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We are excited to announce the latest release of netX Studio CDT. This release brings a series of enhancements and new features aimed at improving your development experience with netX 90. Here are the highlights of what's new.

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1. Security Features

1.1 CLI Flasher Helper Binaries Management

  • Streamlined Management: The management of CLI Flasher helper binaries has been simplified. Now, you don't need to provide the private firmware key for each operation when working with signed binaries.

  • Enhanced User Interface: Easily create, add, and manage helper binaries through an improved dialog interface.

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Refer to the documentation sections:

  • 5.3.6 Security (5.3 netX 90 application tutorial)

  • 13 Security tools

  • 13.3 Managing helper binaries

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2. Full-Featured SEGGER J-Link Support

  • Native Integration: Added full-featured support for SEGGER J-Link, enhancing the debugging experience with additional functionalities.

For more details, see:

  • 2.3.1 Installing drivers for Segger J-Link

  • 8.2.2 J-Link settings (8.2 Debug settings)

  • 9.5.1 Device selection#J-Link Commander

Additionally, refer to the SEGGER Wiki for more information.

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3. NXEB 90-SPE Evaluation Board Support

  • Debug Support: Introduced debug support for the NXEB 90-SPE evaluation board.

  • Configuration Capability: Added “10 Mbps SPE/APL“ Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) interfaces in the “Network Interface” options of the netX 90 communication side in the hardware options tree.

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4. Writable Flasher Package (WFP)

  • New Feature: Introduced the Writable Flasher Package (WFP), a compressed archive file that
    contains all files to be flashed at once and a control file with the list of these files and their positions in the Flash memory.

  • Simplified Flash Operations: The tool assists in creating the WFP control file and archive, making flash operations more efficient.

See "9.4 Writable Flasher Package (WFP)" for full details.

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5. New Debug Features

5.1 Live Expressions View

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Refer to "8.7.1 Debug toolbar" for more details.

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6. Notable Fixes and Enhancements

6.1 Device Selection for SQI Flash Components

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  • Restored Functionality: The original Eclipse 'Builders' page is now available in the project's properties (Edit > Properties > Builders), allowing configuration of available builders.

  • Configuration Limits: To prevent unwanted behavior, configuration is limited to 'Hardware Configuration Builder' and 'WFP Control File Builder'.

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7. Tools and Resources Updates

  • Flasher: Updated to version 2.0.3

  • netX 90 Tools Collection: Updated to version 2.0.9

  • Overlay Files: Updated to version 1.1.1

  • netX 90 Template Project: Updated netX Peripheral Driver to version 0.1.5.0

  • SVN Connectors: Resolved issues by migrating to a new SVN provider.

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