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Visitor II
January 1, 2025
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Warning: The core is locked up

  • January 1, 2025
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Hi,

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I am getting a warning "The core is locked up" and a few more (please refer to the attached image).

I have also tried flashing with the hex file, but some flashing issue is observed. Screenshot 2025-01-01 174420.jpg

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    Best answer by Tesla DeLorean

    NUCLEO-H753ZI

    ST-LINK/V3

    Is the device secure, and potentially blocking/disabling SWD/JTAG connectivity?

    If you jumper BT0 and VDD does it behave differently?

    High Quality USB 2.0 Cable? Not charging cable

    Via Hub or Docking Station?

    Had it worked reliably before/earlier?

    Behaves this way on other computers?

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    Graduate II
    January 1, 2025

    NUCLEO-H753ZI

    ST-LINK/V3

    Is the device secure, and potentially blocking/disabling SWD/JTAG connectivity?

    If you jumper BT0 and VDD does it behave differently?

    High Quality USB 2.0 Cable? Not charging cable

    Via Hub or Docking Station?

    Had it worked reliably before/earlier?

    Behaves this way on other computers?

    Devank_JAuthor
    Visitor II
    January 2, 2025

    Hi Tesla DeLorean

     

    I am using the Nucleo-H753ZI with ST-LINK/V3

    Is the device secure, and potentially blocking/disabling SWD/JTAG connectivity? 

    • It is not blocking, I am able to connect it to target.

    If you jumper BT0 and VDD does it behave differently?

    • Yes, I changed the Boot pin 0 to VDD (Core under reset is observed).

    High Quality USB 2.0 Cable? Not charging cable

    • Yes, ST's provided cable

    Via Hub or Docking Station?

    • No

    Had it worked reliably before/earlier?

    • Yes

    Behaves this way on other computers?

    • Yes

     

    Regards,
    Devank J

     

     

    Visitor II
    January 7, 2026

    I had the same error and the issue was the "Start Address" value was wrong.

    I had accidentally selected the wrong file+filetype (.hex instead of .bin) and it erased my start address (and disabled the field). I had to select the correct file (the .bin file), then I tried filling the Start Address back in by typing

    0x08

    But that wasn't good enough. I had to fully type out

    0x08000000

    And then it worked correctly and I stopped getting the "Core is locked up" error.

     

    From your screenshot, it looks like you may have the same issue (wrong Start Address).