Is STM32CubeIDE including a simulator in the debug mode?

[Zenk91]

Hi,

I am approaching for the first time with STM32nucleo board and I am using STM32CubeIde. The debug tool provides a simulator to test if the firmware is working properly? I mean a simulation tool like that of MPLAB IDE for PIC microcontrollers which provides a simulation tool in the debug mode. Thank you very much.

Regards.

[KnarfB]

No. You may attach one of the many cheap Nucleo boards or check out Keil MDK software.

hth

KnarfB

[S.Ma · Accepted solution]

Microcontrollers are deeply embedded and close to input and output stimulus, unless debugging pure sw algo, which points to matlab, running code in ddbug mode onto a nucleo board brings you closer to reality, power condumption, profiling, wcet, esd and emi rating, etc....

[Semer CHERNI]

Hello @Zenk91​ 

First let me thank you for posting.

In fact, I agree with @KnarfB​  and @S.Ma​  response.

I only want to point to another alternative. QEMU offer some sort of simulator for CortexM. You can find more details on there web site.

Kind regards,

Semer.

[Zenk91]

Thanks to all of you for your answers. After trying to work with this board, I realised that effectively it's more immediate to test the firmware with a physical board instead of performing simulations.

Regards.