[SOLVED] Couple of questions relating to J-Link EDU

  • [SOLVED] Couple of questions relating to J-Link EDU

    I am considering buying a J-Link EDU for hobby purposes but have some questions (if some kind soul has some answers):

    1) What is the current version of (/how old is the current) J-Link EDU model? I understand from the Segger website that they typically support older models with new software at least 3 years after end of life. So I'm interested in when the EOL point might be?
    2) I believe that the J-Link EDU gives access to the various Segger application tools free of charge - is this correct?
    3) The Segger web page for the EDU states that 'it supports unlimited breakpoints in flash memory, additional license required' - do you need this licence for hobby use, and if so how much is it?.

    I've never used a J-link debug probe before, so am trying to determine if this is the right tool for my basic hobby purposes. I have been reading various information on the web but have not come up with satisfactory answers to the above - so please excuse my 'noobiness'!
    Thanks.

  • Hi,

    1)
    Current hardware version is V11:
    wiki.segger.com/J-Link_Model_Overview#J-Link_EDU
    EOL of EDU V11 is not decided yet.

    2)
    Explained here: segger.com/products/debug-prob…erview/#software-features


    3)
    The EDU already has this license built-in.
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    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
    Our engineers will try to answer your questions between their projects if possible but this can be delayed by longer periods of time.
    Should you be entitled to support you can contact us via our support system: segger.com/ticket/
    Or you can contact us via e-mail.

  • Ok thanks Andy, have ordered the EDU - looking forward to using it.

    One last question purely out of curiosity - I note from the table you referred to that this model does not support J-Flash, which is not an issue as there are other ways to do this, but I was wondering whether this was a hardware limitation or a licence one?

  • It is a license one. J-Flash is a production software and EDUs are not for production.
    Please read the forum rules before posting.

    Keep in mind, this is *not* a support forum.
    Our engineers will try to answer your questions between their projects if possible but this can be delayed by longer periods of time.
    Should you be entitled to support you can contact us via our support system: segger.com/ticket/
    Or you can contact us via e-mail.

  • Keep in mind that there is also JFlashLite which will perform basic flashing of devices on all J-Link units including EDU (I'm pretty sure).

    Some of the people I work with prefer it because all they want to do is flash a file to a device and JFlashLite does that with a much simpler GUI.