STLink upload does not work with STLink clones

[kiranshila]

Alright so me and @coyt have tried this and verified the problem. We both are using ST-Link V2 clones from Amazon and haven't had success uploading. We get errors that end in some variation of
Error: timed out while waiting for target halted

We have uploaded binaries using the official STM32CubeProgrammer utility with the fake device successfully.

We have tried editing the stlink.cfg in the OpenOCD scripts folder to account for the different PID/VID pair, but we get the same error.

I just got an official STLink V2-1 in the mail today and it works fine from PIO.

[ivankravets]

We've updated openOCD today. Could you try the upstream version of dev/platform? See docs https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/platforms/ststm32.html#stable-and-upstream-versions

Does it work?

[JarrettR]

What target processor, @kiranshila ?

I'm getting this same issue on an STM32F3, but not an STM32F1 Blue Pill

Blue Pill, works:

PS C:\Users\jrain\Documents\git\platform-ststm32\examples\libopencm3-blink> pio run --target upload -v
Processing bluepill_f103c8 (platform: ststm32; board: bluepill_f103c8; framework: libopencm3)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/ststm32/bluepill_f103c8.html
PLATFORM: ST STM32 > BluePill F103C8
HARDWARE: STM32F103C8T6 72MHz 20KB RAM (64KB Flash)
DEBUG: CURRENT(stlink) EXTERNAL(blackmagic, jlink, stlink)
Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF MODES: FINDER(chain) COMPATIBILITY(soft)
Collected 0 compatible libraries
FSramework incompatible library C:\Users\jrain\.platformio\lib\U8g2_ID942canning dependencies...

More details about "Library Compatibility Mode": https://docs.platformio.org/page/librarymanager/ldf.html#ldf-compat-mode
No dependencies
MethodWrapper(["checkprogsize"], [".pioenvs\bluepill_f103c8\firmware.elf"])
Memory Usage -> http://bit.ly/pio-memory-usage
DATA:    [          ]   0.0% (used 0 bytes from 20480 bytes)
PROGRAM: [          ]   1.0% (used 684 bytes from 65536 bytes)
.pioenvs\bluepill_f103c8\firmware.elf  :
section           size        addr
.text              684   134217728
.preinit_array       0   134218412
.init_array          0   134218412
.fini_array          0   134218412
.data                0   536870912
.bss                 0   536870912
.comment           126           0
.ARM.attributes     51           0
Total              861
<lambda>(["upload"], [".pioenvs\bluepill_f103c8\firmware.elf"])
AVAILABLE: blackmagic, dfu, jlink, mbed, stlink
CURRENT: upload_protocol = stlink
openocd -s C:\Users\jrain\.platformio\packages\tool-openocd -f scripts/interface/stlink.cfg -c "transport select hla_swd" -f scripts/target/stm32f1x.cfg -c "reset_config none" -c "program {.pioenvs\bluepill_f103c8\firmware.elf} verify reset ; shutdown;"
GNU MCU Eclipse 64-bit Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0+dev-00462-gdd1d90111 (2019-01-18-11:42)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
hla_swd
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target control. The results might differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
adapter speed: 1000 kHz
adapter_nsrst_delay: 100
none separate
none separate
Info : clock speed 1000 kHz
Info : STLINK V2J17S4 (API v2) VID:PID 0483:3748
Info : Target voltage: 3.281374
Info : stm32f1x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
Info : Listening on port 3333 for gdb connections
target halted due to debug-request, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x01000000 pc: 0x0800021c msp: 0x20005000
** Programming Started **
auto erase enabled
Info : device id = 0x20036410
Info : flash size = 64kbytes
target halted due to breakpoint, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x61000000 pc: 0x2000003a msp: 0x20005000
wrote 1024 bytes from file .pioenvs\bluepill_f103c8\firmware.elf in 0.106738s (9.369 KiB/s)
** Programming Finished **
** Verify Started **
target halted due to breakpoint, current mode: Thread
xPSR: 0x61000000 pc: 0x2000002e msp: 0x20005000
verified 684 bytes in 0.030845s (21.656 KiB/s)
** Verified OK **
** Resetting Target **
shutdown command invoked
=============================================================================================== [SUCCESS] Took 1.35 seconds ===============================================================================================

