firmware to see whether it helps?

Here is the step by step guide by my colleague.

https://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/11/01/illustrated-step-by-step-instructions-updating-the-freescale-freedom-board-firmware/

Regards

Daniel

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

justinreina — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:50:10 GMT

Hi Dan,

I tried your FW update procedure outlined by MCUonEclipse on this board this morning, but dang it, this didn't work.

Here was the result

Bootloader version still showed as 1.09
doesn't blink correctly (step 8 of ), or even show in File Explorer!
now no longer shows up as a Port or Disk Drive in Device Manager, or show in File Explorer
concl: this board is toast?

ok, must be a bad board right? Welp, nope... my second board came from Digikey this morning. I repeated the same process with this board, AND IT FAILED FOR THIS BOARD TOO! See 'newBoard_steps.txt' for detailed procedure for connecting and trying the new Digikey board this morning.

One interesting note

On first power-up of the new board, the RGB demo illuminated once, and then went dark. On USB cycling and RESET toggling it the RGB demo never illuminated again?

Questions / Next Steps

Maybe I just really am that bad of an engineer, and I am causing this. If not though, what the hell is wrong here, why is this occuring and how to fix??

One question of curiosity

My boards both state '2013 FREESCALE'. Why is Digikey selling three year old boards? May this be the cause, these are too old?? It is strange to me how the RGB demo only happened one time and then would not repeat, how after the update failed the boards took a hard dive and how this has occured on TWO seperate units. Are these just too old?

Woe is me, please help me get up and running!! This is embarassing, and it is sad... XX(!!

Re: I cannot successfully compile a project, I give in - please help!! :(

BlackNight — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 07:59:44 GMT

Hi Justin,

maybe I have missed it, but what host operating system are you using?

You only need to update the FRDM-KL25Z board bootloader if you are using Windows 10 or 8, but you need a Windows 7 machine for the update of the bootloader!

So can you confirm you are using a Windows 7 machine?

Here a few things where we could identify the problem:

1) Power/Plug in the board with the reset button pressed. It shall show up as BOOTLADER, with the following device in the device manager:

2) If you power the board with the P&E firmware loaded, it shall show up as FRDM-KL25Z, with the following devices:

For the copy operation outlined in https://mcuoneclipse.com/2014/11/01/illustrated-step-by-step-instructions-updating-the-freescale-freedom-board-firmware/, do not use the file from the zip file directly. Unpack the files first. Use the DOS cmd.exe copy command and not the Windows Explorer. Disable any explorer extensions, firewalls or virus scanners.

In the debug connection, you have to use OpenSDA as interface:

I hope this helps,

Erich