STice in-circuit emulation systems for ST microcontrollers

The STice is STMicroelectronics' advanced in-circuit emulation system supporting application development and debugging for a range of ST microcontrollers. This advanced In-Circuit Emulation (ICE) system provides the most powerful emulation features such as code coverage, profiling, trace and advanced breakpoints, complemented with real time in-circuit debugging and in-circuit programming capabilities via ST proprietary protocols (SWIM and ICC) and industry standard (JTAG) protocol in order to offer start-to-finish application development for current and future ST microcontrollers. For improved cost-effectiveness, STice modularity allows users to order exactly what they need to develop for their target microcontroller. When ordering, users specify: • STice system (STICE-SYSxxx) with all active resources for emulation of a target microcontroller and connection to the host PC • STice connection accessories for connection to their application board, including: - Connection flex a 60 or 120 pin flexible cable for connection to the application - Connection adapter a package specific adapter that adapts the connection flex to the package of the target device - Adapter socket a package specific socket or connector that is soldered onto the application and receives the STice connection adapter

Please refer to the STice online accessory and part selector to determine the part numbers required based on the target microcontroller package. In combination with free ST Visual Develop (STVD) and ST Visual Programmer (STVP), STice provides unprecedented control of application development – from building and debugging applications, to programming the target microcontroller. Latest versions of both software are available for free download in the ST MCU Toolset.

Features and Benefits

Real-time debugging Application profiling for execution time or number of executions at instruction, source code or function level Coverage analysis on code (at instruction, source code and function levels) or data (for memory locations or variables) for the entire memory space Unlimited instruction breakpoints for the entire memory space of the target microcontroller Byte-level visibility of non-existent and write protected memory Trace of 128K records with time stamp Advanced breakpoints are feely configurable using the powerful four-level logic sequencer that allows users to... perform specific actions: • break • start/stop trace recording • recording of a snapshot in the trace • outputting the two output triggers • ... On occurrence of a specific event or series of events: • on a specific address or range of addresses • a specific data value with bit mask • a read, write or read/write access • stack operation access • ... • or any combination of these. Data breakpoints Non-intrusive read/write to memory and internal registers during emulation USB (2.0) host PC interface Power supply follower manages application voltage from 0.8 to 5.5 V Programmable emulation clock frequency from 32 kHz up to 200 MHz Two (2) output triggers Nine (9) external input triggers In-circuit debugging capability via ST standard SWIM and ICC protocols, and industry standard JTAG protocol In-circuit programming capability via ST standard SWIM and ICC protocols, and industry standard JTAG protocol

Ordering Information

The following STice systems can be ordered from STMicroelectronics' sales offices and distributors under the ordering codes: STICE-SYS001 Documents & Supported MCUs Note: All STICE-SYSxxx include STice with emulation boards (Main, Target and Peripheral) required for emulation of the supported target microcontrollers, plus the USB cable for connection to the host PC and the STice power supply. Accessories for connection to the user's application board (Flat cable, Device adapter and Application socket/connector) must be ordered seperately. For part numbers, please refer to the online accessories selector.

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Published on: 2007-06-08 (23402 reads)