[CLOSED] (re)calibrate J-Link

  • Hello,

    I just calibrated the current measurement of my J-Link Ultra+ while having nothing connected

    Code
    J-Link>Calibrate
    Please disconnect emulator from target.
    Press any key to start the calibration...
    Calibrating...Emulator already calibrated.
    No re-calibration necessary.
    Min=0.0mA Max=0.0mA Avg=0.0mA Offs=0.0mA...DONE

    So far so good.
    Then same with just a 5V to 3.3V LDO connected, so that its quiescent current will not be part of the measurement.

    Code
    J-Link>Calibrate
    Please disconnect emulator from target.
    Press any key to start the calibration...
    Calibrating...Emulator already calibrated.
    Emulator calibrated.
    Min=0.0mA Max=70.0mA Avg=14.0mA Offs=14.0mA...DONE

    Numbers are a bit high?, but ok ... after that the current in Ozone was always 0mA (in reality it should be around 1..13mA).
    With a bit more load, so I get 20..33mA,I can see the measurements again but as 4..17mA

    so I calibrated again with nothing connected:

    Code
    J-Link>Calibrate
    Please disconnect emulator from target.
    Press any key to start the calibration...
    Calibrating...Emulator already calibrated.
    No re-calibration necessary.
    Min=0.0mA Max=0.0mA Avg=0.0mA Offs=14.0mA...DONE

    no noticeable change. So again:

    Code
    J-Link>Calibrate
    Please disconnect emulator from target.
    Press any key to start the calibration...
    Calibrating...Emulator already calibrated.
    Emulator calibrated.
    Min=-1.0mA Max=-1.0mA Avg=-1.0mA Offs=-1.0mA...DONE

    but that does not change anything and further attempts give the same output.

    So I still have an offset of something like -14mA that does not go away and Ozone/J-Link won't display negative numbers so I won't get any useable output at all.

    What to do?

  • Hi,
    Thank you for your inquiry.

    We will answer you in the support ticket system regarding this.

    BR
    Fabian

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    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
    Our engineers will try to answer your questions between their projects if possible but this can be delayed by longer periods of time.
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  • Update:
    The following steps solved the issue:
    - In J-Link Commander, connect to the J-Link and issue the following command
    ResetConf
    - Powercycle the J-Link
    - In J-Link Commander, connect to the J-Link and issue the following command
    Calibrate

    BR
    Fabian

    Please read the forum rules before posting.

    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
    Our engineers will try to answer your questions between their projects if possible but this can be delayed by longer periods of time.
    Should you be entitled to support you can contact us via our support system: https://www.segger.com/ticket/

    Or you can contact us via e-mail.

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