Emprog Thunderbench
ThunderBench ARM / Cortex is an Eclipse based IDE for ARM/Cortex Cores, using a GCC Compiler.
ThunderBench ARM / Cortex supports ARM Cortex-M, Cortex-A, Cortex-R as well as legacy ARM7/9/11 targets. Since ThunderBench uses the J-Link GDB Server, the J-Link built-in flash loaders which are highly optimized for flash programming, are used automatically. It also allows making use of the J-Link "unlimited number of breakpoints when debugging in flash" feature.
Using a ThunderBench Project With J-Link
The following steps explain how to configure a project to be used with J-Link. To open a sample project and start debugging with J-Link follow the instructions below (Internet connection needed):
- Open the project to configure
- Click on Debugger | Add JTAG probe to project... from the main menu
- In the upcoming prompt, choose jlink as JTAG Probe and click Setup Debugger Now
- Select Debugger | Start/Restart GDB Server | jlink
- The SEGGER J-Link GDB Server config dialog pops up where the following debug options has to be specified
- Target device
- Target interface (SWD, JTAG, ...)
- Target interface speed (fixed 4000 kHz is suitable for most targets and leads to good performance)
Now the project is ready to be debugged with J-Link.