DFR0229 SD card module and Arduino Nano BLE 33 Sense

[asalice]

Hello,

I am trying to use an Arduino Nano BLE 33 Sense with a DFR0229 SD card module.
I have made these connections and a SD card is inserted :

MISO = D12
SCK = D13
SS = D4
MOSI = D11
GND = GND
5V = Vin

When I try to compile the SD/CardInfo example I get this message :

09:07:15.138 -> 
09:07:15.138 -> Initializing SD card...initialization failed. Things to check:
09:07:15.138 -> * is a card inserted?
09:07:15.138 -> * is your wiring correct?
09:07:15.138 -> * did you change the chipSelect pin to match your shield or module?

CardInfo example :

  SD card test

  This example shows how use the utility libraries on which the'
  SD library is based in order to get info about your SD card.
  Very useful for testing a card when you're not sure whether its working or not.

  The circuit:
    SD card attached to SPI bus as follows:
 ** MOSI - pin 11 on Arduino Uno/Duemilanove/Diecimila
 ** MISO - pin 12 on Arduino Uno/Duemilanove/Diecimila
 ** CLK - pin 13 on Arduino Uno/Duemilanove/Diecimila
 ** CS - depends on your SD card shield or module.
 		Pin 4 used here for consistency with other Arduino examples


  created  28 Mar 2011
  by Limor Fried
  modified 9 Apr 2012
  by Tom Igoe
*/
// include the SD library:
#include <SPI.h>
#include <SD.h>

// set up variables using the SD utility library functions:
Sd2Card card;
SdVolume volume;
SdFile root;

// change this to match your SD shield or module;
// Arduino Ethernet shield: pin 4
// Adafruit SD shields and modules: pin 10
// Sparkfun SD shield: pin 8
// MKRZero SD: SDCARD_SS_PIN
const int chipSelect = 4;

void setup() {
  // Open serial communications and wait for port to open:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only
  }


  Serial.print("\nInitializing SD card...");

  // we'll use the initialization code from the utility libraries
  // since we're just testing if the card is working!
  if (!card.init(SPI_HALF_SPEED, chipSelect)) {
    Serial.println("initialization failed. Things to check:");
    Serial.println("* is a card inserted?");
    Serial.println("* is your wiring correct?");
    Serial.println("* did you change the chipSelect pin to match your shield or module?");
    while (1);
  } else {
    Serial.println("Wiring is correct and a card is present.");
  }

  // print the type of card
  Serial.println();
  Serial.print("Card type:         ");
  switch (card.type()) {
    case SD_CARD_TYPE_SD1:
      Serial.println("SD1");
      break;
    case SD_CARD_TYPE_SD2:
      Serial.println("SD2");
      break;
    case SD_CARD_TYPE_SDHC:
      Serial.println("SDHC");
      break;
    default:
      Serial.println("Unknown");
  }

  // Now we will try to open the 'volume'/'partition' - it should be FAT16 or FAT32
  if (!volume.init(card)) {
    Serial.println("Could not find FAT16/FAT32 partition.\nMake sure you've formatted the card");
    while (1);
  }

  Serial.print("Clusters:          ");
  Serial.println(volume.clusterCount());
  Serial.print("Blocks x Cluster:  ");
  Serial.println(volume.blocksPerCluster());

  Serial.print("Total Blocks:      ");
  Serial.println(volume.blocksPerCluster() * volume.clusterCount());
  Serial.println();

  // print the type and size of the first FAT-type volume
  uint32_t volumesize;
  Serial.print("Volume type is:    FAT");
  Serial.println(volume.fatType(), DEC);

  volumesize = volume.blocksPerCluster();    // clusters are collections of blocks
  volumesize *= volume.clusterCount();       // we'll have a lot of clusters
  volumesize /= 2;                           // SD card blocks are always 512 bytes (2 blocks are 1KB)
  Serial.print("Volume size (Kb):  ");
  Serial.println(volumesize);
  Serial.print("Volume size (Mb):  ");
  volumesize /= 1024;
  Serial.println(volumesize);
  Serial.print("Volume size (Gb):  ");
  Serial.println((float)volumesize / 1024.0);

  Serial.println("\nFiles found on the card (name, date and size in bytes): ");
  root.openRoot(volume);

  // list all files in the card with date and size
  root.ls(LS_R | LS_DATE | LS_SIZE);
}

void loop(void) {
}

Does anyone can help?

[PaulRB]

@asalice

DFR0229 SD card module

Is that module compatible with 3.3V Arduino?

Maybe post some clear, bright photos of the circuit so that each wire can be clearly seen.

[asalice]

@PaulRB

Is that module compatible with 3.3V Arduino?

I haven't found any information about this.

Here are some pictures, I hope it is clear enough.

[PaulRB]

There is a very helpful piece of equipment every Arduino user should have called a "breadboard". It makes building a prototype circuit much simpler and less fragile. Both your Arduino and SD card module can be plugged directly into the breadboard.

Those connecting wires you are using are notoriously unreliable. Test the continuity of each one, or better still, replace them with solid core wire laid flat on the breadboard. This will also make the circuit much easier to photograph so that forum members can check the circuit for you.

[PaulRB]

@asalice

I haven't found any information about this.

That might be because it is suitable only for 5V Arduino.

[asalice]

Update: I have tried with an arduino Uno board and it hasn't worked neither, the initialization failed message doesn't even appear.
However when I compile on another computer of a colleague, it works on both Nano and Uno. We don't understand, we are using the same IDE's version.

Does anyone has an idea?