A problem about downloading bin code to my SAMA5D22 board

[Oleksandr]

I’m busy with developing board with SAMA5D22 CPU and W25Q16BV serial flash. The serial flash is connected to SPI1 to the following pins:

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CPU		Signal		SerialFlash

P9   (PA22)	SPCK		6 (CLK)
P10 (PA23)	MOSI		5 (DI)
N10 (PA24)	MISO		2 (DO)
L10 (PA25)	NPCS0		1 (CS)

Moreover, the signal NPCS0 passed via the NL17SZ126DFT2G buffer for choosing a boot source. This is an equivalent of the BOOT_DIS jumper on the SAMA5D2-Xplained board.

The state of fuses and buregs are:

sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a bootconfig -c readcfg:bscr -c readcfg:bureg0 -c readcfg:bureg1 -c readcfg:bureg2 -c readcfg:bureg3 -c readcfg:fuse
Opening serial port 'COM23'
Connection opened.
Executing command 'readcfg:bscr'
BSCR=0x00000000 / BUREG0
Executing command 'readcfg:bureg0'
BUREG0=0x00000000 / QSPI0_IOSET1,QSPI1_IOSET1,SPI0_IOSET1,SPI1_IOSET1,NFC_IOSET1,SDMMC0,SDMMC1,UART1_IOSET1,JTAG_IOSET1
Executing command 'readcfg:bureg1'
BUREG1=0x00000000 / QSPI0_IOSET1,QSPI1_IOSET1,SPI0_IOSET1,SPI1_IOSET1,NFC_IOSET1,SDMMC0,SDMMC1,UART1_IOSET1,JTAG_IOSET1
Executing command 'readcfg:bureg2'
BUREG2=0x00000000 / QSPI0_IOSET1,QSPI1_IOSET1,SPI0_IOSET1,SPI1_IOSET1,NFC_IOSET1,SDMMC0,SDMMC1,UART1_IOSET1,JTAG_IOSET1
Executing command 'readcfg:bureg3'
BUREG3=0x00000000 / QSPI0_IOSET1,QSPI1_IOSET1,SPI0_IOSET1,SPI1_IOSET1,NFC_IOSET1,SDMMC0,SDMMC1,UART1_IOSET1,JTAG_IOSET1
Executing command 'readcfg:fuse'
FUSE=0x00000000 / QSPI0_IOSET1,QSPI1_IOSET1,SPI0_IOSET1,SPI1_IOSET1,NFC_IOSET1,SDMMC0,SDMMC1,UART1_IOSET1,JTAG_IOSET1
Connection closed.

For writing to the serial flash chip the softpack.bin file using SAM-BA over USB interface I use the following command:
sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a serialflash:xxxx -c erase:0x8000:0x58000 -c write:softpack.bin:0x8000

For reading from the serial flash chip I use following command:
sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a serialflash:xxxx -c read: softpack.bin:0x8000:70656

And now a question: what command line parameters I should use for the serialflash command?

I used the following table for SPI Serial Flash configuration

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Instance	Peripheral		I/O Set		Chip Selects
0		SPI0			1, 2			0, 1, 2, 3
1		SPI1			1, 2			0, 1, 2, 3
1		SPI1			3			0, 1, 2
2		FLEXCOM0		1			0, 1
3		FLEXCOM1		1			0, 1
4		FLEXCOM2		1, 2			0, 1
5		FLEXCOM3		1, 2, 3		0, 1
6		FLEXCOM4		1, 2, 3		0, 1

to choose options that you can read in lines below:

sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a serialflash:3:1:0:33 -c read: softpack.bin:0x8000:70656
and
sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a serialflash:1:2:0:33 -c read: softpack.bin:0x8000:70656

In fact, I tried all the options, and SAM-BA could not connect to the flash…
As a result, I got the following error: Applet.qml: 232: Error: could not initialize the applet (status: 1)
What it means? How can I fix it? Help me, please. I’m open for any questions.

[blue_z]

I’m busy with developing board with SAMA5D22 CPU and W25Q16BV serial flash.

So you have a custom board.
What functional tests have you performed on your board to prove functionality?
What are the differences between your board versus the Atmel reference design represented by the SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra?
What modifications have you made to SAM-BA to account for these differences?
What version of SAM-BA are you using?

Regards

[Oleksandr]

>> What functional tests have you performed on your board to prove functionality?

No tests were performed because this is a new board

>> What are the differences between your board versus the Atmel reference design represented by the SAMA5D2 Xplained Ultra?

Other pins are used to connect the serial memory. I pointed them out above.

>> What modifications have you made to SAM-BA to account for these differences?

No changes were made to the SAM-BA. I use serialflash applet and its command line parameters

>> What version of SAM-BA are you using?

I use SAM-BA 3.2.1 version

[blue_z]

And now a question: what command line parameters I should use for the serialflash command?
...
In fact, I tried all the options, and SAM-BA could not connect to the flash…

The command help displays

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Syntax: serialflash:[<instance>]:[<ioset>]:[<npcs>]:[<frequency>]
Parameters:
    instance   SPI controller instance
    ioset      I/O set
    npcs       SPI chip select number
    frequency  SPI clock frequency in MHz

So for your case :
<instance> would be 1 for SPI1;
<ioset> would be 2 according to datasheet Table 6-2: Pin Description;
<npcs> would be 0 for NPCS0.
For `frequency`you seem to like 33, but for an untested new board, a much slower speed would be prudent.

No tests were performed because this is a new board

Then you don't seem to understand what functional tests are, and the sane way to bring-up a board.
Until you have tested voltages and clocks, and performed comprehensive memory tests, there are too many unknowns to start debugging software.


Regards

[Oleksandr]

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Part 1
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We checked all voltages and clocks. It is OK.

Now I have the following note.
After the reset signal on the SPI1 lines, we have a high logical level. Also after the reset signal, I see the pulses on these lines - the processor tries to load the data from the serial flash, but since the program is not there, the processor continues to execute its internal code and eventually launches the SAM-BA. At the same time, a high logical level is set on the lines of the SPI1. But when I execute the following command:

sam-ba -p usb -d sama5d2 -a serialflash:1:2:0:33 -c read:softpack.bin:0x8000:70656

on the lines SCL and MISO appears a low logical level. And this level stays there all the time. Why is this happening? Even if I execute again the serialflash applet on the lines SCL and MISO stays a low logical level.

Also I have an executing error of the serialflash applet: Applet.qml: 232: Error: could not initialize the applet (status: 1)


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Part 2
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In the previous message you said that:

>> Comprehensive memory analysis performed

How can I do it? Are there any specific tools for these purposes?

[Oleksandr]

Well, guys, the topic is closed.
The error was that the jtagsel line was pulled to high logical level.

Because of this, jtag also did not works.

On the scheme of the SAMA5D2-XULT is R128 resistor but beside it also is a label - DNP.... I did not pay attention to it.