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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 Packing List​

PWLINK2

2.1.4 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：

2.1.5 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

2.1.6 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