Problem with the nRST pin in a STM32F100CBT6

[jvadillo]

Posted on January 19, 2012 at 20:58

We have a problem with the nRST pin of a STM32F100CBT6 microcontroller. We have been working on the problem for several days and we don�t find out what is exactly the cause of this problem.

The problem lies in the nRST pin. There is nothing but a pull-up 10KOhms and a 100nF capacitor connected on this pin, but the pin does't go high.

For an unknown reason we see an unstable signal on this pin during some seconds, that fluctuates around 2.5 Volts to 2.7 Volts. After a period of 1-10 seconds the reset signal goes to low and remains there forever. The only way to take the microcontroller out of the reset is to force a 3.3V level onto this pin. When the pin is again released, it behaves well during some seconds (3 to 20 seconds), then it starts the fluctuations during some seconds (20 seconds or more) and finally falls again to reset.

Power supply is applied through a linear regulator (LM1117-3.3) to all the VDD and VDDA pins. We have checked pin by pin that the voltage arrives well to all the supply pins. Decoupling capacitors for each power supply pin pair are 100nF and are located very close to the microcontroller (2-3 mm away). Power supply is stable and does not have any fluctuations. It is also accurate, as we have measured a level of 3.37V with an oscilloscope and two different multimeters.

We have built 2 boards with this microcontroller and we have exactly the same problem.

Sometimes the reset signal stays high during enough time to program the microcontroller. The problems happens with the microcontroller erased and with the microcontroller programmed. In the second case (microcontroller programmed) we use HSE and we can see that the crystal clock works properly (8MHz). However, WE DO SEE THE SAME FLUCTUATIONS superimposed to the clock signal. We have checked the PCB and there are no shorts or couplings between the clock lines and the nRST (although we see that they connect to the microcontroller through contiguous pins).

We have also tried to remove the crystal and to run from the HSI Clock (Hi Speed Internal Clock) but the problem with the nRST stays there.

We have tried to remove the capacitor and the pull-up resistor, and the problem is the same, although the fluctuation levels are a little bit lower

We have the IWDG disconnected and the only thing that is now soldered on both boards is the microcontroller and the regulator (with its decoupling 470uF capacitors and the input and the output of the regulator)

The ONLY way to make the system go out of reset is to make a short-circuit (a 56 ohm resistor) between the nRST pin and the 3.3V voltage rail, but we cannot then reprogram the device (our JTAG cannot make the nRST pin low under these conditions).

We are looking desesperately for a solution. Please help us.

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[Dthum.1]

Hi all,

I have a similar type of issue I am using the stm32G0 series controller in which NRST pin voltage is dropping from 1.8 volts to 1.3 volts(ideally I guess it should not drop).

I am doing two things

1) watchdog reset(iwdg)

2) external reset on

after doing MCU powering on and I tried to generate the watchdog reset in MCU. at that time MCU is properly reset

after that, I am doing the external reset. it is also working properly.but after doing this external reset and then I tired to generate the watchdog reset at that time below two things happening

1) NRST pin voltage is dropping from 1.8 volt to 1.3 volt(remain same if not giving any external reset again).

2) watchdog reset does not happen in MCU.

Hardware setup at NRST pin

 

can someone please help me out on this

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[KVijay32]

I was facing same problem, just place 10K resistance at VCC and NRST pin and .1uf at NRST to Gnd .connection should be as short as possible ,place 10 uf capacitor at VCC and gnd

[NghieuPickon]

I had the same problem with STM32F103C8T6.
In my case, when I measured the voltage on the NRST vs GND pin, the voltage value was about 0.2V. I suspected that there was some "line" short-circuiting NRST and GND. Then I measured the resistance between NRST vs GND and the measured value was about 0.5k ohm. I measured another circuit that worked well and the resistance value between NRST vs GND was about 1m ohm.
So I tried to "clean up" the space between NRST and GND pins. It turned out that when I soldered the chip to the PCB without cleaning the pins, some solder paste got stuck between these 2 pins. After I cleaned it up, I got the circuit running well.

[SofLit]

No need for an external pull up resistor as there is already an internal one.

From STM32G0 datasheet: