Supply Adapter

In general, the target provides its I/O voltage level (VT_Ref) on pin 1 to the debug probe insuring the debug probe uses the right I/O voltages and avoiding damage of the target debug pins. If signal VT_Ref is not desired on the target board it can be omitted by using the Supply Adapter, manually setting the I/O voltage. Default I/O voltage is 3.3 V. For increased flexibility the Supply Adapter can adapt to other target voltages in the range from 1.2 V to 5.0 V by replacing a single resistor on the adapter (soldering required, resistor package SMD 0603).

The Supply Adapter can be inserted between J-Link or Flasher and the target maintaining a 1:1 connection of all debug signals (except VT_Ref/pin 1). It has a standard 20-pin 0.1" socket towards the J-Link debug probe and a standard 20-pin 0.1" header on the target side. The main reason for using the adapter is to reduce the number of connections to the target, especially in production environments. It can also be used with Flashers. For dual wire debug interfaces such as SWD, typically only 3 wires are still required: SWDIO and SWDCLK as well as GND. For single wire interfaces such as SPD, the number of connections is reduced to 2 accordingly.