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drbarryh
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2 months ago

Ashling RISC Free IDE fails to download ELF file

Hello ALTERA NIOSV Experts, I have been trying to execute an application using a NIOSV CPU with the Ashling RISC Free IDE. The problem is that when trying to download the elf file to a MAX10 ALTERA ...
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Rejeesh_Ashling
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1 month ago

Hi Dr Barry H,

Given that 'Auto-detect Scan Chain' is working well, JTAG access is not broken. A second look at the error message suggests Ashling RiscFree is unable to communicate with the Nios V core, which can happen if the core is the being held in reset state (or otherwise not running/responding).

To further analyse the issue, could you please collect and share the following:

1. Share low level probe logging file generated by Ashling RiscFree:

In the 'Debugger' tab of the launch configuration, add the following to 'Additional command-line arguments' field. 

--probe-log-level 7 --probe-log-path <path\to\store\log\file>

Then re-launch the debug session. A log file (*.bin) should be generated at the specified location; please share that file.

2. Share 'jtagconfig' output:

From the Nios V shell, please run:   

 jtagconfig -d

…and share the full output.

Regards,

Rejeesh

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1 month ago

Hi Rajeesh, I was trying to follow your instructions for generating a level 7 log file but i got an error message and the gdb failed to run. Here is the exact command line i put in the In the 'Debugger' tab of the launch configuration, in the 'Additional command-line arguments' field. The Directory D:/Intel_Alter_TSE_Solution/25.1std_max10_package/25.1std_max10_package/software/log_dir does exist, i created it myself ::

--probe-log-level 7 --probe-log-path "D:/Intel_Alter_TSE_Solution/25.1std_max10_package/25.1std_max10_package/software/log_dir"

Error in GDB server launch sequence

Ashling GDB Server for RISC-V (ash-riscv-gdb-server).

v25.2.1, 09-May-2025, (c)Ashling Microsystems Ltd 2024.

Setting probe log level to 0x7.

Error: Error: Cannot open probe log file in specified/default directory: d:\intel_alter_tse_solution\25.1std_max10_package\25.1std_max10_package\software

Ashling GDB Server for RISC-V (ash-riscv-gdb-server).

v25.2.1, 09-May-2025, (c)Ashling Microsystems Ltd 2024.

Setting probe log level to 0x7.

Error: Error: Cannot open probe log file in specified/default directory: d:\intel_alter_tse_solution\25.1std_max10_package\25.1std_max10_package\software

I have attached a screenshot which shows the debugger  setup page

Can you please take a look and see what the problem is here ?

Thanks, Dr Barry H