“The J-Link EDU mini is perfect for hobbyists, it grants you legit access (for non-commercial use) to the Segger software which works really really well.
This mini itself comes with a small 0.05" SWD cable, I didn't buy an adapter right away, which I regretted the moment I got the mini. So, buy it if you want the be able to use a 'normal' header size.”
“Having just started playing with Cypress PSoC4 mcu's I started to set up my Eclipse CDT env to work on them. However, the missing component was being able to debug from eclipse, which you can't do with the Cypress Miniprog's or Kitprogs. I had to keep going back to the Cypress Creator IDE which has a habit of freezing in my VM windows guest.
So far, all looking good, I can debug the PSoC4 f/w from Eclipse and get all the benefits of the Eclipse IDE. The J-Link install was simple and once configured, the J-Link just worked with the Eclipse debugger :)
After struggling with, and frying, a number of the Cypress Miniprog programmers I wanted to try something that had a more robust reputation. So far all looks good working with my PSoC4 mcu. The”
“This is a great little programmer, I also needed the adaptor board, you have to use jflash"lite" to program with it. Once it's set up your good to go, Used on Atmel SAM7.”
