J-Link firmware has been introduced by SEGGER for the embedded ST-LINK on STM32 Nucleo, STM32 Discovery and other microcontroller unit (MCU) evaluation boards from STMicroelectronics. The upgrade turns a board’s ST-LINK interface into a fully functional J-Link, which can then be employed to debug the board's application processor.

The J-Link line of debug probes from Segger is now available on the Atmel Xplained evaluation platform. The Atmel Xplained evaluation kits provide an on-board, single chip debug solution called Atmel EDBG for which SEGGER now has released an upgraded firmware to give the users the capability to convert their Atmel EDBG to a J-Link OB.

Trace probe performance levels have been improved by Segger’s J-Trace PRO, an advanced tracing solution that utilises state-of-the-art J-Link technology, in combination with a Gigabit Ethernet interface, in order to present engineers with an ultra-fast probe for unlimited streaming trace.

SEGGER announces the addition of Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) support to its emUSB-Host stack. Developers can quickly add MTP host functionality to permit the transfer of media files such as audio, images or video with MTP-enabled devices. emUSB-Host's initiator capability enables users to transfer files between devices acting as initiator. It perfectly complements the existing MTP responder capability in emUSB-Device.

SEGGER releases the emPower evaluation board, dedicated to convey a comprehensive and out-of-the-box experience of SEGGER’s complete embedded software offerings and thus accelerating the start of any embedded project. emPower is an affordable platform for customers to enhance software evaluation, prototyping and proof of concept.

Segger has upgraded the emFile file management system for embedded applications by adding a block grouping feature to reduce the amount of RAM needed for block management of NAND flash memory. NAND can now be used for gigabytes of data with smaller MCUs.

SEGGER has announced the development of a new security feature for its production flash programmer line, as well as the Flasher Portable. 'Authorized Flashing' enables users to limit the number of flash programming cycles, thereby preventing the production of unrestricted quantities by third parties in case of external production.

Digital signatures can help to eliminate the threat of product cloning. By Dirk Akemann, SEGGER Microcontroller.

SEGGER has introduced emSSL, a ground-up implementation of secure sockets that are the backbone of secure communications on the Internet today. Written to run effortlessly on single-chip embedded devices, emSSL integrates seamlessly with embOS/IP or, alternatively, any IP stack that supports plain sockets, or any bidirectional communications channel.

SEGGER has released a complete USB to Internet solution. It uses the RNDIS USB class, and enables developers to transform low-end stand-alone products into connected devices with the same functionality as other devices on a local network. With an appropriate application server in the firmware of a USB-connected device, any internet service on the host computer can access it.

To enable quick product development, SEGGER has announced support for the ARM Cortex-M7 architecture. The company's industry standard J-Link debug probes and middleware products, including embOS and the emSecure Digital Signature Library, are now Cortex-M7 ready. This has enabled SEGGER to provide Cortex-M7 J-Link and middleware support to Atmel, STMicroelectronics, and Freescale. 

Supporting the increased efficiency and reduced power consumption required for modern embedded systems, SEGGER has added tickless low power support to its embOS RTOS. Stopping the periodic system tick interrupt during idle periods, the new support enables the timer to be reprogrammed to spend as much time as possible in low power mode.

EmSecure, a digital signature software package designed specifically for embedded systems, has been released by SEGGER Microcontroller. Featuring a selection of easy-to-use functions, the software package allows the developer to easily add a digital signature to a product.

SEGGER enables debug support for Atmel’s new Cortex-M0+ based microcontroller SAM D20 from day one with the J-Link family of debug probes. The SAM D20 is the first device from Atmel based on the low-power processor Cortex-M0+ from ARM.

SEGGER has added support for Infineon’s Single Pin Debug Interface for the XMC1000-series of Infineon Technologies to the J-Link family of debug probes. The J-Link is the only commercial debug probe in the market capable of connecting to a device with the SPD-interface.

SEGGER's J-Link achieves a new speed record in programming flash memory. The new technology achieves a performance very close to the maximum speed possible while fully maintaining the highest standards in reliability. The SEGGER flash loaders include a verification of each block written and final checksum verification to guarantee proper operation.