STICE CF/Stice_Connect
AD/Stice_Connect AS/Stice_Connect
Full-featured cost-effective emulation system
for ST microcontrollers
Data brief
Features
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Emulation system
– Real-time emulation of STM8 MCUs (CPU
frequency from 250 Hz up to 50 MHz)
– Application profiling for execution time or
number of executions at instruction/source
code/function level
– Coverage analysis on code (at
instruction/source code/function level) or
data (memory locations or variables) for the
entire memory space
– Unlimited instruction breakpoints for the
entire MCU memory space
– Data breakpoints
– Advanced breakpoints with up to 4 levels of
user-configured conditions
– Control of application memory accesses
configurable at byte level
– Trace of 128 K records with time stamp
– Non-intrusive read/write on-the-fly to data
memory during emulation
– Power supply follower managing STM8
application voltages in range 1.65 to 5.5 V
(0.8 V possible for MEB with specific TEB)
– 8-bit probe analyzer
– Input trigger and 2 output triggers
– In-circuit debugging/programming via
SWIM
CF/Stice_Connect
AD/Stice_Connect
AS/Stice_Connect
– USB 2.0 (high-speed) interface to host PC
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Connection accessories
– CF/Stice_Connect: 60- or 120-pin flexible
cable to connect to the application
– AD/Stice_Connect: connection adapter to
adapt the connection flex to the target
device package
– AS/Stice_Connect: adapter socket
soldered onto the application and receiving
the AD/Stice_connect
Device summary
Contents
Emulation system
Connection flex
Connection adapter for
target device package or
SWIM connector
Adapter socket
Table 1.
Part numbers
STICE
CF/Stice_Connect
AD/Stice_Connect
AS/Stice_Connect
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Description
STICE
Description
The STice is the advanced in-circuit emulation system from STMicroelectronics. It offers a
complete range of proven debugging features such as advanced breakpoints and trace
recording. In addition, it provides new profiling and coverage capabilities to help detect and
eliminate dead code and bottlenecks in application execution.
In addition to emulation, the STice provides in-circuit debugging and programming capability
for ST microcontrollers via the ST single wire interface module (SWIM). SWIM allows non-
intrusive debugging of an application while it runs on the target microcontroller.
The STice is supported by the free STM8 toolset, which includes the ST Visual Develop
(STVD) integrated development environment for building, debugging and fine-tuning
applications, the ST Visual Programmer (STVP) microcontroller programming interface and
the STM8 Assembler.
The STice offers improved cost-effectiveness by allowing users to order exactly what they
need to meet their development requirements and to adapt their emulation system to
support existing and future ST microcontrollers. All these connection accessories and the
STice emulation boards can be ordered independently as replacement parts.
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Working environment
Working environment
The STice is a modular emulation system that connects to a host PC via a USB interface, to
an application board in place of the target microcontroller. It is made up of:
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A main emulation board (MEB) that provides interface and emulation resources
common to all emulated MCU families,
A target emulation board (TEB) that provides the analog emulation resources for a
specific family of microcontrollers.
It may also include a peripheral emulation board (PEB) that provides emulation resources
specific to an emulated peripheral for a microcontroller sub-family.
Figure 1.
STICE and connection accessories (full emulation configuration)
For emulation, STice connects to an application board via connection accessories that you
specify when ordering the STice.
The STice emulation system and connection accessories are shown in
Figure 1.
The
connection accessories for emulation are:
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Connection flex (CF/Stice_Connect) – flexible cable (60- or 120-pin depending on the
target MCU) that relays signals from the STice to your application board.
Connection adapter (AD/Stice_Connect) – adapts the connection flex either to the
target microcontroller footprint or to the SWIM connector on your application board.
Adapter socket (AS/Stice_Connect) – socket that solders to your application board in
place of your MCU and receives the connection adapter. Sockets also allow installation
of your target microcontroller.
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Working environment
STICE
The free
STM8 toolset
provides all the software required to develop and debug applications
with STice, and to program an application to a microcontroller. Software includes:
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STVD
– Integrated development environment (IDE) that runs on the host PC connected
to the emulator and allows users to edit, build and debug applications and then
program them to the target STM8 microcontroller. STVD supports the full range of
emulation and in-circuit debugging features for
STice.
It also offers a quick
programming interface based on STVP, for programming microcontrollers without
leaving STVD.
STVP
– Full-featured software programming interface that runs on the host PC
connected to the emulator. Provides the full range of features for device programming
including a project mode for saving programming configurations and automating
programming sequences.
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Figure 2.
In-circuit debugging/in-circuit programming configuration
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Ordering STice
Ordering STice
The STice emulation system is designed in a modular fashion so that you can order just the
components that you need to emulate your target microcontroller.
To help you order what you need, refer to
Table 2
for a description of each component and to
Table 3
for the list of accessories required for your microcontroller. Make sure to use the
correct order codes.
Table 2.
Device contents
Order codes
Emulation system
Includes emulator case with:
– MEB, TEB and PEB
(2)
for a microcontroller sub-family
– USB cable
– Power supply
– Trigger cables
– Analyzer input cable
Connection flex
CF/FP60
CF/Stice_Connect
CF/FP120
120-pin connection cable for connection to the application board
Connection adapter
AD/xxxxxx-xxx
(1)
AD/Stice_Connect
AD-ICD/ICP
A connection adapter that is specific to your microcontroller’s
package
ICD/ICP adapter kit for
STice
Adapter socket
AS/Stice_Connect
AS/xxxxxxx
(1)
AS-DIP-SO
A socket that is specific to your microcontroller’s package
60-pin connection cable for connection to the application board
Contents
Part numbers
STICE
STICE-SYSxxx
(1)
1. Refer to
Table 3: Connection accessories for STice systems
for the order codes required for your microcontroller.
2. Peripheral emulation board (PEB) is provided only when required to emulate a specific sub-family of microcontrollers.
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