Kindly please help.
I am unable to write new programs even though recovering the bootloader on my xiao.
I bought 5 xiao’s.
Three of them died before I had programmed them 10 times.
(one was dead just write sample blink program without any circuit connection.)
I have re-written the bootloader using SEGGER J-Flash Lite V7.66c and J-Link for the 3 broken xiao.
After the recovering bootloader, the xiao USB devices are recognized by both Arduino IDE and PlatformIO.
But when I try to write the program, I get the following error.
If you know how to recover, kindly please let me know.
=======error log by platformIO=======
Verbose mode can be enabled via -v, --verbose option
CONFIGURATION: Redirecting...
PLATFORM: Atmel SAM (7.1.0) > Seeeduino XIAO
HARDWARE: SAMD21G18A 48MHz, 32KB RAM, 256KB Flash
DEBUG: Current (atmel-ice) External (atmel-ice, blackmagic, jlink)
PACKAGES:
framework-arduino-samd-seeed @ 1.8.1
framework-cmsis @ 2.50400.181126 (5.4.0)
framework-cmsis-atmel @ 1.2.2
tool-bossac @ 1.10700.190624 (1.7.0)
toolchain-gccarmnoneeabi @ 1.70201.0 (7.2.1)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder → Library Dependency Finder (LDF) — PlatformIO latest documentation
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain, Compatibility ~ soft
Found 27 compatible libraries
Scanning dependencies…
Dependency Graph
|-- DFRobotDFPlayerMini @ 1.0.5
|-- Servo @ 1.1.8
|-- SoftwareSerial
Building in release mode
Checking size .pio/build/seeed_xiao/firmware.elf
Advanced Memory Usage is available via “PlatformIO Home > Project Inspect”
RAM: [= ] 8.8% (used 2892 bytes from 32768 bytes)
Flash: [= ] 5.5% (used 14480 bytes from 262144 bytes)
Configuring upload protocol…
AVAILABLE: atmel-ice, blackmagic, jlink, sam-ba
CURRENT: upload_protocol = sam-ba
Looking for upload port…
Using manually specified: /dev/cu.usbmodem145401
Forcing reset using 1200bps open/close on port /dev/cu.usbmodem145401
Waiting for the new upload port…
Uploading .pio/build/seeed_xiao/firmware.bin
No device found on cu.usbmodem145401
*** [upload] Error 1
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Followings are my environment.
Mac mini (2018) core i5 macOS Monterey v12.4
ArduinoIDE 1.8.19
VS code 1.68.1 + PlatformIO core 6.0.2
One of them just died before being programmed 10 times? Is it still under warranty? If yes, I think you’d better mail them for a replacement. Hope somebody from seedstudio will look into your matter.
Do you have a Windows computer on hand? My suggestion is to use a Windows computer to see if the three xiao that cannot upload programs are available on win first. Some time ago we had problems with xiao uploading programs on mac.
I borrowed windows 10 from my father-in-law.
Then I wrote a program on the dead xiao with ArduinoIDE on win10, and it worked. (2/2)
After that, xiao came back to life and was successfully written with mac as well.
The remaining problem is that I have to borrow windows from my father-in-law every time xiao dies.
I hope there is some way to recover the program on mac only…
Another way to recover is to use the free nRF Connect from Nordic and Segger J-link Edu-mini ($20). With the Segger edu-mini you will need to make sure you supply an external 3.3V to the board you are trying to fix because the Segger edu-mini does not do that after the board is erased. Nordic has their chips go to 1.8V by default when you remove the firmware.
To revive the dead board after making all the wiring connections: go in nRF Connect under “Programming” and click to choose the J-link Device on top left. It will show up on the right side box. Load in the left side box the firmware from Seeed. Then “ERASE ALL”. After that, click on “Erase and Write” and it will burn it on the chip. Takes about 30 seconds for the entire thing once you connect all the wiring.
We are doing our best to find this problem, it is not clear whether it is a system or xiao problem, as we have not encountered this situation with the xiao we have.
I installed nRF Connect 3.11.1 macOS and connect my J-Link device. but unfortunately nRF Connect refused my device. It may caused my J-Link is not official product. (I bought it from AliExpress and was really cheap).
I’ll try again if I can get the official J-Link edu-mini.
I found issue is reproduced when I connect Xiao via bass-powered USB hub.
And it may not reproduce when I connect Xiao directly to Mac-mini by type-c to type-c connector.
Hope this info could help to understand this issue cause.
Yes, I have a fake Segger as well and does not work. Hard to find the Segger mini-edu it seems, may need to buy the larger Edu which I think is around $60. Also, some used the $2 ST-Link V2 or Black Magic Probe (Black Magic Probe - JeeLabs) The Raspberry pi may seem the easiest/cheapest after the Segger edu-mini.