Topic : Use of Ride 7 and RLink with my own ST M3 Board

Forum : ARM

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September 26, 2009 - 3:52am
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I recently acquired a Primer2 which I will use to become familiar with the ST M3 chips, but I want to eventually write some applications where I will be using my own board, and it will require more than 32K of code.

My question is would this be possible? Or does the software only work with your demo boards, even if I use a RLink debugger?

Thanks

Cecil
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September 27, 2009 - 8:24pm
Guest

I did a little searching and I found the following but I still have a question;

1. Your can buy a 68 euro license to allow unlimited code debugging with the Primer2
2. From some of the comments some users are using the RLink Standard (99 euros) tool to debug their own boards, but I'm not 100% sure due to the website being full of vague marketing material and a lack of clearly defined limits.

So my question is can someone who is a position to be 100% certain if the RLink standard while using Rider7 software will support my own board that will be using ST M3 Cortex chips. I will be using the STM32G103XX, 105, and 107 versions of the chips.

My interest is due to my hobby so I have limited funds to buy tools but they need to do what I need.

Thanks
Cecil
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September 28, 2009 - 10:52am
Raisonance Support Team

Hi Cecil,

The RLink Standard is unlimited for programming, but is limited to 32KB of code for debugging.
On Primer2 you can buy the Pro version if you want unlimited debugging.

Regards,
Bruno
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October 5, 2009 - 3:09am
Guest

Additional questions to clear a previous unanswered question;

If I buy the RLink Standard which has a 32K debug limit will I be able to connect it to my own target and debug it?
Will also the RLink Pro be able to connect to my own target board?

By my own target, I mean a non Raisonace board that I will put together, as an example I would use a Olimex development board and add in my own circuits to it.

Thanks

Cecil
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October 5, 2009 - 8:26am
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Yes, both RLink and RLink pro are provided with 20 pin adapters to be connected to your own board. The difference between them is the 32K limit (for debugging only, not for programming). Both handle both JTAG and SWD protocols.