Fusion for ARM v8 + MCU CARD for STM32 STM32F407ZG
- Order number: MIKROE-3622
- Manufacturer product ID: 3622
World’S First Debugger Over WIFI:
On-board Debugging and programming over WiFi
Fusion for ARM development board integrates first-ever embedded debugger/programmer over WiFi. Enjoy cable-free world!
*CODEGRIP WiFi License is available as an add-on feature.
Access anywhere, under any circumstances at anytime
Unlimited possibilities for development, you can place the development board in almost any hardly accessible places such as hazardous environment, agricultural setting, and high-rise buildings while still retaining full debugging and programming access.
Redefine technical support
Replicating user’s hardware has always been a challenge, debugging over WiFi enables technical support to directly access user’s hardware.
Do more with less effort!
ON-Board Codegrip Debugger:
Free on-board debugger & programmer over USB-C
The on-board CODEGRIP USB-C debugger & programmer, currently supports for more than 1100 microcontrollers from different vendors.
Lifetime free updates with new microcontrollers and vendors.
CODEGRIP Suite
CODEGRIP Suite is a powerful software suite that offers complete control over the Fusion for ARM v8 development board. It is used to intelligently manage programming and debugging tasks, as well as various other options and settings of the development board.
Plug and play
USB-C debugger enables effortless programming/debugging over generic USB driver connection without the need for additional driver support.
New MCU CARD Standard:
Intuitively designed socket
Fluent design offers high-speed connector, low-profile integration of the MCU card with the development board, the socket has (female/male) connectors that eliminates wrong insertion. The MCU card has standardized dimensions that can support various number of pin varieties for specific hardware requirement. Such a modular approach allows flexibility in selecting the MCU type, regardless of the pin number or the specific hardware requirements.
Freedom of choice
The new MCU card standard allows to simultaneously use from low pin count to high pin count microcontrollers on one board.
Multi-vendor support
The MCU Card standard makes it possible to use MCUs regardless of their vendor or manufacturer.
One MCU card standard supports multiple ARM MCU families: STM32, Kinetis, TIVA, CEC, and MSP.
Support for even more vendors is coming!
New Display Board Standard:
Display board connector
The Fusion for ARM v8 development board features new display connector. New connector has a female 2x20-pin support, which allows different screen sizes as well as technologies.
Screen technology
Display board connector can be attached with various screen technologies, currently available are the TFT capacitive screen boards which offer a wide selection of screen sizes and resolutions. Future iterations will offer technologies such as OLED and e-Ink.
Screen sizes
Check out how it looks with different screen sizes and resolutions, choose from; TFT board 3 with a 3.5“ display with the resolution of 320x240 pixels, TFT board 4 with a 4.3“ display with the resolution of 480x272 pixels, TFT board 5 with a 5“ display with the resolution of 800x480 pixels, TFT board 7 with a 7“ display with the resolution of 800x480 pixels.
Ideal For Rapid Prototyping:
Rapid prototyping allows the engineer to take the most efficient and effortless way, to envision the design ideas, capabilities and limitations through measurable means. This is the crucial eliminating factor for time to market pressure.
Improved mikroBUS™ sockets
The Fusion for ARM v8 offers five improved mikroBUS™ sockets, where you can place any of the 1067 different Click boards™. Adding, the infinite amount of possibilities with the largest add-on board selection in the world.
Ready-to-use Click boards™
With 1067 Click boards™ available, they are the fastest-growing range of add-on boards in the world, which are standardized by pinout and size.
They enhance rapid development and accelerate time to market. These ready-to-use boards require no additional hardware configuration.
Engineered to deliver the best performances for the used components, they save developers of testing and troubleshooting often associated with the prototyping phase.
Endless modularity
The ready-to-use 1067 Click boards™ are saving time and money by offering complete solutions of hardware and software, instead of developing them from scratch.
Choose one of hundreds of Click boards™ out of these categories: mixed signal, wireless connectivity, storage, interface, displays, human-machine interface, adapter, clock and timing, motor control, power management and audio & voice.
First Class Power Supply:
State of the art power supply
Fusion for ARM v8 offers state of the art power supply with constant power delivery and unprecedented flexibility. The power supply module is carefully designed to regulate, filter and distribute the power noise free.
In addition, it features convenient capacitive POWER and RESET buttons.
