With ST-link V3, is there an option to verify while programming like in ST-link V2?

[FArdi.1]

MCU is STM32L0.

The file I use to program has option bytes added with read-protection turned ON.

:020000041FF8E3
:0C0000000000FFFF7A80857FFF0000FFFA
:00000001FF

Using ST-link V3, I'm having this error: (see attached screenshot)

 

Command line:

stm32_programmer_cli -c port=SWD freq=8000 mode=UR -d "%FILE%" -v

It was ok if I use ST-link V2 with this command:

st-link_cli -c SWD FREQ=4000 UR -P %FILE% -V while_programming

[Mike_ST]

Hello,

I don't know such an option in STM32CubeProgrammer,

As you noticed, the verification is done after programming, so you'll have to set protection after verification.

[FArdi.1]

I just notice that the issue seems not about hardware (V2 or V3), but ST-link utility vs CubeProgrammer.

I used back V2 with CubeProgrammer and same hex file. Verify failed. It was working on ST-link utility (because it can verify while programming)

 

Thanks for your your suggestion to workaround this issue, but I can't use it until we have reliable return code (now: success and failed always return zero).

 

[Houda GHABRI]

Hi FArdi.1,

Verify Option is available for ST-Link V3 so I will check this issue and come back with updates soon.

Houda

[FArdi.1]

Do you mean the feature is available in ST-Link V3 hardware, but cannot be activated by STM32CubeProgrammer?

To avoid misunderstanding the title, I clarify again my intention.

The issue is about missing these two options:

1) while_programming

2) after_programming

This is taken from ST-LINK Utility help texts:

-P        Load a into device. Syntax: -P <File_Path> [<Address>] [ske] [skpv]
-V        Verify if the programming operation was performed successfully
          Syntax: -V <while_programming/after_programming>
          Note: The "while_programming" is the default type
-EL       Select a Custom external memory-loader. Syntax: -EL <File_Path>

I could not find these verify-options in STM32CubeProgrammer:

 -w8                    : Write a 8-bits data into device memory
     <address>          : Start address of download
     <8-bit_data>       : 8-bit data to be downloaded
                          values should be separated by space
 -v,     --verify       : Verify if the programming operation is achieved
                          successfully
 -r32                   : Read a 32-bit data from device memory
     <address>          : Read start address
     <size>             : Size of data

Anyway, I'll wait for your next update. Thanks

[Houda GHABRI · Accepted solution]

Hi @FArdi.1​ ,

Yes I confirm, verify option while programming is removed from STM32CubeProgrammer.

The verification is done after programming.

Houda

[FArdi.1]

Any plan to put that feature into STM32CubeProgrammer?

If not, do you have any suggestion on how to verify programming with file that has read-protection setting in it?