J-Link SWD Isolator
The J-Link SWD Isolator can be connected between and any ARM-board that uses the standard 20-pin 0.1" male connector to provide
electrical isolation. This is essential when the development tools are not connected to the same ground as the application. It is also useful to
protect the development tools from electrical spikes that often occur in some applications, such as motor control applications. Another
typical field of application is development of products with sensors or other analog circuitry, in which case the target hardware is protected
from electrical noise originating from the development PC.
The J-Link SWD Isolator is compatible with , , , and .
Power supply
Both sides, target and emulator, are totally isolated from each other and separately powered. The target side draws power from pins 1 or 2,
the emulator side draws power from pin 19. To avoid current drawn from the target an external power supply can be used to provide power
to pins 1 and 2.
Features
•1kV DC isolation
• 3.3V and 5V target operation supported
• Powered from emulator and target
• Standard 20-pin 0.1" male (target side) and female (emulator side) connector supporting SWCLK, SWDIO, SWO, RESET signals
• Power consumption on target side: 25mA typ. / 40mA max.
• SWD frequency: Up to 4MHz
• 3 LEDs to indicate emulator power, target power and target RESET
Connectors and indicators
The SWD Isolator uses high speed optocouplers that allow a very low propagation time between input and output. It comes with the
following connectors and indicators:
• 20-pin 0.1" female EMULATOR connector which can be plugged directly into J-Link
• 20-pin 0.1" male TARGET connector for connection of the target cable
• Green LED indicating power on the emulator side
• Green LED indicating power on the target side
• Red LED indicating RESET active
Block diagram
The following functional block diagram illustrates the functional connections between the emulator and target.
Target connector
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The following picture shows the target side pinout of the J-Link SWD Isolator:
The Emulator side of the Isolator is plugged directly into the Emulator. The Target side is connected to the target via a 20-pin flat cable.
Pin Signal Type Description
1 VCC Input The target side of the isolator draws power over this pin.
2 VCC Input The target side of the isolator draws power over this pin.
3 N/C N/C This pin is not connected on the target side of the isolator.
5 N/C N/C This pin is not connected on the target side of the isolator.
7 SWDIO I/O
Bi-directional data pin of SWD.
This pin should be pulled high on the target.
Typically connected to SWDIO on target CPU.
9SWCLKOutput
SWD clock signal to target CPU.
It is recommended that this pin is pulled to a defined state on the target board.
Typically connected to SWCLK on target CPU.
11 N/C N/C This pin is not connected on the target side of the isolator.
13 SWO Input SWD data output from target CPU.
Typically connected to SWO on target CPU.
15 RESET I/O Target CPU reset signal. Typically connected to the RESET pin of the target CPU, which is typically called "nRST",
"nRESET" or "RESET".
17 N/C N/C This pin is not connected on the target side of the isolator.
19 N/C N/C This pin is not connected on the target side of the isolator.
Pins 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 are GND pins connected to GND.
Using the SWD Isolator with J-Link
In order to use the Isolator, follow these steps:
• Plug the SWD Isolator directly into J-Link.
•Power J-Link.
• Make sure the green LED on the emulator side is lit. If it is not, please follow the instructions below
• Connect the target to the target side of the SWD Isolator
• If the target is powered, the green LED on the target side should be lit
The red LED on the target side is lit when a Target RESET is active (low).
Preparing J-Link to supply power
J-Link needs to supply 5V power to the emulator side of the isolator on pin 19. In order to do this, you may have to configure J-Link once as
follows:
• Make sure that SEGGER J-Link software is installed on your machine. It can be downloaded from
• Start J-Link Commander, which can be found under “Start -> Programs -> SEGGER -> J-Link ARM”
• Enter the following command to enable power supply via J-Link: power on perm
• Plug in the isolator: The green LED on the emulator side should now be lit
Using the SWD Isolator with another ARM emulator
The SWD Isolator has been designed for J-Link, but can also be used with other ARM emulators with the same pin-out. In this case, you
should make sure that 5V are supplied to pin 19 of the emulator connector and that your emulator is not damaged when applying 5V to this
pin. Do this at your own risk!
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