2.1
Target connector selection guide
When choosing a debug or trace connector to design into a target board, there are many connector
attributes to consider.
The connector attributes are:
Table 2-1 Connector attributes
Connector
Arm JTAG 20 CoreSight 10 CoreSight 20 TI JTAG 14 MICTOR 38 MIPI 34 MIPI 60
JTAG supported
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SWD supported
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
SWO trace supported
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Parallel trace supported
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max parallel trace width (1)
N/A
N/A
4
N/A
16
4
32
Separate debug/trace voltage
domains
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Requires adapter
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cable signal integrity
Medium
Good
Good
Poor
Excellent
Good
Excellent
MIPI pinout compatible
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Target connector cost
Low
Low
Low
Low
High
Low
Medium
Connector durability (2)
High
Low
Low
High
Medium
Low
Medium
Approximate footprint area
(mm²) (3)
297
65
95
250
221
140
170
Through-hole/SMD
Either
Either
Either
Either
SMD (4)
Either
SMD
Ease of assembly (placement/
soldering)
High
High
High
High
Low
High
Medium
Note
1. The trace width supported by the connector. DSTREAM-ST supports up to 4-bit wide parallel trace.
DSTREAM-PT supports up to 32-bit wide parallel trace.
2. Through-hole variants of connectors are more durable than SMD variants.
3. Assumes an SMD part is being used. Through-hole parts use additional space on the opposite side of
the board.
4. The Mictor 38 connector is a hybrid part which has SMD signal pins and through-hole ground pins
(which must be solder-pasted from the component side). Mictor 38 connector is not recommended for
future designs.
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