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Nicla Sense ME: use openocd to upload sketch and bootloader #284

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nicla sense: allow uploading with openocd
pennam Nov 24, 2025
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platform: update to openocd-0.12.0
pennam Nov 24, 2025
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15 changes: 6 additions & 9 deletions boards.txt
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Expand Up @@ -371,12 +371,11 @@ niclasense.pid.0=0x0360
niclasense.upload_port.0.vid=0x2341
niclasense.upload_port.0.pid=0x0060

#niclasense.upload.tool=openocd
#niclasense.upload.tool.default=openocd
niclasense.upload.tool=pyocd
niclasense.upload.tool.default=pyocd
niclasense.upload.tool=openocd
niclasense.upload.tool.default=openocd
niclasense.upload.protocol=
niclasense.upload.transport=
niclasense.upload.config=-f target/nrf52.cfg
niclasense.upload.programmer=-f interface/cmsis-dap.cfg
niclasense.upload.vid=0x2341
niclasense.upload.pid=0x0060
niclasense.upload.interface=0
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niclasense.upload.maximum_size=786432
niclasense.upload.maximum_data_size=523624

#niclasense.bootloader.tool=openocd
#niclasense.bootloader.tool.default=openocd
niclasense.bootloader.tool=pyocd
niclasense.bootloader.tool.default=pyocd
niclasense.bootloader.tool=openocd
niclasense.bootloader.tool.default=openocd
niclasense.bootloader.vid=0x2341
niclasense.bootloader.pid=0x0360
niclasense.bootloader.interface=0
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions platform.txt
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Expand Up @@ -161,25 +161,25 @@ pluggable_monitor.required.serial=builtin:serial-monitor
#
# OpenOCD
#
tools.openocd.path={runtime.tools.openocd-0.11.0-arduino2.path}
tools.openocd.path={runtime.tools.openocd-0.12.0-arduino1-static.path}
tools.openocd.cmd=bin/openocd
tools.openocd.cmd.windows=bin/openocd.exe

tools.openocd.upload.params.verbose=-d2
tools.openocd.upload.params.quiet=-d0
tools.openocd.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {upload.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {bootloader.programmer} {upload.transport} {bootloader.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; program {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf}; reset run; shutdown"
tools.openocd.upload.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {upload.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {upload.programmer} {upload.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; flash write_image erase {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.{upload.extension}} {upload.address} bin; reset run; shutdown"

tools.openocd.program.params.verbose=-d2
tools.openocd.program.params.quiet=-d0
tools.openocd.program.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {program.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {bootloader.programmer} {upload.transport} {bootloader.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; program {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.elf}; reset run; shutdown"
tools.openocd.program.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {program.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {upload.programmer} {upload.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; flash write_image erase {{build.path}/{build.project_name}.{upload.extension}} {upload.address} bin; reset run; shutdown"

tools.openocd.erase.params.verbose=-d2
tools.openocd.erase.params.quiet=-d0
tools.openocd.erase.pattern=

tools.openocd.bootloader.params.verbose=-d2
tools.openocd.bootloader.params.quiet=-d0
tools.openocd.bootloader.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {bootloader.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {bootloader.programmer} {upload.transport} {bootloader.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; {bootloader.extra_action.preflash}; program {{runtime.platform.path}/bootloaders/{bootloader.file}}; reset run; shutdown"
tools.openocd.bootloader.pattern="{path}/{cmd}" {bootloader.verbose} -s "{path}/share/openocd/scripts/" {upload.programmer} {upload.config} -c "telnet_port disabled; init; reset init; halt; adapter speed 10000; program {{runtime.platform.path}/firmwares/{bootloader.file}}; reset run; shutdown"

#
# BOSSA
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions programmers.txt
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Expand Up @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ cmsis-dap.name=ARM CMSIS-DAP compatible
cmsis-dap.communication=USB
cmsis-dap.protocol=
cmsis-dap.program.protocol=
cmsis-dap.program.tool=pyocd
cmsis-dap.program.tool.default=pyocd
cmsis-dap.program.tool=openocd
cmsis-dap.program.tool.default=openocd
cmsis-dap.program.extra_params=
cmsis-dap.programmer.protocol=cmsis-dap

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