Moving from AVR to STM32 -- starter questions

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January 5, 2011
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Posted on January 05, 2011 at 12:18

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Andrew Neil

Super User

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 14:20

''I do want simple debugging support out of the box''

I can confirm that the free Keil Evaluation download will do this.

I would very much suspect that IAR will, too (but haven't tried it).

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.

artvolkAuthor

Associate III

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 14:20

Thank you all for the responses!

I do want simple debugging support out of the box, that's one of the reasons I've ordered ST32VL-Discovery (haven't got it yet, though).

As far as I can tell from these and other forums, I have two possibilities to get OnChip debug support:

- Use STM32 Discovery with IAR or Keil (limited free versions or commercial)

- Use CoLinkEx (free, but works at least with F103 line)

Have I missed any options?

artvolkAuthor

Associate III

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 14:20

Thank you for the quick and accurate responses! Can't wait when my STM32VL-Discovery arrive :)

Tomas DRESLER

Associate II

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 14:20

Wrong piece? Nowadays Keil, IAR and others support ST-Link as a debug tool, too, and they have libraries for it integrated!

Andrew Neil

Super User

Posted on May 17, 2011 at 14:20

''i`m using usbscarab and oocdlink debuggers, both with usb + codesourcery + openocd + eclipse + zylin''

That's a whole lot of stuff that you've had to obtain, configure, and integrate!

And that is my point: when you get Keil or IAR (probably others), you get a complete package; with ''free'' (sic) open source, it seems to me, you have to put (a great deal of) effort into obtaining and assembling a ''system''

With the paid-for open-source offerings, it seems to me that the thing you pay for is having the supplier do all this work for you...

Again, this is just the impression of one having looked at it, but not actually done it.

''there is huge tutorial''

It is just ''huge'' because it's so complicated...?

;)

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.