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4 CHAPTER 1 Overview
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 Getting started
The only thing you have to do is downloading and installing the J-Link Software and Doc-
umentation Pack from the SEGGER homepage . It is a free of charge software pack that
contains a wide variety of tools used for debugging and production. For more information
about what is included in the J-Link Software and Documentation Pack, please refer to:
•
J-Link / J-Trace Manual
• J-Link Software and Documentation Pack release notes
1.1.2 Supported Cores and tested devices
J-Link / J-Trace together with the J-Link Software and Documentation Pack provide support
for a wide variety of cores and devices.
For a list of cores and devices supported by J-Link / J-Trace, please refer to:
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List of supported Cores
• List of supported Devices
1.1.3 Supported IDEs / debuggers
J-Link / J-Trace is supported by all common IDEs on the embedded marked. As the J-Link
Software and Documentation Pack also comes with a GDB Server, all IDEs supporting the
GDB interface are automatically working with J-Link / J-Trace. For a list of tested IDEs,
including getting started instructions, please refer to the SEGGER homepage .
1.1.4 Troubleshooting
If you have questions or if you encounter issues, we recommend to check out our Wiki first:
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Troubleshooting guide - Related to issues between PC & Probe or Probe & CPU.
• J-Trace wiki article - Information and troubleshooting related to TRACE.
If this does not help you out and your J-Link / J-Trace is still within support period (1 year),
please feel free to contact our support team via our support ticket system .
Note
Please do not forget to mention the following points:
• J-Link/J-Trace serial number.
• Information about your target hardware (processor, board, etc.).
• A detailed description of the problem.
• Screenshots of all warnings/errors.
• Output of JLink.exe if available.
• Your findings of the signal analysis.
1.1.5 Other products of interest
SEGGER provides additional tools (soft- and hardware) to support the user for debugging
and production purposes. This chapter provides a small overview of the products that are
connected to the J-Link / J-Trace and its software in the closest way.
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SEGGER Embedded Studio - SEGGERs IDE solution.
• SEGGER Ozone - SEGGERs debugger solution. Ideal for usage with J-Trace.
• SEGGER SystemView - SEGGERs code instrumentation tool.
For an overview of all SEGGER products, please refer to the SEGGER homepage .
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