Freescale Semiconductor USB Multilink Universal, Rev. A U-MULTILINK U-MULTILINK Information Guide

Applications
· Development/Prototyping

P&E’s USB Multilink Universal is the next step forward for P&E’s 

successful line of USB Multilink hardware interfaces. It combines 

support, in a single interface, for many Freescale architectures, 

including: Kinetis

HCS08, HC(S)12(X), S12Z, and DSC. The USB Multilink Univer-

sal is an easy-to-use debug and programming interface which allows 

the PC to communicate with a target processor through the USB 

port of the PC. It controls the microprocessor by accessing the de-

bug port of the target. The groundbreaking USB Multilink Universal 

is able to accommodate communications with a variety of Freescale 

MCUs by featuring multiple headers, which can be accessed by sim-

ply flipping open the plastic case. Ribbon cables for the supported 

MCUs are conveniently included.

The Multilink Universal’s speed and reliability make it ideal for de-

velopment. It is natively supported by recent versions of CodeWar-

rior

®

, current P&E software applications, and Kinetis toolchains 

from IAR, Keil, Cosmic, and Mentor Graphics. It can also be config-

ured to support a specific architecture when using software pack-

ages which do not yet natively support the all-in-one nature of the 

USB Multilink Universal. This allows it to work with many existing 

software applications and toolchains.
P&E offers several In-Circuit Programmers for supported architec-

tures, including Kinetis, that can be used with the USB Multilink Uni-

versal to program internal and external flash devices. It also works 

with many of P&E’s In-Circuit Debuggers for supported 

architectures to control the target processor’s execution, 

read/write registers and memory, and perform full C 

source-level debug. 

 

P&E also offers the USB Multilink Universal FX, a very 

high-speed version of the USB Multilink Universal with 

additional enhancements. These two all-in-one develop-

ment interfaces give you the choice of prioritizing speed 

or cost.   

More information on the USB Multilink Universal is available at 

www.pemicro.com/universal.

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Target Architectures
· Kinetis
· Qorivva MPC55xx/56xx
· Power Architecture PX Series
· ColdFire  + V1/ColdFire V1
· ColdFire V2/3/4
· HCS08
· RS08
· HC(S)12(X)
· S12Z
· DSC

Hardware Features
· Fast, hassle-free USB 2.0 communications 

interface

· Draws power directly from the USB port 

– no external power supply needed

· Multi-voltage support for targets ranging 

from 1.6 to 5.25 Volts

· Includes ribbon cables for supported archi-

tectures

· Compact size