Most universally supported cortex debug/programming probe

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Klemko
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Posted by Klemko: Fri. Mar 8, 2019 - 09:17 AM
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Hello,

 

currently 90% of my work is done on Atmel/Microchip SAM MCUs so i am working whit Atmel-ICE probe tool. I also do some light works whit ST MCUs, but then i just buy the development board, since it is so cheap, i just incorporate whole board in the final product. 

 

Now i am planning to expand to other manufacturers (NXP, TI, etc.) and i am wondering what is most universally supported probe. I have seen J-link from Segger being used a lot. Also my price range is under 200€. Thanks for suggestions in advance. 

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Posted by Kartman: Fri. Mar 8, 2019 - 10:57 PM
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J-link

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Posted by MGeo: Mon. Mar 11, 2019 - 07:38 PM
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+1 on J-link

 

If you have an STM32 Nucleo board to spare, see https://www.segger.com/products/...

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Posted by Klemko: Tue. Mar 12, 2019 - 07:37 AM
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Thanks for infos. Interesting article on converting Nucleo to J-link, but i will just buy the official one. I will get J-Link, but i am deciding between EDU(57€ on Farnell) and BASE(362€ on Farnell) model. But according to the official Segger compare site (https://www.segger.com/products/...), as far as i see there is no difference(except color) in performance?? So EDU is intended for educational and non commercial use? So if i buy that model and use it for my business, can there be any liability issues or compatibilty or something else? If this is the case, i really will jsut change Nucleo board to J-link, instead of getting BASE one.

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Posted by Kartman: Thu. Mar 14, 2019 - 08:30 AM
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Klemko wrote:
So if i buy that model and use it for my business, can there be any liability issues

What does Segger say?

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Posted by Klemko: Fri. Mar 15, 2019 - 07:00 AM
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That is the problem, only thing i coudl found about EDU version is that has limited customer support and nothing else.

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Posted by david.prentice: Fri. Mar 15, 2019 - 07:27 AM
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Look at the Terms and Conditions.
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I have an EDU. I am fairly certain that I had to agree before purchase.
I have not used it for years.
There is a model comparison chart somewhere.
They all do the basic functions.
The more expensive models have more bells and whistles.
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Posted by Klemko: Fri. Mar 15, 2019 - 01:11 PM (Reply to #7)
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I didnt had any terms and conditions to accept. I just added it in basket on Amazon whit a bunch of other stuff and payed whit paypal. Yes, i added the link to model chart few posts back up and according to it, there is 0 difference between EDU and BASE model. Yes, the more expensive ones do have unlimited flash poitns, ehternet,.. etc. The EDU has ALL the features i need, but i dont want to get into any legal problems, since now i started to develop products for real clients who pay me to develop final product. I dont want one of the to call me in 6months, telling me they cant certificate their product, because the software was developed on EDU hardware, or something similar.

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Posted by Lajon: Fri. Mar 15, 2019 - 03:09 PM
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? It's easy enough to find the product page for the EDU version where this is under Limitations:

Licensing and Support

  • J-Link EDU may only be used for non-commercial purposes. J-Link EDU does not include support.

/Lars

 

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Posted by Klemko: Tue. Mar 19, 2019 - 09:06 AM (Reply to #9)
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Thanks for info.

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