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Started by dave_albert September 27, 2004
I'm having trouble getting my JTAG Wiggler to work
with an Olimex LPC-P1 (2106 based prototype board).
It works fine with my Olimex LPC2124 based prototype
board, but always gives me a "cable disconnected" or
"cannot enter debug mode" error. The board resets
properly when I start OCD Commander or ocdlibremote,
but then enters full run mode. I have tried this with
the DEBUG jumper on and off at all possible speed
settings for the Wiggler.

Is anyone else having this problem?




An Engineer's Guide to the LPC2100 Series

----- Original Message -----
From: "dave_albert" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: [lpc2000] JTAG problems with Olimex LPC2106 > I'm having trouble getting my JTAG Wiggler to work
> with an Olimex LPC-P1 (2106 based prototype board).
> It works fine with my Olimex LPC2124 based prototype
> board, but always gives me a "cable disconnected" or
> "cannot enter debug mode" error. The board resets
> properly when I start OCD Commander or ocdlibremote,
> but then enters full run mode. I have tried this with
> the DEBUG jumper on and off at all possible speed
> settings for the Wiggler.
>
> Is anyone else having this problem?

Both my genuine Wiggler and my own version of it work fine with the '2106 on
my boards.

Leon




--- In , "dave_albert" <david_albert@h...>
wrote:
> I'm having trouble getting my JTAG Wiggler to work
> with an Olimex LPC-P1 (2106 based prototype board).
> It works fine with my Olimex LPC2124 based prototype
> board, but always gives me a "cable disconnected" or
> "cannot enter debug mode" error. The board resets
> properly when I start OCD Commander or ocdlibremote,
> but then enters full run mode. I have tried this with
> the DEBUG jumper on and off at all possible speed
> settings for the Wiggler.
>
> Is anyone else having this problem?

there should be no reason ARM-JTAG/Wiggler to work on one and not
work on other board, it may be something with your software settings
if there are any.
BTW did you try Rowley's IDE? This is what we use with our ARM-JTAG
exclusively to test/program our development boards and it works just
fine, we never figured out how to use OCD/GNU tools (I'm definitely
not DOS fan) nor what is more important how to make them
program/debug with LPC flash.

Best regards
Tsvetan
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Buried in the Macraigor web site's FAQ is the following important
advice:

"What mode must my parallel port be in?

As far as the parallel port is concerned, a Wiggler is a simple uni-
directional device. It will work with the parallel port in any mode
EXCEPT "ECP". It will NOT work in ECP mode at all.

Remember, the mode is set in the CMOS bios of your computer."

Boot your desktop PC and get it into "setup" mode. On my computer,
you hit the DEL key just as it boots up to do this. Make sure that
the parallel port is NOT in ECP mode (the default for modern PCs). I
found that ECP mode gave me the "cable disconnected" message.

Good luck.
Jim Lynch



Hi Bobi,

> I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex bord &
> wiggler and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset
> work via the software) the same problem encunterd with the
> IAR C compiler when used with the Olimex LPC2106 board & wiggler
>
> As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2 categoris
>
> 1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC type to
> reset the CPU
> I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but as i can
> recall the first chip revision
> use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang up.
>
> 2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel the wiggler
> data transfer
>
> I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox C
> compiler as I can recall it work well with the Olimex wiggler
> and LPC2106 board !

That's amazing! You got an MSP430 compiler working with an ARM and
wiggler? ;-)

--
Paul Curtis, Rowley Associates Ltd http://www.rowley.co.uk
CrossWorks for MSP430, ARM, and (soon) Atmel AVR processors



Hi

I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex bord & wiggler
and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset work via the software) the same problem encunterd with the IAR C compiler when used with the Olimex LPC2106 board & wiggler

As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2 categoris

1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC type to reset the CPU
I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but as i can recall the first chip revision
use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang up.

2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel the wiggler data transfer

I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox C compiler as I can recall it work well with the Olimex wiggler and LPC2106 board !

Regards

Bobi
Message: 8
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:14:41 -0000
From: "dave_albert"
Subject: JTAG problems with Olimex LPC2106

I'm having trouble getting my JTAG Wiggler to work
with an Olimex LPC-P1 (2106 based prototype board).
It works fine with my Olimex LPC2124 based prototype
board, but always gives me a "cable disconnected" or
"cannot enter debug mode" error. The board resets
properly when I start OCD Commander or ocdlibremote,
but then enters full run mode. I have tried this with
the DEBUG jumper on and off at all possible speed
settings for the Wiggler.

