Which debug probes are supported by LPCXpresso IDE with which MCUs?

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Primary debug probes

The following debug probes are directly supported by LPCXpresso IDE for general debug connections:

LPC-Link2

The LPC-Link2 debug probe is available as a standalone debug probe or built into LPCXpresso V2 and LPCXpresso V3 boards.

When used in conjunction with the LPCXpresso automatically downloads CMSIS-DAP or "Redlink" firmware into the RAM of the probe. LPC-Link2 can then be used with LPCXpresso IDE to debug all NXP LPC Cortex-M MCUs.

However, the debugging of LPC2000 (ARM7) / LPC3000 (ARM9) parts is not supported by LPCXpresso IDE via LPC-Link2.

Note: CMSIS-DAP and J-Link firmware images suitable for programming into flash (using LPCScrypt) are also available for LPC-Link2 (see below).

CMSIS-DAP enabled debug probes

CMSIS-DAP is a debug probe protocol defined by ARM. Implementations are available for a number of development boards and debug probes, including:

• LPC-Link2 debug probes

• LPCXpresso V2 / V3 boards

• LPCXpresso CD boards

• Various mbed compatible boards, including LPC800-MAX, LPCXpresso824-MAX, mbed LPC1768 and Embedded Artists LPC4088 QuickStart Board

• Keil uLink-ME and uLink2 debug probes

CMSIS-DAP support has been implemented in LPCXpresso IDE as a layer in the "Redlink" protocol. This enables CMSIS-DAP debug probes to be used with LPCXpresso IDE to debug all NXP LPC Cortex-M MCUs. However the debugging of LPC2000 (ARM7) / LPC3000 (ARM9) parts is not supported.

LPC-Link

The LPC-Link (or LPC-Link1) probe is built in to the original LPCXpresso board. It can be used with LPCXpresso IDE to debug the following MCU series:

• LPC2000 (ARM7) / LPC3000 (ARM9)

• LPC800 (Cortex-M0+)

• LPC1100 (Cortex-M0) - excluding LPC11xxLV

• LPC1200 (Cortex-M0)

• LPC1300 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC1700 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC1800 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC4000 (Cortex-M4)

• LPC4300 (Cortex-M4 + Cortex-M0)

  • only a single debug connection can be made at a time.

Note: Debugging of parts released in 2014 and later (including LPC11U6x, LPC11E6x, LPC1500 and LPC5410x) may work with LPC-Link, but are not tested or supported combinations.

Red Probe+

A debug probe produced by Code Red Technologies before their acquistion by NXP, Red Probe+ (and the earlier Red Probe) can be used with LPCXpresso IDE to debug the following MCU series:

• LPC2000 (ARM7) / LPC3000 (ARM9)

• LPC800 (Cortex-M0+)

• LPC1100 (Cortex-M0)

• LPC1200 (Cortex-M0)

• LPC1300 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC1700 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC1800 (Cortex-M3)

• LPC4000 (Cortex-M4)

• LPC4300 (Cortex-M4 + Cortex-M0)

  • only a single debug connection can be made at a time.

Note: Debugging of parts released in 2014 and later (including LPC11U6x, LPC11E6x, LPC1500 and LPC5410x) may work with Red Probe+, but are not tested or supported combinations.

RDB1768 development board

A development board produced by Code Red Technologies before their acquistion by NXP, the built-in debug probe (RDB-Link) on this board can be used for debugging by LPCXpresso IDE. Note that only the onboard LPC1768 MCU can be debugged.

RDB4078 development board

A development board produced by Code Red Technologies before their acquistion by NXP, the built-in debug probe on this board is closely related to the LPC-Link2 hardware and can be used for debugging by LPCXpresso IDE using automatically downloaded "redlink" firmware. Note that only the onboard LPC4078 MCU can be debugged.

GDB Server debug connections

Support for GDB server based debug connections is also provided by LPCXpresso IDE. This feature enables the use of 3rd party debug probes, such as Segger J-Link and P&E Micro Multilink. When debugging with GDB server connections, some functionality may be disabled (such as peripheral views and trace).

For more information on using Segger J-Link with LPCXpresso, visit:  http://www.segger.com/nxp-lpcxpresso.html

• Note that as well as allowing the use of Segger J-Link debug probes, the GDB server support in LPCXpresso IDE also supports debugging using the J-Link firmware that is available for the LPC-Link2 debug probe and LPCXpresso V2/V3 boards.

For more information on P&E Micro's GDB server and debug probes, visit : P&E Microcomputer Systems: Over 30 years as an Industry leader in Embedded Systems Development Tools...