Segger J-Link with Adafruit Feather nRF52832

The Adafruit Feather nRF52832 provisions pads for a surface-mounted 2x5 0.05" SWD connector.
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Adafruit provides a full tutorial for debugging at Can I use GDB to debug my nRF52832? with Segger J-Link and JLinkGDBServer.
Soldering the SWD connector was neither easy nor difficult, it just required a sharp solder iron tip and patience. Let's hope next iteration of the board would come with the SWD connector soldered.

Because the Adafruit Feather nRF52 boards run on FreeRTOS, J-Link requires specific plug-ins. 

​Ozone manages FreeRTOS better than the command-line J-Link utility and is thus strongly recommended. 
However, Ozone requires a specific procedure.
  • First, executable must be uploaded.
  • Then, start debugging with Ozone with the Attach to running program option.

For other boards, both steps are combined with the Download and Reset Program option.

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​Posted: Aug 08, 2017
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