NXP Semiconductors MCU-Link Pro SWD Debug Probe

NXP Semiconductors MCU-Link Pro SWD Debug Probe is a feature-rich, low-cost debug tool for Arm® Cortex®-M based microcontrollers. The MCU-Link Pro can be used seamlessly with the MCUXpresso Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and is also compatible with 3rd party IDEs that support the CMSIS-DAP or J-Link protocols. The MCU-Link Pro includes a USB to UART bridge (VCOM) and USB to SPI and I2C for convenient in-system programming and host application development. 

The NXP Semiconductors MCU-Link Pro SWD Debug Probe is based on the LPC55S69 Microcontroller and features a high-speed USB interface for high-performance debug. The MCU-Link Pro is compatible with Windows 10, macOS, and Linux, and a free utility from NXP provides an easy way to install firmware updates. The USB bridge features are supported by free libraries available for all supported host operating systems.

Features

  • Microcontroller
    • LPC55S69 Dual Arm Cortex-M33 MCU running at up to 150MHz
  • Connectivity
    • High-speed USB host connection
    • Target UART to USB bridge
    • Target SPI and I2C bridges
  • Debug
    • SWD debug interface to target via 10-pin Coresight connector
    • SWO support for profiling, interrupt tracing, and low overhead data access
    • Target reset button
  • Other features
    • Energy and power measurement with two maximum current ranges
    • Option to power target at 1.8V or 3.3V, up to 400mA
    • Onboard, user-programmable LPC804 MCU for peripheral emulation
  • User interface
    • 7 probe status LEDs
  • Firmware options and upgrade support
    • CMSIS-DAP and SEGGER J-Link options1
    • Simple firmware update via USB
  • Supported devices2
    • All Kinetis Microcontrollers
    • K32L Series
    • LPC800 Series
    • LPC54000 Series
    • LPC5500 Series
    • i.MX RT10xx Series
    • i.MX RT600 Series
    • i.MX RT500 Series
    • i.MX RT117x/6x Family
  • Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
    • MCUXpresso IDE
    • IAR® Embedded Workbench
    • Arm KEIL® µVISION

1SEGGER firmware provides VCOM and SWD/SWO features only. J-Link firmware is limited to evaluation.

2MCU-Link Pro should be capable of supporting SWD debug on all NXP Cortex-M targets. The list shown is currently validated targets.

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NXP Semiconductors MCU-Link Pro SWD Debug Probe