J-Link OB SAM3U NordicSemi
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VCOM functionality
This J-Link model supports VCOM.
Pin driving policy
The following pins are available on this OB:
- OB_Tx (driven by J-Link OB)
- OB_Rx (driven by target)
- CTS (driven by target. LOW == Target ready to receive data)
- RTS (driven by J-Link OB. LOW == J-Link OB ready to receive data)
J-Link OB starts driving its VCOM output pins as soon as it receives a "set baudrate" command. This command is send by the PC as soon as a COM port is opened. Unfortunately, there is no specific command / packet etc. send by the PC in case a COM port is opened. Therefore the "set baudrate" approach is the only one to detect COM port activity.
J-Link OB stops driving the RTS pin if J-Link OB detects that hardware flow control is not used on the target side.
Hardware flow control support
Hardware flow control is supported by this J-Link OB. By default, J-Link detects at runtime if the target uses flow control or not. This is done as follows:
- If CTS is detected as HIGH (Target not ready) before the first character is sent by J-Link OB, the pin is assumed to be not used by the target and flow control on the J-Link side gets disabled (CTS is ignored from now on, J-Link stops driving RTS)
Force or disable hardware flow control
It is possible to configure J-Link OB to bypass the hardware flow control auto-detection in the firmware and assume that hardware flow control is always or never used. This can be done via J-Link Commander and the following command:
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