CricketProbe/v1.00
The CricketProbe is a debugging tool for ARM Cortex Microprocessors.
It is a Black Sphere Technologies Black Magic Probe PCB re-design, with some improvements made to the connectors, and is fully software-compatible.
Hardware Revision History
| Version # | Release Date | Release Notes |
|---|---|---|
| v1.00 (current) | 04/2014 | Initial release |
| v0.00 | 02/2014 | Prototype |
Detailed Features
Fully compatible with the Black Magic Probe, the features are identical:
(following is a copy of Black Magic Probe's webpage)
- Aimed at ARM Cortex based microcontrollers.
- Allows direct connection to the targeted processors JTAG interface. Alternatively, you may use the ARM Serial Wire Debug protocol as well.
- Full debugging functionality is provided. This includes: watchpoints, flash memory breakpoints, memory and register examination, flash memory programming, etc.
- Multiple targets on a single JTAG scan chain is supported.
- Interface to the host computer is a standard USB CDC ACM device (a virtual serial port), which does not require special drivers on Linux.
- Implements the GDB extended remote debugging protocol for seamless integration with the GNU debugger and other GNU development tools.
- Implements USB DFU class for easy firmware upgrades (as updates become available).
- Windows, Linux and Mac environments supported.
This board allows you to:
- Load your application into the target processor Flash memory or RAM.
- Single step through your program.
- Run your program in real-time with halt on demand.
- Examine and modify CPU registers and memory.
- Obtain a call stack backtrace.
- Set up to 6 hardware assisted breakpoints.
- Set up to 4 hardware assisted read, write or access watchpoints.
- Set unlimited software breakpoints when executing your application from RAM.
Pictures
Side view
Top view
Bottom view
Bottom view w/o header
Pinout
Pins Name and Type are specified with respect to the CricketProbe Board
Schematic
PCB
Gerber & Drill Files
2 Layers PCB design Eurocircuits 6-C class compliant:
Download CricketProbe v1.00 gerber & drill files (zip)
RS274X, units = Inches, format = 2:5
- CricketProbe_v100_Silkscreen_Top.GBR (Top Print Layer)
- CricketProbe_v100_Soldermask_Top.GBR (Top Solder Mask)
- CricketProbe_v100_Paste_Mask_Top.GBR (Top Paste Mask, stencil)
- CricketProbe_v100_Signal_Top.GBR (Top Copper Layer)
- CricketProbe_v100_Signal_Bottom.GBR (Bottom Copper Layer)
- CricketProbe_v100_Soldermask_Bottom.GBR (Bottom Solder Mask)
- CricketProbe_v100_Silkscreen_Bottom.GBR (Bottom Print Layer)
- CricketProbe_v100_Outline.GBR (Board Outline)
- CricketProbe_v100_Drill.GBR (NC XY coordinates & Drill tools sizes)
Assembly
Components Layout
CricketProbe v1.00 top components Layout
CricketProbe v1.00 bottom components Layout
CricketProbe v1.00 top components detail
CricketProbe v1.00 bottom components detail
Bill Of Material
Download CricketProbe v1.00 Bill of Material (zipped .xls file)
PCB and assembled boards suppliers
Check availability on Get Hardware page
Mechanical Dimensions
Programming
"Factory" (Bootloader) Programming