Uninterruptable power supply
Power supply unit supports a wide range of power sources that can be used: External 12VDC, USB, and a Li-Po/Li-ION battery. It also supports UPS functionality.
When powered by the battery, it offers an ultimate degree of autonomy.
Programmable voltage output
The power supply module supports programmable voltage output which can be used as a reference for various purposes, including A/D or D/A converters, comparators, and any other peripherals that require or can use an external reference voltage. The programmable voltage output can be controlled over the CODEGRIP Suite.
Permiun USER Experience:
Robust by design
The Fusion for ARM v8 development board is 3.2 mm thick, sturdy and durable design eliminates the board from bending when working with it. All the components of the board are produced on surface mounted technology standard, enabling sturdy, compact design.
Sturdy on its feet
Every detail is carefully thought through, from the height-adjustable stand with non-slip pads, to ergonomic design, which allows comfortable project development.
Clear intuitive layout
Fusion for ARM features clean and elegant design, allowing the user to instantly understand how to set it up and how to easily tune it according to needs. The development board is divided into several sections, arranged so that all the related interactive components such as switches, buttons, indicators, and connectors, are logically positioned and grouped together.
Appreciate Your Time:
What'S ON Board:
The complete board area is divided into several sections, arranged so that all the related components, switches, buttons, indicators, and connectors are logically positioned and grouped together.
CODEGRIP programmer
The powerful CODEGRIP module, an ARM® Cortex®-M compatible programmer/ debugger, supports a wide range of different ARM® Cortex®-M based MCUs, produced by several major chip vendors. It allows in-place programming and debugging of all supported microcontrollers, offering many options, including the support for JTAG, SWD and SWO Trace (Single Wire Output), seamless integration with the Mikroe software environment, and some powerful and unique features such as the programming/debugging over WiFi; a feature that will revolutionize the way embedded applications are developed.
The CODEGRIP module uses the USB-C connector for a reliable and secure connection with the personal computer (host PC). It does not require any additional drivers because it utilizes an HID driver model, natively supported by the computer's operating system. The USB-C connector is also used to power the development board, simplifying the cable management. CODEGRIP module is supported by CODEGRIP Suite.
The power supply module
The power supply module provides a clean, regulated voltage for the development board. It can use a wide range of external power sources, including a battery, an external 12V power supply, and a power source over the USB Type-C connector.
It supports the power OR-ing function for uninterrupted operation.
The development board is equipped with two touch-sensitive buttons labeled as POWER and RESET. These buttons are used to power up the board and reset the MCU. The advanced design of the power supply module allows several types of power sources to be used, offering unprecedented flexibility: when powered by a Li-Po/Li-Ion battery, it offers an ultimate degree of autonomy.
mikroBUS™ sockets
Five improved mikroBUS™ sockets, allowing interfacing with a vast amount of electronic circuits and reference designs, standardized under the Click board trademark.
Click boards™ are simple to use,require no additional hardware configuration and can be easily connected to the development board by inserting them into any of the available mikroBUS™ sockets
A new design of the mikroBUS™ socket allows even easier interfacing with the Click board™ line of products: it has a sturdier design which helps aligning the Click board™ correctly.
The POWER / RESET button
The Power button is a touch sensitive button used to power up the development board. Its sleek design and flawless responsiveness add up to the whole experience. The touch sensitive button is resistant to wear over time and it does not exhibit any bouncing effect, unlike the mechanical switches.
As soon as a valid power source is connected, the development board will enter the Stand-By mode. When the capacitive POWER button is pressed, the PSU module will start distributing the power to the rest of the development board. Below the POWER capacitive button, there is a RESET capacitive button which is not entirely power-related, but it has a similar function: it is routed to the MCU reset pin. Pressing this button will trigger a reset of the host MCU.
Display connectors
Fusion for ARM v8 development board features a standardized 2x20-pin display connector. This connector consists of the 8080 parallel interface, offering support for displays with up to 8 bits per color (up to 24-bit mode, 16 million colors). Besides the 8080 interface, this connector also contains pins related to touch panel controller, interfaced over dedicated I2C bus lines. The power supply rails are also routed to this connector.
Fusion for ARM v8 supports 2x16 characters LCD module, connected in 4-bit mode. It offers a dedicated 1x16-pin header that can host a compatible 1x16 characters LCD. Each pin of the connector is labeled on the development board and should be connected with the respective pin of the LCD.
