® ST7-DVP3

Low Cost, Real Time Emulator Series for ST7

DATA BRIEF

The ST7-DVP3 series emulator is the third

generation of low cost emulators, providing Parallel Cable
powerful, affordable development solutions that USB Cable
included everything you need for real-time
emulation, In-Circuit Debugging (ICD) and In- Power Supply
Circuit Programming (ICP) of your ST7
microcontroller.
In combination with ST7 Visual Develop (STVD7)
and ST7 Visual Programmer (STVP7), the DVP3
series emulators allow you to build and debug your
application, then program it to the ST7 on your
application board. STVD7 and STVP7 are free
software tools developed by ST Microelectronics.
The ST7-DVP3 series emulators offer start-to-finish
control of application development by providing
10-pin ICC Cable
both emulation and In-Circuit Communication (ICC)
configurations from a single platform.
In the emulation configuration, the DVP3 emulator
and STVD7 software allow you to debug your
program while connected to your application board
in place of your target ST7. Device Adapters

The ICC configuration allows you to In-Circuit

Debug (ICD) your application while it runs on the Figure 1: ST7-DVP3 Emulator
ST7 on your application board, and to In-Circuit
Program (ICP) your ST7 microcontrollers.
Target Emulation Board – Allows the system to
Emulator Architecture emulate a specific family of ST7 devices. It
connects to your application board via the adapters
For affordability and flexibility, the DVP3 series and sockets furnished in Connection kits, which are
emulators have a modular design based on a specific to the package of the target device.
common Main Emulation Board and ST7 family-
specific Target Emulation Boards. Connection Kits – Provide the package-specific
adapters and sockets/connectors that allow
Main Emulation Board – Provides the connection to your application board in place of the
communication interface with the host PC via target ST7.
parallel or USB connection when working in both
the Emulation and ICC configurations. Any Main ST7 Visual Develop – Integrated development
Emulation Board for the DVP3 series can be environment (IDE) that runs on the host PC
adapted to emulate a supported ST7 with the connected to the emulator and allows you to build
appropriate Target Emulation Board and and debug your application software and then
Connection kit. This board also includes the program it to your target ST7.
system’s ICC connection, which allows you to ST7 Visual Programmer – Software programming
connect to the ST7 on your application board via a interface that runs on the host PC connected to the
10-pin ICC cable and an ICC connector that you emulator and allows you to program the application
install on your application board. to your ST7.

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Emulation Features
In the emulation configuration the ST7-DVP3 emulator provides a complete range of debugging features,
including:

● Real-time debugging ● 512 record trace with filtering capability

● Up to 64 Kbytes of breakpoints with counter and ● Emulation at 3.3 or 5 V
condition ● Programmable Clock frequency up to 16 MHz
● Output trigger ● Hardware Test feature for emulator
● External input trigger troubleshooting

Ordering a DVP series emulator

Because of the modularity of the DVP3 series emulators it is possible to order just the components that you
need to emulate your target ST7, including:

● DVP3 emulator – ST7MDTxx-DVP3 part

numbers are for ordering an emulator and target Main Emulation Board
emulation board. DVP3 emulators do not include
Target Emulation Board
connection kits for all supported packages.
● Target Emulation Board (TEB) – when
adapting a DVP3 to emulate another ST7 family,
the ST7MDTxx-TEB/DVP part numbers are for
ordering the appropriate TEB. The TEB does not
include connection kits for all supported
packages. ST7MDTxx-DVP3
● Adapter kit – ST7MDTxx-xxx/DVP part numbers ST7MDTxx-TEB/DVP
are for ordering the package-specific Adapter
kits for a DVP3. ST7MDTxx-xxx/DVP Adapter
kit

Note: Sockets are provided in the connection kits.

However, socket part numbers (AS-xxxx)
can be used to order additional or
replacement sockets as required.

Product selectors to help you select the appropriate DVP3 series emulator and Adapter kit for your target
ST7 are available at www.st.com/mcu.

For more information...

The following documents are available for free download from our internet site:
ST7 Visual Develop User Manual - Information and tutorials to help you build and debug your application
software and program it to your ST7 using the STVD7 Integrated Development Environment and an ST7-
DVP3 series emulator.
ST7 Visual Programmer online help - Information to help you program your application to your ST7 using
this Windows-based programming software and an ST7-DVP3 series emulator.
ST7-DVP3 Emulator User Manual - Information about setting up an ST7-DVP3 series emulator in the
emulation or ICC configuration. This manual provides information that is common to all emulators in the
DVP3 series.
ST7xxxx-DVP3 Probe User Guide - Information about connecting the DVP3 emulator to your application
board in the emulation configuration. These documents provide information that is specific to each type of
DVP3 emulator (ST7MDTxx-DVP3 emulator).
ST7xxxx Datasheet - Complete information about the features of your target ST7 microcontroller.

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