J-Link EDU Mini - Duty cycle and maximum JTAG frequency

  • Hello,

    I have a J-Link EDU Mini, which I believe should be capable of reaching a maximum JTAG speed of 4 MHz.

    Connecting to J-Link via USB...O.K.
    Firmware: J-Link EDU Mini V1 compiled Feb 20 2025 16:27:02
    Hardware version: V1.00
    J-Link uptime (since boot): 0d 06h 07m 14s
    S/N: 801055125
    License(s): FlashBP, GDB
    USB speed mode: Full speed (12 MBit/s)
    VTref=3.299V

    Connecting at 2 MHz works fine but fails at 4 MHz.

    I took two screenshots in my logic analyzer and it is clearly visible that the duty cycle gets worse with higher frequency (it looks ~50/50 at lower frequencies such as 400 kHz). In addition, TCK for 4 MHz setting measures as 3.33 MHz.

    I just wanted to check if this is expected behavior.

    Many thanks for your help,
    Felix

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