USB to UART, USB
Fusion for ARM v8 development board offers the UART connectivity over the USB-C connector by utilizing the FT230XQ, a popular USB-UART bridge IC, produced by FTDI Chip. This IC contains the complete USB stack necessary for the interface bridging between the UART peripheral of the MCU and the USB interface of the PC. FT230XQ drivers are available for download from the Fusion for ARM v8 product web page, as well as from the official FTDI drivers download web page. To enable data exchange via the USB-UART connector, the MCU UART peripheral lines must be connected to the corresponding pins of the FT230XQ IC. This can be done using the four-pole DIP switch, labeled as USB/UART.
USB is a very popular industry standard that defines cables, connectors, and protocols used for communication and power supply between devices. USB-C (USB Type-C connector) is the latest version of the USB connector, developed by the USB Implementation Forum (USB-IF).
I/O (Input/Output) section
The I/O (Input/Output) section occupies the lower part of the development board and contains available MCU pins routed to 2x5-pin headers for easy access. Some of them are equipped with configurable pull-up or pull-down resistors and buttons for applying logic states to MCU pins, while all of them are equipped with LED indicators. Pins are divided into groups following the grouping concept used on the MCU itself. This section is where the most interaction with the MCU takes place. MCU cards have their ports routed as either 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit ports.
CODEGRIP Suite
Fusion for ARM v8 development board is supported by a powerful CODEGRIP Suite, offering complete control over the Fusion for ARM v8 development board. It is used to intelligently manage programming and debugging tasks, and to configure various other options and settings, providing visual feedback through its clean and comprehensive Graphical User Interface (GUI). To better understand how to operate and configure Fusion for ARM v8 development board and its integrated CODEGRIP module, a separate manual is provided on this link.
Product Specification:
| Type | 8th Generation |
| Architecture | ARM (32-bit) |
| Programming | USB,WiFi |
| Silicon Vendor | Universal,Texas Instruments,STM,NXP,Microchip |
| MCU Socket | MCU card 8th gen |
| mikroBUS No. | 5 |
| Supply Voltage | Battery, USB,External |
Downloads:
Board Recommended Documents
Fusion for ARM - Board Shematic
World’S First Debugger Over WIFI:
On-board Debugging and programming over WiFi
Fusion for ARM development board integrates first-ever embedded debugger/programmer over WiFi. Enjoy cable-free world!
*CODEGRIP WiFi License is available as an add-on feature.
Access anywhere, under any circumstances at anytime
Unlimited possibilities for development, you can place the development board in almost any hardly accessible places such as hazardous environment, agricultural setting, and high-rise buildings while still retaining full debugging and programming access.
Redefine technical support
Replicating user’s hardware has always been a challenge, debugging over WiFi enables technical support to directly access user’s hardware.
Do more with less effort!
ON-Board Codegrip Debugger:
Free on-board debugger & programmer over USB-C
The on-board CODEGRIP USB-C debugger & programmer, currently supports for more than 1100 microcontrollers from different vendors.
Lifetime free updates with new microcontrollers and vendors.
CODEGRIP Suite
CODEGRIP Suite is a powerful software suite that offers complete control over the Fusion for ARM v8 development board. It is used to intelligently manage programming and debugging tasks, as well as various other options and settings of the development board.
Plug and play
USB-C debugger enables effortless programming/debugging over generic USB driver connection without the need for additional driver support.
New MCU CARD Standard:
Intuitively designed socket
Fluent design offers high-speed connector, low-profile integration of the MCU card with the development board, the socket has (female/male) connectors that eliminates wrong insertion. The MCU card has standardized dimensions that can support various number of pin varieties for specific hardware requirement. Such a modular approach allows flexibility in selecting the MCU type, regardless of the pin number or the specific hardware requirements.
Freedom of choice
The new MCU card standard allows to simultaneously use from low pin count to high pin count microcontrollers on one board.
Multi-vendor support
The MCU Card standard makes it possible to use MCUs regardless of their vendor or manufacturer.
One MCU card standard supports multiple ARM MCU families: STM32, Kinetis, TIVA, CEC, and MSP.
Support for even more vendors is coming!
New Display Board Standard:
Display board connector
The Fusion for ARM v8 development board features new display connector. New connector has a female 2x20-pin support, which allows different screen sizes as well as technologies.
