J-Link firmware for ST evaluation boards

15 June 2016 Test & Measurement

Segger has introduced J-Link firmware for the embedded ST-Link on STM32 Nucleo, STM32 Discovery and other microcontroller unit (MCU) evaluation boards from STMicroelectronics.

The upgrade turns a board’s ST-Link interface into a fully functional J-Link, which can then be employed to debug the board’s application processor. By upgrading to the J-Link firmware, developers will subsequently be able to set an unlimited number of breakpoints in Flash memory and debug their applications considerably faster.

The J-Link firmware offers compatibility with all major tool chains, including those using GDB (GNU Debugger), on all major host platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), while also attaining elevated operational benchmarks, including the fastest download speed into RAM and Flash memory, according to Segger.

The tool needed to upgrade the firmware of the onboard ST-Links can be downloaded free of charge from Segger’s website. If it ever becomes necessary to do so, the exchange process is completely reversible, restoring the original ST-Link functionality.

For more information contact Erich Nast, Avnet South Africa, +27 (0)11 319 8600, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za

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