ST7MDT5-EMU2B Emulator User Manual Appendix B: Glossary
APPENDIX B:GLOSSARY
Application Board
This is the printed circuit board onto which you wish to connect the target ST7
MCU. It should include a socket or footprint so that you can connect the application board to your emulator or development kit using the probe and the appropriate device adapter. This allows you to emulate the behavior of the ST7 MCU in a real application in order to debug your application program.
Device Adapter
Device adapters are included in your emulator kit to allow you to connect the emulator to your application board. The type of device adapter depends on the target device’s packaging. Many MCUs come in more than one different package, and you should therefore use the device adapter that corresponds to the type of package you have chosen for your application.
DIL
Dual In Line. Designates a type of device package with two rows of pins for thruhole mounting. Sometimes also called DIP (Dual In-line Package).
ECP
Extended capabilities port communication standard.
EPP
Enhanced parallel port communication standard.
Footprint
Designates the dimensions of the location of a component on a printed circuit board or in a socket. It depends on the number of pins, their size, type and positioning. The footprint of each ST7 device is specified in the datasheet in the section titled Package Mechanical Data.
MCU
Microcontroller Unit. Otherwise referred to as the “target device” throughout this manual. This is the core product (or family of products) for which the Development
Kit is designed to act as an emulator and programming tool. In general terms, an
MCU is a complete computer system, including a CPU, memory, a clock oscillator and I/O on a single integrated circuit.
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ST7MDT5-Active Probe
A printed card having connector pins that allow you to connect the Emulator to the
MCU socket of the user application board. Using the active probe allows the HDS2 emulator to function as if it were the target device embedded in your application.
The probe is connected to the emulator by two flat cables.
PC (Program Counter)
The program counter is the CPU register that holds the address of the next instruction or operand that the CPU will use.
RC network
Resistor-capacitor network.
SDIP
Serial Dual In-line Package.
SO
Small outline. Designates a type of device package with two rows of pins for SMD or socket mounting.
ST7 Visual Debug (STVD7)
A graphic debugger software package that allows you to debug applications destined for the ST7 family of MCUs, either using a built-in simulator function, a
Development Kit or an HDS2 Emulator.
Target Device
This is the ST7 device that you wish to use in your application, and which the development kit will emulate for you.
User Application Board
Designates your application board.
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