Screen technology
Display board connector can be attached with various screen technologies, currently available are the TFT capacitive screen boards which offer a wide selection of screen sizes and resolutions. Future iterations will offer technologies such as OLED and e-Ink.
Screen sizes
Check out how it looks with different screen sizes and resolutions, choose from; TFT board 3 with a 3.5“ display with the resolution of 320x240 pixels, TFT board 4 with a 4.3“ display with the resolution of 480x272 pixels, TFT board 5 with a 5“ display with the resolution of 800x480 pixels, TFT board 7 with a 7“ display with the resolution of 800x480 pixels.
Ideal For Rapid Prototyping:
Rapid prototyping allows the engineer to take the most efficient and effortless way, to envision the design ideas, capabilities and limitations through measurable means. This is the crucial eliminating factor for time to market pressure.
Improved mikroBUS™ sockets
The Fusion for ARM v8 offers five improved mikroBUS™ sockets, where you can place any of the 1067 different Click boards™. Adding, the infinite amount of possibilities with the largest add-on board selection in the world.
Ready-to-use Click boards™
With 1067 Click boards™ available, they are the fastest-growing range of add-on boards in the world, which are standardized by pinout and size.
They enhance rapid development and accelerate time to market. These ready-to-use boards require no additional hardware configuration.
Engineered to deliver the best performances for the used components, they save developers of testing and troubleshooting often associated with the prototyping phase.
Endless modularity
The ready-to-use 1067 Click boards™ are saving time and money by offering complete solutions of hardware and software, instead of developing them from scratch.
Choose one of hundreds of Click boards™ out of these categories: mixed signal, wireless connectivity, storage, interface, displays, human-machine interface, adapter, clock and timing, motor control, power management and audio & voice.
First Class Power Supply:
State of the art power supply
Fusion for ARM v8 offers state of the art power supply with constant power delivery and unprecedented flexibility. The power supply module is carefully designed to regulate, filter and distribute the power noise free.
In addition, it features convenient capacitive POWER and RESET buttons.
Uninterruptable power supply
Power supply unit supports a wide range of power sources that can be used: External 12VDC, USB, and a Li-Po/Li-ION battery. It also supports UPS functionality.
When powered by the battery, it offers an ultimate degree of autonomy.
Programmable voltage output
The power supply module supports programmable voltage output which can be used as a reference for various purposes, including A/D or D/A converters, comparators, and any other peripherals that require or can use an external reference voltage. The programmable voltage output can be controlled over the CODEGRIP Suite.
Permiun USER Experience:
Robust by design
The Fusion for ARM v8 development board is 3.2 mm thick, sturdy and durable design eliminates the board from bending when working with it. All the components of the board are produced on surface mounted technology standard, enabling sturdy, compact design.
Sturdy on its feet
Every detail is carefully thought through, from the height-adjustable stand with non-slip pads, to ergonomic design, which allows comfortable project development.
Clear intuitive layout
Fusion for ARM features clean and elegant design, allowing the user to instantly understand how to set it up and how to easily tune it according to needs. The development board is divided into several sections, arranged so that all the related interactive components such as switches, buttons, indicators, and connectors, are logically positioned and grouped together.
Appreciate Your Time:
What'S ON Board:
The complete board area is divided into several sections, arranged so that all the related components, switches, buttons, indicators, and connectors are logically positioned and grouped together.
CODEGRIP programmer
The powerful CODEGRIP module, an ARM® Cortex®-M compatible programmer/ debugger, supports a wide range of different ARM® Cortex®-M based MCUs, produced by several major chip vendors. It allows in-place programming and debugging of all supported microcontrollers, offering many options, including the support for JTAG, SWD and SWO Trace (Single Wire Output), seamless integration with the Mikroe software environment, and some powerful and unique features such as the programming/debugging over WiFi; a feature that will revolutionize the way embedded applications are developed.
The CODEGRIP module uses the USB-C connector for a reliable and secure connection with the personal computer (host PC). It does not require any additional drivers because it utilizes an HID driver model, natively supported by the computer's operating system. The USB-C connector is also used to power the development board, simplifying the cable management. CODEGRIP module is supported by CODEGRIP Suite.
