v0.37.0

v0.37.0 on PyPI

Important note

With this release, Python 3.7 is no longer supported. The minimum Python version is now 3.8.0.

Improvements

• CMSIS-Toolbox Run and Debug Management integration:
  • add a --cbuild-run option across subcommands
  • select target based on cbuild-run
  • debugger-clock setting from cbuild-run
  • default memory map
  • primary-core and GDB server port selection based on cbuild-run
• GDB server:
  • add option for stetting soft breakpoints as hard
  • add option for resetting and running the target without halting
  • stricter qC command handling (@tlyu)
• Coresight:
  • add apid handling
  • add AP CSW register SPROT bit handling
  • fix offset for APv2 in discovery step
• Loader: generate reset when loading to RAM
• RTOS: add hint for Zephyr’s thread info configuration
• RTT: allow no down-channels (@laurensmiers)
• Debug sequence: increase robustness
• Memory map: add pname based filtering
• Probe: filter out Cypress KitProg3 bridge

Fixes

• Fix progress bar reprinting the same value when no progress is made
• Typing: fix typing of chip_erase from bool to str (@NilsIrl)
• pytest: use assert_not_called instead of not_called
• target: disable reads of erased sectors if Verify function is provided in the algorithm
• flash:
  • disable builder double buffering by default
  • write XPSR register on init on Cortex-M devices

Targets

• Add MPS2 AN521 target
• Add Ambiq Apollo3 target and NM180410 board (@joshua-nmi)
• Add RP2350 target (@konkers)
• Add nRF54L15 target (@maxd-nordic)
• Add STM32H750 target (@nattgris)
• Add HC32F115/155/334/467/472 targets (@wuze)
• Update HC32F448/45x/460/4A0(2) targets (@wuze)
• Fix sector size and RDP check on STM32H743 and H723 (@nattgris)

Other

• Docs:
  • fix incorrect documentation for default GDB server port (@FredeHoey)
  • document cbuild-run support
  • enhance load subcommand guidance
• CI:
  • drop Python 3.7 and add 3.12 and 3.13
  • update upload-artifact following deprecation
  • update CodeQL workflow
  • add workflow for generating standalone binaries using PyInstaller
• Session: add missing return in UserScriptFunctionProxy
• Optional use of libusb-package with fallback to pyusb (@dvzrv)

New Contributors

• @ithinuel made their first contribution in #1638
• @joshua-nmi made their first contribution in #1632
• @FredeHoey made their first contribution in #1650
• @laurensmiers made their first contribution in #1680
• @gotlaufs made their first contribution in #1758
• @tlyu made their first contribution in #1660
• @konkers made their first contribution in #1718
• @nattgris made their first contribution in #1703
• @NilsIrl made their first contribution in #1748
• @TeoMahnic made their first contribution in #1777

Full Changelog: v0.36.0...v0.37.0