Modifying ESC32 firmware

[sandmen]

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

... DEBUGGING ... Did anybody mention 'BUGs' here?! We need to hunt 'em down

Hi,

well, although the STM discovery boards are affordable 'debugging' solutions I wouldn't spent my money on them.
Segger is selling their J-Link debugger - which can be used to debug any brand and nearly all ARM cores - for $49 for non-commercial use (it's called J-LINK EDU http://www.segger.com/j-link-edu.html).

So, go ahead, get one of them together with an OLIMEX ARM-JTAG-20-10 adapter (https://www.olimex.com/Products/ARM/JTA ... TAG-20-10/) and you have a hardware that's supported by nearly every IDE out there.

Kind regards
aBUGSworstnightmare

Segger J-Link EDU with OLIMEX 20-to-10 pin JTAG adapter

P.S. when looking for a free IDE you should also have a look at emIDE http://www.emide.org

[JussiH]

Joerg, I have problem free operations of the ST-link on a discoveryF4 board. It just works, and is cheap as chips...

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

[Max]

I find this kind of artificial limit setting (eg. the number of breakpoints you may have in YOUR project) utterly insulting and absurd. Buying a device and then being told what you can and can't use it for? No thanks. Old business trying to hang on to their old ways. I'd probably look at OpenOCD at this point if I need to debug multiple MCU types.

-Max

[aBUGSworstnightmare]

Hi,

don't get me wrong! It wasn't my opinion to start a discussion about JTAG/SWD debuggers. A lot of good tools were out there, so it's 'your choice' which one to choose.

When I go to my 'armory room' to get prepared for a new mission I have a vast array to choose from. But's that's because dealing with MCU's is my business. And: I also carry two discovery boards --> never told they're bad!

JTAG/SWD debuggers which supports STM32 MCUs

upper row, left to right
STM32F0 discovery, STM32F4 discovery, IAR JTAG lite

lower row, left to right
J-Link EDU, J-Link Ultra+, Crossworks for ARM

Those were only the ones which support debugging STM32 MCUs. The're more for i.e. Stellaris/Tiva, Fujitsu, ...

CONCLUSION: Choose whichever JTAG/SWD debugger you want to use, but keep in mind that not every debugger<->IDE combination will work!

Joerg
aBUGSworstnightmare