GOEPEL VarioTAP Emulation Test Extended To Energy Micro Giant Gecko

“Powerful but energy saving micro controllers are highly important in particular for growth markets such as energy, gasoline, smart metering and medical technology. Supporting the Giant Gecko series by our new VarioTAP model means meeting the requirements to the utilized test and programming tools‘ quality“, says Bettina Richter, Marketing Manager with GOEPEL electronic. “At Embedded World we demonstrated new applications on 16 EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kits, which in parallel are programmed and tested by our recently introduced new TAP transceivers SFX-TAP16/G-RM.”

About EFM32GGxxx:

The EFM32GGxxx are energy-saving micro controllers, designed for ultra-low power applications. They are based on a 32 bit ARM Cortex M3 RISC processor with clock frequencies of up to 48 MHz. They provide low power consumption but flexible periphery and Flash components of up to 1 MB. They are integrated in BGA, QFN or QFP housings that allow no contact with external instruments. VarioTAP provides design embedded tools for testing, hardware debugging, Flash programming and design validation after chip mounting.

About the EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kit:

The EFM32 Giant Gecko Starter Kit includes functionalities such as debugger and onboard power monitoring as well as all additional characteristics to demonstrate the EFM32 Gecko MCU 400 nA sleep mode and the built-in 1 MB Flash memory. Equipped with an ARM Cortex M3 processor, the MCUs are able to drive TFT directly, additionally offering low-energy peripherals such as timer, UART and a peripheral reflex system for autonomous operations. Furthermore, the Giant Gecko STK provides light, metal and contact sensors.

Developers may test the unique Gecko LESENSE low-energy sensor interface, which allows for the passive scanning of 16 sensors with host intervention. The multitude of opportunities is completed by a USB interface, 32 MB onboard Flash, LCD and many LEDs and buttons.

About VarioTAP:

VarioTAP is a technology for processor emulation developed by GOEPEL electronic. Thereby, a processor is reconfigured to provide design-integrated test and programming instruments via the native debug port. A respective VarioTAP model, as part of an extensive IP library, contains all relevant access information for the respective target processor. On this basis users can select a processor corresponding to their design and be able to test and validate the connected hardware unit as well as program Flash memories.