The power supply module
The power supply module provides a clean, regulated voltage for the development board. It can use a wide range of external power sources, including a battery, an external 12V power supply, and a power source over the USB Type-C connector.
It supports the power OR-ing function for uninterrupted operation.
The development board is equipped with two touch-sensitive buttons labeled as POWER and RESET. These buttons are used to power up the board and reset the MCU. The advanced design of the power supply module allows several types of power sources to be used, offering unprecedented flexibility: when powered by a Li-Po/Li-Ion battery, it offers an ultimate degree of autonomy.
mikroBUS™ sockets
Five improved mikroBUS™ sockets, allowing interfacing with a vast amount of electronic circuits and reference designs, standardized under the Click board trademark.
Click boards™ are simple to use,require no additional hardware configuration and can be easily connected to the development board by inserting them into any of the available mikroBUS™ sockets
A new design of the mikroBUS™ socket allows even easier interfacing with the Click board™ line of products: it has a sturdier design which helps aligning the Click board™ correctly.
The POWER / RESET button
The Power button is a touch sensitive button used to power up the development board. Its sleek design and flawless responsiveness add up to the whole experience. The touch sensitive button is resistant to wear over time and it does not exhibit any bouncing effect, unlike the mechanical switches.
As soon as a valid power source is connected, the development board will enter the Stand-By mode. When the capacitive POWER button is pressed, the PSU module will start distributing the power to the rest of the development board. Below the POWER capacitive button, there is a RESET capacitive button which is not entirely power-related, but it has a similar function: it is routed to the MCU reset pin. Pressing this button will trigger a reset of the host MCU.
Display connectors
Fusion for ARM v8 development board features a standardized 2x20-pin display connector. This connector consists of the 8080 parallel interface, offering support for displays with up to 8 bits per color (up to 24-bit mode, 16 million colors). Besides the 8080 interface, this connector also contains pins related to touch panel controller, interfaced over dedicated I2C bus lines. The power supply rails are also routed to this connector.
Fusion for ARM v8 supports 2x16 characters LCD module, connected in 4-bit mode. It offers a dedicated 1x16-pin header that can host a compatible 1x16 characters LCD. Each pin of the connector is labeled on the development board and should be connected with the respective pin of the LCD.
USB to UART, USB
Fusion for ARM v8 development board offers the UART connectivity over the USB-C connector by utilizing the FT230XQ, a popular USB-UART bridge IC, produced by FTDI Chip. This IC contains the complete USB stack necessary for the interface bridging between the UART peripheral of the MCU and the USB interface of the PC. FT230XQ drivers are available for download from the Fusion for ARM v8 product web page, as well as from the official FTDI drivers download web page. To enable data exchange via the USB-UART connector, the MCU UART peripheral lines must be connected to the corresponding pins of the FT230XQ IC. This can be done using the four-pole DIP switch, labeled as USB/UART.
USB is a very popular industry standard that defines cables, connectors, and protocols used for communication and power supply between devices. USB-C (USB Type-C connector) is the latest version of the USB connector, developed by the USB Implementation Forum (USB-IF).
I/O (Input/Output) section
The I/O (Input/Output) section occupies the lower part of the development board and contains available MCU pins routed to 2x5-pin headers for easy access. Some of them are equipped with configurable pull-up or pull-down resistors and buttons for applying logic states to MCU pins, while all of them are equipped with LED indicators. Pins are divided into groups following the grouping concept used on the MCU itself. This section is where the most interaction with the MCU takes place. MCU cards have their ports routed as either 8-bit, 16-bit or 32-bit ports.
CODEGRIP Suite
Fusion for ARM v8 development board is supported by a powerful CODEGRIP Suite, offering complete control over the Fusion for ARM v8 development board. It is used to intelligently manage programming and debugging tasks, and to configure various other options and settings, providing visual feedback through its clean and comprehensive Graphical User Interface (GUI). To better understand how to operate and configure Fusion for ARM v8 development board and its integrated CODEGRIP module, a separate manual is provided on this link.
Product Specification:
| Type | 8th Generation |
| Architecture | ARM (32-bit) |
| Programming | USB,WiFi |
| Silicon Vendor | Universal,Texas Instruments,STM,NXP,Microchip |
| MCU Socket | MCU card 8th gen |
| mikroBUS No. | 5 |
| Supply Voltage | Battery, USB,External |
Downloads: