Debugging issues with eclipse/command line

Trying to follow the instructions on ODrive firmware page and I’ve got stuck at debugging. If using git bash I get the following output:

Console Printout (collapsed)

tep@TEPW7L MINGW64 /c/Users/tep/Projects/P3035 - Infernal Contraption/SW/Firmware (master)
$ make gdb
arm-none-eabi-gdb build/ODriveFirmware.elf -x openocd.gdbinit
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Reading symbols from build/ODriveFirmware.elf…done.
GNU MCU Eclipse 64-bits Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0+dev-00478-g34180b9 (2017-06-07-21:41)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
WARNING: target/stm32f4x_stlink.cfg is deprecated, please switch to target/stm32f4x.cfg
Info : auto-selecting first available session transport “hla_swd”. To override use 'transport select '.
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target control. The results might differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
adapter_nsrst_delay: 100
none separate
openocd.gdbinit:1: Error in sourced command file:
Remote replied unexpectedly to ‘vMustReplyEmpty’: PacketSize=3fff;qXfer:memory-map:read+;qXfer:features:read+;qXfer:threads:read+;QStartNoAckMode+
(gdb)

Log file output:

Logfile (collapsed)

Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : clock speed 1800 kHz
Info : STLINK v2 JTAG v17 API v2 SWIM v4 VID 0x0483 PID 0x3748
Info : using stlink api v2
Info : Target voltage: 3.254183
Info : stm32f4x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
Info : accepting ‘gdb’ connection from pipe
Info : device id = 0x10076413
Info : flash size = 1024kbytes
Error: GDB missing ack(2) - assumed good
Info : dropped ‘gdb’ connection

When I use Eclipse it also doesn’t work, makes sense, but then get this output in the console window:

Console Printout (collapsed)

GNU MCU Eclipse 64-bits Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0+dev-00478-g34180b9 (2017-06-07-21:41)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
WARNING: target/stm32f4x_stlink.cfg is deprecated, please switch to target/stm32f4x.cfg
Info : auto-selecting first available session transport “hla_swd”. To override use 'transport select '.
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target control. The results might differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
adapter_nsrst_delay: 100
none separate
Started by GNU ARM Eclipse
Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : clock speed 1800 kHz
Info : STLINK v2 JTAG v17 API v2 SWIM v4 VID 0x0483 PID 0x3748
Info : using stlink api v2
Info : Target voltage: 3.252590
Info : stm32f4x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
Info : accepting ‘gdb’ connection on tcp/3333
Info : device id = 0x10076413
Info : flash size = 1024kbytes
undefined debug reason 7 - target needs reset
Info : dropped ‘gdb’ connection

I’ve wired in the rst on the STLINK as well. Any suggestions?

Can you do a skype session some evening (UK time)?
I’m in PST.

I am currently using the following version of openocd. Can you try to use that version and see if the problem persists?
GNU ARM Eclipse 64-bits Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0-00114-g8419536 (2017-04-18-21:56)

I think it’s this one.

I’m also having problems using Eclipse debug, would someone be able to post a good console window output . I get several different outputs and can’t connect on USB even after hitting resume. Windows 10 with Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0-00114-g8419536 (2017-04-18-21:56). Thanks.

When I launch the debug configuration in Eclipse, it works as expected. Note that I don’t have the reset line wired up, just SWD, SWC and GND.

The console print I get:

Console Printout (collapsed)

