Keil MDK-ARM

Keil MDK is a visual Studio style, commercial toolchain including a non-GCC compiler. We recommend to always install the latest J-Link software and documentation pack to make sure that Keil MDK uses the latest J-Link DLL.

Using J-Link with an existing project

• Open the project to configure
• Select Project --> Options for Target ... from the main menu
• Click the Device tab and select the proper device
  
  
  
• Click on the Debug tab and make sure that Cortex-M/R J-LINK / J-Trace is selected
  
  
  
• In order to modify J-Link specific settings click the Settings button in the debug menu and a new dialog will show up:
  
  
  
• Now the project is ready to be debugged with J-Link / J-Trace.
  
  
  

Using J-Link Flashloader

First, choose the right device in the project settings if not already done:

• Click Project | Options for Target from the main menu
• Switch to the Device tab
• Select the appropriate device, for example STM32F207IG
  

Secondly, enable SEGGER flash loader:

• Click Project | Options for Target from the main menu
• Switch to the Utilities tab
• Check Use Target Driver for Flash Programming
• Select J-LINK / J-Trace Cortex in order to use the J-Link built-in flashloader
  

Thirdly, configure flash loader:

• Click Project | Options for Target from the main menu
• Switch to the Debug tab
• Select J-LINK / J-Trace Cortex
  

• Click Settings
• Check Verify Code Download and Download to Flash as shown in the screenshot below
  

Please note that flash download through the "Download" (F8) is not supported for J-Link right now.
Support may be added in future versions of Keil MDK.

Using J-Link Script Files

Keil MDK-ARM does not provide any native support for J-Link script files so usage of them cannot be configured from within the GUI of the IDE itself. Anyhow, it is possible to use a J-Link script file by making use of the auto-search feature of the DLL:

• Navigate to the folder where the uVision project (*.uvproj, *.uvprojx) is located that shall use the script file.
  
• Copy the J-Link script file to there
• Rename the J-Link script to JLinkSettings.JLinkScript
  

The JLinkSettings.ini is a settings file created by the J-Link DLL on debug session start. If no script file is explicitly passed to the DLL, it will search in the directory of the JLinkSettings.ini for a script file named like the settings file only with a different file extension.

Trace support

Keil MDK supports various kinds of tracing features. A general overview of the different trace types can be found here.

• SWO trace is fully supported with J-Link and J-Trace debug probes.
• ETB/ETM trace is supported for Cortex-M0, M0+, M3 and M4.

To trace other cores than the ones listed above it is recommended to use Ozone instead.