Flashing LPC5536

[VasiliuVlad]

Controller: NXP LPC 5536
Debugger (NXP DAP debugger probe)

Problem Description :
There are actually 2 problems : )

Problem 1 : LPC5536 can be flash only using the target LPC55s36 (same family) using --target lpc5536 simply does not work.
(I can sent a trace, but I know that this target never worked properly to begin with. I have always used lpc55s36 which always worked fine.... until now :-) )

Problem 2 : If the controller is completely new (never flashed) , then the flashing fails(even with -- target lpc55s36) .

03355 D Analyze time: 0.000130 [builder]
0003355 D Using double buffer sector erase program [builder]
[                                                  ]   0%0003355 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0003364 D reset, core 0, type=SW_SYSTEM [cortex_m]
0005474 W Core #0 is not accessible after reset [cortex_m]
0005476 D uninit session <pyocd.core.session.Session object at 0x7fc951770b90> [session]
0005476 D uninit board <pyocd.board.board.Board object at 0x7fc9507e66f0> [board]
0005478 E Error during board uninit: [session]

I have noticed that SW_SYSRESET reset fails and I was able to track it until CortexM_LPC5500 > There is a "default reset type". I have set this to SW_CORE or SW EMULATED instead of SW_SYSRESETREQ and it will be able to flash 1 time correctly. Then I must switch back to SW_SYSRESETREQ and the flashing will work as intended.

0000952 D Analyze time: 0.000073 [builder]
0000952 D Using double buffer sector erase program [builder]
[                                                  ]   0%0000952 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0000961 D reset, core 0, type=SW_EMULATED [cortex_m]
0000961 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0000994 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0000994 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0000994 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0000996 D reset: core was halted after non-halting reset; now resuming [cortex_m]
0000996 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0000996 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0000996 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001017 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001017 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001017 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001024 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001024 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001024 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   0%0001033 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001034 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001034 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   0%0001043 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001043 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001043 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   1%0001053 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]

the second time flashing with the SW_CORE / SW_EMULATED

Using double buffer sector erase program [builder]
[                                                  ]   0%0000998 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0001007 D reset, core 0, type=SW_EMULATED [cortex_m]
0001007 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0001041 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001041 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001041 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001043 D reset: core was halted after non-halting reset; now resuming [cortex_m]
0001044 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001044 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001044 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001065 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001065 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001065 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0006067 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0006070 D flash operation timed out; IPSR=3 [flash]
0006070 D uninit session <pyocd.core.session.Session object at 0x7027175ba3c0> [session]
0006070 D uninit board <pyocd.board.board.Board object at 0x7027168286b0> [board]
0006071 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0006071 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0006071 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0006075 D closing interface [pyusb_backend]
0006076 C flash init timed out [__main__]

now the other reset type will work

0000801 D Analyze time: 0.000130 [builder]
0000801 D Using double buffer sector erase program [builder]
[                                                  ]   0%0000801 D halting core 0 [cortex_m]
0000902 D reset, core 0, type=SW_SYSTEM [cortex_m]
0001044 D reset: core was halted after non-halting reset; now resuming [cortex_m]
0001045 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001045 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001045 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001070 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001070 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001070 D bps after flush={} [manager]
0001079 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001079 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001079 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   0%0001089 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001090 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001090 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   0%0001100 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001101 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]
0001101 D bps after flush={} [manager]
[                                                  ]   1%0001111 D resuming core 0 [cortex_m]
0001111 D added=[] removed=[] [manager]

I suppose that if SW_SYSRESETREQ fails, a retry is necessary with SW_CORE in order to work ... but I don't know how to modify the code in order to obtain this behavior.

[VasiliuVlad]

After a little more digging, the only thing that seems to work is (target_lpc5500.py line 362 )

    def reset(self, reset_type):
        # unlock debug access after reset
        try : 
            super(CortexM_LPC5500, self).reset(reset_type)
        except:
            super(CortexM_LPC5500, self).reset(self.ResetType.HW) 

(Which, for me, looks like a "bring a bigger hammer" solution).
With this, I can flash also the completely new controllers and old ones.

I know that it is hard to get completely new controllers. I still like 80 left, which I will flash tomorrow. If somebody wants me to try something else, then I am happy to do it.