Is anyone else having this problem?
---------------------------------




--- bobi catorski <> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex
> bord & wiggler
> and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset
> work via the software) the same problem encunterd
> with the IAR C compiler when used with the Olimex
> LPC2106 board & wiggler
>
> As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2
> categoris
>
> 1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC
> type to reset the CPU
> I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but
> as i can recall the first chip revision
> use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang
> up.
>
> 2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel
> the wiggler data transfer
>
> I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox
> C compiler as I can recall it work well with the
> Olimex wiggler and LPC2106 board !
>
> Regards
>
> Bobi >
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 14:14:41 -0000
> From: "dave_albert"
> Subject: JTAG problems with Olimex LPC2106
>
> I'm having trouble getting my JTAG Wiggler to work
> with an Olimex LPC-P1 (2106 based prototype board).
> It works fine with my Olimex LPC2124 based prototype
>
> board, but always gives me a "cable disconnected" or
> "cannot enter debug mode" error. The board resets
> properly when I start OCD Commander or ocdlibremote,
>
> but then enters full run mode. I have tried this
> with
> the DEBUG jumper on and off at all possible speed
> settings for the Wiggler.
>
> Is anyone else having this problem? >
> ---------------------------------
>



> I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex bord & wiggler
> and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset work via the
software) the same problem encunterd with the IAR C compiler when
used with the Olimex LPC2106 board & wiggler

IAR doesn't work correctly with Wiggler, this have nothing to do with
our boards

> As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2 categoris
>
> 1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC type to reset the
CPU
> I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but as i can recall
the first chip revision
> use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang up.

how did you solved this? can you check if LPC2106 is REV.B? this may
be due to the famous LPC Flash latchup in the first lot we received
from Philips, this is nothing to do with the reset schematic but with
silicon revision bug on LPC chip

> 2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel the wiggler data
transfer

which software this is related to? we have noticed IAR C-SPY works
well on slow computers and don't work on faster one, but this is
problem in IAR IDE not in our boards

> I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox C compiler as I
can recall it work well with the Olimex wiggler and LPC2106 board !

you are confusing something, Quadravox have no ARM compiler to the
best of my knowledge

the bottom line is:
our boards works only with compilers/IDEs which work too ;)
- never experienced any problems with Rowley's IDE
- never experienced any problems with OCD when working in RAM
- from time to time working with IAR C-SPY (after number of retries
etc). IAR are aware of this problem, but they just refuse to support
our low cost JTAG to may sell their 300 EUR Segger's J-LINK with
their compiler

Best regards
Tsvetan



Hi

I meant to write CROSSWORKS and insted i wrote quadravox !

regards

Bobi

Message: 5
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:49:31 +0100
From: "Paul Curtis"

Subject: RE: Re: JTAG problems with Olimex LPC2106

Hi Bobi,

> I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex bord &
> wiggler and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset
> work via the software) the same problem encunterd with the
> IAR C compiler when used with the Olimex LPC2106 board & wiggler
>
> As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2 categoris
>
> 1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC type to
> reset the CPU
> I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but as i can
> recall the first chip revision
> use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang up.
>
> 2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel the wiggler
> data transfer
>
> I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox C
> compiler as I can recall it work well with the Olimex wiggler
> and LPC2106 board !

That's amazing! You got an MSP430 compiler working with an ARM and
wiggler? ;-)

--
Paul Curtis, Rowley Associates Ltd http://www.rowley.co.uk
CrossWorks for MSP430, ARM, and (soon) Atmel AVR processors ________________________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------



I have 9 or 10 Olimex LPC-P2106. They are great boards. They always
had some problems with the Wiggler (needed speed 5 or above), but they
worked. Recently, I've been unable to get any of them to work with a
wiggler. I believe they are all rev B silicon. I have upgraded to
the latest Philips bootloader (although I don't know why this would
matter). I am running a genuine Wiggler with OCD Commander (I've
tried several versions) on a 2.4GHz P4 (Dell Dimension 4550) running
XP. The same setup works fine with my Olimex LPC-P2124 board.

I don't think reset is the problem because I see the same problem on
my 2106 based prototypes which have a real reset controller on-board.

any ideas?

--- In , "tsvetanusunov" <tusunov@m...> wrote:
> > I once encunterd the same problem with the Olimex bord & wiggler
> > and the OCD and it dosen't worked well (only reset work via the
> software) the same problem encunterd with the IAR C compiler when
> used with the Olimex LPC2106 board & wiggler
>
> IAR doesn't work correctly with Wiggler, this have nothing to do with
> our boards
>
> > As I recall the problem can be divided in to 2 categoris
> >
> > 1) Reset problem : the Olimex board use simple RC type to reset the
> CPU
> > I don't remember the chip (LPC2106)revision but as i can recall
> the first chip revision
> > use to have reset problem couse the chip to hang up.
>
> how did you solved this? can you check if LPC2106 is REV.B? this may
> be due to the famous LPC Flash latchup in the first lot we received
> from Philips, this is nothing to do with the reset schematic but with
> silicon revision bug on LPC chip
>
> > 2) Speed the computer speed is too high to handel the wiggler data
> transfer
>
> which software this is related to? we have noticed IAR C-SPY works
> well on slow computers and don't work on faster one, but this is
> problem in IAR IDE not in our boards
>
> > I manage to overcame the problem using the qudravox C compiler as I
> can recall it work well with the Olimex wiggler and LPC2106 board !
>
> you are confusing something, Quadravox have no ARM compiler to the
> best of my knowledge
>
> the bottom line is:
> our boards works only with compilers/IDEs which work too ;)
> - never experienced any problems with Rowley's IDE
> - never experienced any problems with OCD when working in RAM
> - from time to time working with IAR C-SPY (after number of retries
> etc). IAR are aware of this problem, but they just refuse to support
> our low cost JTAG to may sell their 300 EUR Segger's J-LINK with
> their compiler
>
> Best regards
> Tsvetan