Software Requirements - OLIMEX STM32-P405 User Manual

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Some of the suggested items can be purchased by Olimex, for instance:
ARM-USB-TINY-H – high-speed OpenOCD ARM JTAG debugger
ARM-USB-OCD-H – high-speed OpenOCD ARM JTAG debugger with buffer protection
USB-A-B-CABLE – cable with USB type A and USB type B connectors at each end
RS232-CABLE – cable with male DE-9 connector at one side and female DE-9 connector at the other
JW-200x10-FM – ten jumper wires with female-male connectors

3.2.2 Software requirements

In order to change the code on the board you would need an ARM C compiler and debugger software, the
possible software options are:
- free open-source software: OpenOCD (all Olimex OpenOCD JTAG debuggers are supported in
OpenOCD)
- free software: CooCox IDE (all Olimex JTAGs are supported in CooCox)
- commercial software: EW-ARM from IAR Systems AB; CrossWorks from Rowley (all Olimex
OpenOCD JTAG debuggers are supported in IAR and Rowley Crossworks; note that our debugging tools
doesn't work in Keil MDK-ARM).
Refer to the table below for some guidance when choosing development tools.
Is it free or
commercial
OpenOCD Free
CooCox IDE Free
Rowley Commercial (free
time-limited
Crossworks
evaluation version)
for ARM
Keil Commercial (free
size-limited
MDK-ARM
evaluation version)
IAR EW Commercial (free
size-limited
for ARM
version and free
time-limited
evaluation version)
It is a good idea to study the example that is provided by Olimex for your board. If you are not willing to
purchase the software just use the evaluation version initially.
Specifically, for STM32-P405 Olimex provides only IAR EW for ARM examples. It is a good idea to
download the latest time-limited evaluation version.
Comparison table
Initial STM32-P405
struggle and examples
set-up time provided by
Olimex
Highest No
High No
Low No
Low No
Low Yes
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Is it open- Does it work
source with Olimex
OpenOCD
debuggers
Yes Yes
No Yes
No Yes
No No
No Yes
Quality of
customer
support
Bad
Mediocre
Good
Good
Good