topic Re: KE04 / MCU-Link Target issue in Kinetis Microcontrollers

KE04 / MCU-Link Target issue

chicagomike — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 20:41:30 GMT

This is a continuation of sorts from the thread "FRDM-KE04Z Quick Start problem". After receiving help from Robin, I brought up a simple test application on my KE04 Freedom board. My plan was to then migrate to our actual target hardware, which uses an MKE04Z8VFK4 processor.

I'm developing on a Windows 10 platform with MCUXpresso v11.6.1 and an MCU-Link debug probe running CMSIS-DAP V2.263 firmware. The debug probe has jumper J4 installed, J2 and J3 not installed.

My test application is just a simple main loop that toggles a GPIO pin, and it builds with no errors or warnings.

The problem is that I am unable to start a debug session, and I'm not sure how to address the problem. It seems that the SWD interface is talking, but something goes wrong with chip initialization. I also tried doing a simple blank-check using the GUI Flash Tool and had similar results.

I'm attaching a text file containing the MCUX console output.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Mike

Re: KE04 / MCU-Link Target issue

Robin_Shen — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:57:43 GMT

Hi Mike,

Sorry for my delay! I'm training these days so I can't get back to you sooner.
I just update the firmware of MCU-Link by refer: Getting Started with the MCU-Link
There is no J2 on MCU-Link, would you please check again? (I did not connect J3\4\5)

After connect the J6 of MCU-Link to J7 of FRDM-KE04Z, I am able to debug the PKE04Z8VFK4 on FRDM-KE04Z.
The following is a comparison of console output. It is not clear why Probe Firmware: MCU-LINK (r0BF) (r0FF) is slightly different.

Are you debug custom board or FRDM-KE04Z? If custom board, please check the hardware of KE04:
PTA0 SWD_CLK external pullup resistor
PTA4 SWD_DIO external pulldown resistor
PTA5 RESET_b external pullup resistor
PTB4 NMI_b external pullup resistor

Best Regards,
Robin
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Re: KE04 / MCU-Link Target issue

chicagomike — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:24:58 GMT

Hi Robin,

Sorry for the delay in responding.

Turns out our problem was that we did not have a pullup resistor on NMI.

We are now successfully debugging and programming our target board.

THANK YOU so much for all of your help!!!

Mike

Re: KE04 / MCU-Link Target issue

Robin_Shen — Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:51:18 GMT

You are welcome!
Thanks for sharing the cause of the problem.
I am glad to hear that it works now.