UM11673
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User manual
Rev. 1.0 — 13 September 2021
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NXP Semiconductors
UM11673
MCU-Link Pro
1. Introduction
Jointly developed by NXP and Embedded Artists, MCU-Link Pro is a powerful and cost
effective debug probe that can be used seamlessly with MCUXpresso IDE, and is also
compatible with 3rd party IDEs that support CMSIS-DAP protocol. MCU-Link Pro includes
many features to facilitate embedded software development, from basic debug to
profiling, energy consumption analysis, and support of peripheral and host emulation via
USB bridging functions. MCU-Link Pro is one of a range of debug solutions based on the
MCU-Link architecture, which includes a very low cost base model and implementations
built into NXP evaluation boards. MCU-Link solutions are based on the powerful, low
power LPC55S69 microcontroller and all versions run the same firmware from NXP. The
MCU-Link Pro can be programmed with a special version of firmware to implement a
version of SEGGER’s popular J-Link debug probe.
The MCU-Link Pro includes following features:
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CMSIS-DAP firmware to support all NXP Arm
®
Cortex
®
-M based MCUs with SWD
debug interfaces
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SEGGER J-Link firmware option
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High speed USB host interface
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USB to target UART bridge (VCOM)
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Simultaneous target supply and current measurement
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SWO profiling and I/O features
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USB SPI and I2C bridges for programming/provisioning and host-based application
development
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Option to power target system at up to 350mA (at 1.8V or 3.3V)
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Analog signal trace input
Fig 1.
MCU-Link Pro