STM32F3:

PS C:\Users\jrain\Documents\git\8x6> pio run --target upload -v
Processing disco_f334c8 (upload_protocol: stlink; build_flags: -DF3; monitor_speed: 38400; platform: ststm32; board: disco_f334c8; framework: stm32cube)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/ststm32/disco_f334c8.html
PLATFORM: ST STM32 > ST 32F3348DISCOVERY
HARDWARE: STM32F334C8T6 72MHz 12KB RAM (64KB Flash)
DEBUG: CURRENT(stlink) ON-BOARD(stlink) EXTERNAL(blackmagic, jlink)
Warning! Cannot find a linker script for the required board! Firmware will be linked with a default linker script!
Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF MODES: FINDER(chain) COMPATIBILITY(soft)
Collected 15 compatible libraries
FSramework incompatible library C:\Users\jrain\.platformio\lib\U8g2_ID942canning dependencies...

More details about "Library Compatibility Mode": https://docs.platformio.org/page/librarymanager/ldf.html#ldf-compat-mode
Dependency Graph
|-- <u8g2> (C:\Users\jrain\Documents\git\8x6\lib\u8g2)
MethodWrapper(["checkprogsize"], [".pioenvs\disco_f334c8\firmware.elf"])
Memory Usage -> http://bit.ly/pio-memory-usage
DATA:    [          ]   4.4% (used 540 bytes from 12288 bytes)
PROGRAM: [=         ]   9.7% (used 6376 bytes from 65536 bytes)
.pioenvs\disco_f334c8\firmware.elf  :
section             size        addr
.isr_vector          392   134217728
.text               6304   134218120
.rodata               60   134224424
.init_array            4   134224484
.fini_array            4   134224488
.data                 12   536870912
.bss                 528   536870924
._user_heap_stack   1536   536871452
.ARM.attributes       42           0
.comment             126           0
.debug_frame          76           0
.stabstr             118           0
Total               9202
<lambda>(["upload"], [".pioenvs\disco_f334c8\firmware.elf"])
AVAILABLE: blackmagic, jlink, mbed, stlink
CURRENT: upload_protocol = stlink
openocd -s C:\Users\jrain\.platformio\packages\tool-openocd -f scripts/board/stm32f334discovery.cfg -c "program {.pioenvs\disco_f334c8\firmware.elf} verify reset ; shutdown;"
GNU MCU Eclipse 64-bit Open On-Chip Debugger 0.10.0+dev-00462-gdd1d90111 (2019-01-18-11:42)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
adapter speed: 1000 kHz
adapter_nsrst_delay: 100
Info : The selected transport took over low-level target control. The results might differ compared to plain JTAG/SWD
none separate
srst_only separate srst_nogate srst_open_drain connect_deassert_srst
Info : clock speed 1000 kHz
Info : STLINK V2J17S4 (API v2) VID:PID 0483:3748
Info : Target voltage: 3.221593
Info : stm32f3x.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints
Info : Listening on port 3333 for gdb connections
adapter speed: 1000 kHz
Error: timed out while waiting for target halted
TARGET: stm32f3x.cpu - Not halted
in procedure 'program'

embedded:startup.tcl:480: Error: ** Unable to reset target **
in procedure 'program'
in procedure 'program_error' called at file "embedded:startup.tcl", line 505
at file "embedded:startup.tcl", line 480
*** [upload] Error 1
================================================================================================ [ERROR] Took 3.39 seconds ================================================================================================

For reference, I can get the STM32F3 working with an official ST-Link with nRST connected. The clone's RST pin doesn't seem to work if used in that manner.

[kiranshila]

Ours was an STM32F3, but I just trashed the clone. It's like $15 for a nucleo that has an official stlink, so to get a development platform PLUS the debugger/uploader that will just work, it was worth it.

[JarrettR]

Also seems related to #167 which doesn't seem resolved, really.

I'd like to get this working :)

[saierd]

I had the same problem and just created #603 for it. With that change the upload works for me when I add

upload_resetmethod = none separate

to platformio.ini.

The same problem also exists when debugging. I could solve it there by specifying "openocd_extra_args": ["-c", "reset_config none separate"] in the debug section of my custom board definition's json file. I am not sure how this could be specified for existing boards, though.