In a modern development workflow both command-line and a graphical user interface has its place. On the GUI side, Eclipse is famous that it offers many different ways to accomplish something which is great. But sometimes I continue to use … Continue reading
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MCUXpresso Eclipse IDE Mouse Tips & Tricks
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New NXP MCUXpresso Eclipse IDE v11.0
A few days ago NXP has released a new version of their Eclipse IDE flagship: the MCUXpresso IDE v11.0. The previous v10.3.1 was released back in Feb 2019, and the 11.0 now in June this year matches up with the … Continue reading
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Visualizing Global Variables while Target is Running with Eclipse and MCUXpresso IDE
By default, Eclipse provides ‘stop-mode-debugging’: in order to inspect the target code and data, I have to stop the target. But with the right extensions as present in the Eclipse based MCUXpresso IDE, it is possible to inspect the target … Continue reading
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Tutorial: Rename, Copy or Clone Eclipse Projects with MCUXpresso
Especially in a lab or classroom environment it is convenient to start with a template project, and then explore different ways to shape the project for different needs. As for any IDE of this world, this requires an understanding of … Continue reading
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MCUXpresso IDE V11.2.0
At the university the end of a semester means that you have to get ready for the next semester. I always tend to use the latest and greatest tools for the labs. This week I received the notification that a … Continue reading
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MCUXpresso IDE V11.2.1
I have started the semester and labs using the MCUXpresso IDE V11.2.0 which has been available from July this year. The past week I received the notification that the update V11.2.1 is available: time to check it out…. The version … Continue reading
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Power Measurement with the PEmicro Multilink Universal in Eclipse
Implementing low power in embedded applications implemented can be challenging. Measuring current consumption is a first step to see if the software changes indeed have an effect on the current consumed. The PEmicro Universal Multilink FX debug probe comes with … Continue reading
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Standalone and Command Line Programmer with MCUXpresso
The MCU-Link is a $10 CMSIS-DAP capable debug probe which works out-of-the box with the MCUXpresso Eclipse based IDE. This is great for development, but how can I programming with the push of a button or a script? The answer … Continue reading
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OpenOCD with MCU-Link
The NXP MCU-Link is a powerful $10 debug probe for ARM Cortex-M devices and works with the NXP LinkServer for debugging. The LinkServer does not an implement a gdb server, so it limits its usage e.g. for scripting or command … Continue reading
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Recovering Cortex-M Microcontroller with a Power Glitch
If a Cortex microcontroller is unresponsive to a debug connection for various reasons, then this trick might help to recover that device for you. All you need is a debug probe from PEMICRO and a utility. Many NXP Kinetis and … Continue reading
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