GNU ARM Eclipse 64-bits Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0-00114-g8419536 (2017-04-18-21:56)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
WARNING: target/stm32f4x_stlink.cfg is deprecated, please switch to target/stm32f4x.cfg
Info : auto-selecting first available session transport “hla_swd”. To override use 'transport select '.
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target control. The results might differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
adapter_nsrst_delay: 100
none separate
Started by GNU ARM Eclipse
Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : Unable to match requested speed 2000 kHz, using 1800 kHz
Info : clock speed 1800 kHz
Info : STLINK v2 JTAG v17 API v2 SWIM v4 VID 0x0483 PID 0x3748
Info : using stlink api v2
Info : Target voltage: 3.265469
Info : stm32f4x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
Info : accepting ‘gdb’ connection on tcp/3333
Info : device id = 0x10076413
Info : flash size = 1024kbytes
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x01000000 pc: 0x0800e654 msp: 0x20020000
adapter speed: 8000 kHz
semihosting is enabled
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x01000000 pc: 0x0800e654 msp: 0x20020000, semihosting
adapter speed: 8000 kHz
Info : Padding image section 0 with 8 bytes
Info : Padding image section 1 with 4 bytes
target halted due to breakpoint, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x61000000 pc: 0x20000046 msp: 0x20020000, semihosting
Warn : keep_alive() was not invoked in the 1000ms timelimit. GDB alive packet not sent! (1939). Workaround: increase “set remotetimeout” in GDB
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x01000000 pc: 0x0800e658 msp: 0x20020000, semihosting
adapter speed: 2000 kHz
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x01000000 pc: 0x0800e658 msp: 0x20020000, semihosting
===== arm v7m registers
(0) r0 (/32): 0x00000000
(1) r1 (/32): 0x00000000
(2) r2 (/32): 0x00000000
(3) r3 (/32): 0x00000000
(4) r4 (/32): 0x00000000
(5) r5 (/32): 0x00000000
(6) r6 (/32): 0x00000000
(7) r7 (/32): 0x00000000
(8) r8 (/32): 0x00000000
(9) r9 (/32): 0x00000000
(10) r10 (/32): 0x00000000
(11) r11 (/32): 0x00000000
(12) r12 (/32): 0x00000000
(13) sp (/32): 0x20020000
(14) lr (/32): 0xFFFFFFFF
(15) pc (/32): 0x0800E658
(16) xPSR (/32): 0x01000000
(17) msp (/32): 0x20020000
(18) psp (/32): 0x00000000
(19) primask (/1): 0x00
(20) basepri (/8): 0x00
(21) faultmask (/1): 0x00
(22) control (/2): 0x00
(23) d0 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(24) d1 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(25) d2 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(26) d3 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(27) d4 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(28) d5 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(29) d6 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(30) d7 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(31) d8 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(32) d9 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(33) d10 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(34) d11 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(35) d12 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(36) d13 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(37) d14 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(38) d15 (/64): 0x0000000000000000
(39) fpscr (/32): 0x00000000
===== Cortex-M DWT registers
(40) dwt_ctrl (/32)
(41) dwt_cyccnt (/32)
(42) dwt_0_comp (/32)
(43) dwt_0_mask (/4)
(44) dwt_0_function (/32)
(45) dwt_1_comp (/32)
(46) dwt_1_mask (/4)
(47) dwt_1_function (/32)
(48) dwt_2_comp (/32)
(49) dwt_2_mask (/4)
(50) dwt_2_function (/32)
(51) dwt_3_comp (/32)
(52) dwt_3_mask (/4)
(53) dwt_3_function (/32)

In Bash I get the exact same error as you @ParkedTom, and it doesn’t work.
Since it is reproducible, I can try to debug it. I am swarmed with lots of stuff to do, so it may take me a while to get around to this unfortunately. If someone in the community finds a solution please do let us know!

As for the Eclipse part, I don’t really know what is different. Let me dump the exact versions I’m using:

  • Windows 10 64 bit
  • Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers Version: Neon.3 Release (4.6.3)
  • GNU ARM Eclipse 64-bits Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0-00114-g8419536 (2017-04-18-21:56)
  • GNU gdb (GNU Tools for ARM Embedded Processors 6-2017-q1-update) 7.12.1.20170215-git
  • Debug configuration from ODriveFirmware\ODriveFirmware.launch without any modifications.

Yeah I should be around this coming Thursday (20th July) any time after 18:00BST?

Okay, just contact me on fb or email.

@madcowswe @ParkedTom

I am getting the same issue in git bash. Did you find out what was wrong?

Sorry no I haven’t found anything new since.