Flash firmware with openocd works but there is no advertisement so far

[mowtschan]

I flashed nrf51 device with the firmware apps/openhaystack-alternative/compiled/nrf51_firmware.bin (without any modifications), I used openocd and stlink adapter. Flashing process worked without any issues but there is no advertisement so far, am I missing something?

Open On-Chip Debugger
> halt
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Handler SVCall
xPSR: 0x6100000b pc: 0x000091f4 msp: 0x20003f48
> nrf51 mass_erase
nRF51822-QFAA(build code: H0) 256kB Flash, 16kB RAM
Mass erase completed.
A reset or power cycle is required if the flash was protected before.
> program /openhaystack-firmware/apps/openhaystack-alternative/compiled/nrf51_firmware.bin
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0xc1000000 pc: 0xfffffffe msp: 0xfffffffc
** Programming Started **
Adding extra erase range, 0x0001cc70 .. 0x0001cfff
** Programming Finished **
> resume
> exit

[acalatrava]

Keep in mind that the advertisement is set to 5000 msec so you may miss some of the advertisements. For iPhone I saw that the eBeacon app (https://apps.apple.com/es/app/ebeacon-ble-scanner/id730279939) works better than others. Sometimes you may need to wait 20-30 seconds to see the first advertisement though.

[mowtschan]

I'm using the BlueSee app for macOS which is even better than the iPhone app

[acalatrava]

I installed BlueSee app and I don't see the device but I can see it on eBeacon on iPhone.... In fact I only see 2 devices on BlueSee while eBeacon shows me 6, including my TV... Not sure why

[mowtschan]

Did you install BlueSee app on mac or on iPhone?

[mowtschan]

anyway with BlueSee (on mac) I can exactly see which device is mine (I can see the public key of the device) but with all other tools I cannot see it

[acalatrava]

On Mac. Ok, I forgot to uncheck the filter to show only connectable devices... After some time the device appears:

[mowtschan]

do you have original openhaystack firmware or is it your alternative firmware? is it on nf51 device?

[acalatrava]

This is my alternative firmware just downloaded from releases and flash it on a nRF51 device. The only difference with you is that I flash it using JLink since I don't have STLink. But this is the same file you flash and on the same device....

[acalatrava]

It took some time to appear though, like 30-40 seconds

[mowtschan]

I can successfully build, flash (with stlink) and see advertising (with bluesee app) from example nrf5x-base/apps/s130-beacon:

but still no luck with your firmware :-/

[acalatrava]

Did you try to change the advertising interval? El El jue, 13 may 2021 a las 14:50, mowtschan ***@***.***> escribió:

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I can successfully build, flash (with stlink) and see advertising (with bluesee app) from example nrf5x-base/apps/s130-beacon: [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/20609205/118127106-8be1ed00-b3f9-11eb-8be1-5585c55b69fa.png> but still no luck with your firmware :-/ — You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ACA3W4M4EINB7D7PTNTXBC3TNPDHZANCNFSM442F2QCQ> .

[mowtschan]

apps/openhaystack-alternative/main.c

[mowtschan]

it works! :-) (for my device nRF51822-QFAA)
if I change NRF_CLOCK_LFCLKSRC:

[acalatrava]

Yeah! I thought about that but I couldn’t reply earlier. That’s because your board has no external crystal so you need to use the internal one. You can change this on the board_custom file instead or create a custom board file for your board.

[acalatrava]

Forced to not use an external crystal by default 1524dea