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2.1 Functional parameters

2.1.1 Summary​

PWLINK2 (Lite) Upgraded on the basis of PWLINK (maintenance has been discontinued), it provides multifunctional on-line debugging, multifunctional, low-cost general debugging programmers for 50+ brands, 1000+ series, 4000+ actual MCUs (still updating), and supports on-line programming of mainstream ARM Cortex-M chips and STM8 series chips, and integrates serial port function. It supports online programming of mainstream ARM Cortex-M chips, as well as STM8 series chips, and integrates the serial port function, which is commonly used in the development stage, debugging the target chip, as well as the use of PowerWriter PC client software, programming the target chip, PCB version of the firmware, data read/write, verification and other operational scenarios, and at the same time, it is also commonly used in the production of small batch of products in the scenarios.

2.1.2 Product Parameters​

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  • Product Size：55mm x 20mm x 9mm (≈)
  • Operating voltage：5V (USB Type A)
  • Power Consumption：70mA@5V(min) / 140mA@5V(max)
  • Driving ability：5.0V@750mA (Max)

2.1.3 Interface signal​

  • USB Type A ：Device power supply communication port(5V/500mA)。
  • Signal port：
    • RST ：Target chip reset pin
    • SWCLK：ARM SWD protocol clock pin（ARM chip）
    • SWIM：STM8 Chip Protocol Pins（STM8 chip）
    • SWDIO：ARM SWD protocol data pins（ARM chip）
    • GND：POWER GROUND
    • VREF ：Target chip IO reference voltage（1.8V、3.3V、5.0V selectable）
    • RX ：Serial Receive Pins
    • 5V：5V power output pin
    • TX ：Serial Send Pins
  • LED indicator light：

2.1.4 Functional characteristics​

  • Multi-mode, High-Speed Arm cortex-M Debugger
  • serial port proxy forwarding
  • Win USB / HID dual mode support
  • 1.8V / 3.3V / 5V IO voltage support
  • Supports on-board external power input (for easy integration)
  • Fully automated complete online programming (data reading, writing, exporting)
  • Supports 4000+ target chips
  • Serial number support (standard mode)
  • Signature support (Matrix)
  • Remote programming (online mode on the ICWorkshop cloud platform)
  • Other cumulative 400 + functional features
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PWLINK2 has a wide range of features, the above are just a few of the typical features, please refer to the PowerWriter User's Manual for more information.

For product differences, please see PowerWriter product variation

2.1.5 Supported Development Platforms​

  • IAR，Any version，CMSIS-DAP V1

  • IAR，>=7.40.2，CMSIS-DAP V2

  • Keil，Any version，CMSIS-DAP V1

  • Keil，>=5.36，CMSIS-DAP V2接口

  • Seeger Embedded Studio，CMSIS-DAP V1

  • Seeger J-Flash，==V7.22B，CMSIS-DAP V1

  • OpenOCD

  • PyOCD

  • Probe RS

  • FreeMASTER，CMSIS-DAP V1

  • RT-Thread Studio

  • Others to be added