Freescale offers certain development boards with an integrated debug circuit based on Open Source BDM. The Open Source BDM circuit design is an open source, community-driven design. It has been published on Freescale's website, and full documentation can be found in the Community Forums.
P&E Microcomputer Systems has released a free utility that allows the user to upgrade the firmware on the current JM60-OSBDM development board design. The utility may be downloaded at: www.pemicro.com/osbdm
P&E's USB Multilink (part# USB-ML-12E) hardware interface is required to perform this firmware update. The process of updating the firmware via this utility is very simple. Please follow these steps:
1. Plug the USB Multilink into the 6-pin BDM header for a JM60 device in the OSBDM design.
2. Click the "Select" button to browse for the firmware file that you would like to download to the OSBDM design.
3. Click the "Update Firmware" button to complete the firmware update.
This video provides a brief comparison of the features of two popular
P&E hardware interfaces, the USB BDM Multilink and the Cyclone PRO.
This overview is intended to help users determine which interface is
best suited for their project. More information about each interface
can be found on the USB-ML-12 and Cyclone PRO product pages.
P&E is pleased to announce that 64-bit Windows support has arrived,
including support for Windows 7. P&E software has been upgraded
to work under Windows 7 (and other Windows 64-bit operating systems) by
using the latest version of our drivers - P&E Hardware Interface
Drivers 10. There is no need to worry about P&E software
compatibility if you're migrating to a Windows 64-bit OS at home or in
the office. Click through to read more...
We're pleased to announce the release of our latest device drivers.
This update includes support for Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and
Windows 7 Operating Systems for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures,
as well as some minor bug fixes. Please click through for simple instructions.
P&E engineer Edison Tam demonstrates how to program
Freescale's QE128 with P&E's Cyclone PRO stand-alone automated
programmer, and gives an overview of the development and production
capabilities of the Cyclone PRO. To learn more, please visit the Cyclone PRO product page:
Freescale offers certain development boards with an integrated debug circuit based on Open Source BDM. The Open Source BDM circuit design is an open source, community-driven design. It has been published on Freescale's website, and full documentation can be found in the Community Forums.