P&E Launches Multilink Universal FX: High-Speed, All-In-One Interface
USB Multilink Universal , ColdFire Processors , Power Architecture Processors , Kinetis ARM , Qorivva , USB Multilink Hardware Interfaces , In-Circuit Flash Programming , In-Circuit Debugging , HCS08/RS08/HC08 Micrcontrollers , MC(9)S12(X) Microcontrollers
P&E continues to expand on its line of all-in-one interfaces with the launch of the high-speed USB Multilink Universal FX. Like P&E's original all-in-one interface, the USB Multilink Universal, the new USB Multilink Universal FX supports a varirety of Freescale MCUs, including: Kinetis, Qorivva 55xx/56xx, ColdFire V1/ColdFire+ V1, ColdFire V2-4, HC(S)12(X), HCS08, RS08, Power Architecture PX Series, and DSC. However the new FX interface can download at speeds up to 10x faster and can provide power to the target processor, among other enhancements.
The new USB Multilink Universal FX is natively supported by recent versions of CodeWarrior®, current P&E software applications, and toolchains from many Freescale partners including Keil and Cosmic.
More information about the USB Multilink Universal FX is available on the product page at P&E's website.
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