TASKING VX-toolset for ARM

TASKING VX-toolset for ARM is an Eclipse based IDE for ARM Cortex-M/R cores. TASKING VX-toolset for ARM comes with native support for J-Link and does not require additional software components like the J-Link GDBServer. More information about TASKING VX-toolset for ARM and the installation process can be found here.

In the following, a short step-by-step tutorial how to get up and running with TASKING VX-toolset for ARM and J-Link in general is given. For this tutorial, the sample project generator that is integrated into TASKING VX-toolset for ARM was used.

 Used components
IDE VX-toolset for ARM V4.0
Emulator J-Link
J-Link SW Version V4.40c
Evalboard STM32F10X-128K-EVAL (STM32F103VB)
  • Select File | New | Project ... from the main menu
  • Enter a Project Name
  • Select Hello World C Project
  • Click Next
  • Slect Processor
  • Click Next
  • Click the Build button
  • Select Debug | Debug configurations ... from the main menu
  • Select STMicroelectronics STM3210B-Eval board in order to setup the target
  • Switch to the Communication Setup tab 
  • Select J-Link over USB (JTAG) 
  • Click the Debug button

Now you are ready to go

Now you can start debugging and use J-Link with TASKING VX-toolset for ARM IDE.