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Select your board or MCU during project setup so Embedder can use the right hardware references. Browse the hardware groups below, or use the peripheral catalog to find a sensor, module, or other component. See Hardware catalog for how selections connect to documentation, skills, and project context. The listings cover 590+ platforms across 14 chip and board manufacturers, with an additional board guide for Ambiq. Platform entries include MCU families, individual devices, modules, and development boards. Check the project setup picker for current availability.
A listed platform provides hardware context. Flashing, debugging, and measurements also depend on your board, probe, connections, and installed tools. Catalog inclusion does not certify those combinations. A board-specific skill helps with pinouts and setup when it is available for your selected platform and matches your board revision.

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Set up your hardware

  1. Select the platform that matches your MCU or board during project setup. Include the exact device, board revision, and SDK version in your request.
  2. Add the sensors, modules, and other parts fitted to your board with /peripheral. Attach schematics so Embedder can check the connections.
  3. Connect your probe or instrument and open Monitor to check the available connections. Record the build, flash, and debug commands in EMBEDDER.md.

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Platform ecosystems

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General semiconductors

STMicroelectronics

150+ ST platforms, CubeMX and ST-LINK workflows, and Nucleo pinout skills.

NXP

80+ LPC, Kinetis, i.MX RT, MCX, and S32 platforms.

Nordic

60+ nRF, nPM, and nRF70 platforms for nRF Connect SDK and Zephyr.

Espressif

30+ ESP32, ESP32-S/C/H/P, and ESP8684 platforms.

Infineon

AURIX, TRAVEO T2G, and PSoC Edge catalog kits plus board skills.

Renesas

20+ RA and RH850 platforms, FSP, and EK-RA8P1.

Silicon Labs

30+ EFR32 platforms, Simplicity SDK, and SixG301 board skills.

Texas Instruments

50+ MSP430, C2000, and Sitara AM2x platforms.

Ambiq

Apollo510 EVB bring-up, flashing, J-Link/SWD, RTT, and recovery.

XMOS

xcore.ai with XTC Tools, xrun, xflash, xgdb, and xSCOPE.

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Community

Raspberry Pi

30+ computers, Compute Modules, Pico boards, and RP2 MCUs.

Arduino

30+ UNO, Nano, MKR, Portenta, Nicla, and classic boards.

Adafruit

10+ AVR boards, including Feather 32u4, ItsyBitsy, Gemma, and Trinket.

Teensy

Teensy LC, 3.2, 3.6, 4.0, and 4.1.

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8-bit microcontrollers

Microchip AVR

50+ ATtiny, ATmega, and AVR Dx/Ex platforms, including Curiosity Nano and Xplained kits.

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Coming soon

  • Microchip: SAMAxxx family
  • GigaDevice
  • Nuvoton
  • Realtek
  • Telink
  • Synaptics
  • onsemi
These planned additions are not included in the current platform totals. Check the project setup picker for current availability.

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Use a board-specific skill

Board skills appear only for matching project platforms. Selecting an MCU family or mentioning a board in chat may not make its board skill available. For example, the Nucleo-F031K6 reference requires a matching board platform such as NUCLEO-F031K6; selecting STM32F031 alone does not enable it.
  1. During project setup, search for and select the matching board platform shown in its guide.
  2. Open the slash-command picker and check that the board skill appears before asking Embedder to use it.
  3. If the matching platform or skill is unavailable, attach the board manual and schematic and ask Embedder to use those documents.
For a new project with board documents, the terminal picker offers + Add a platform (or + Add “your search”). When the custom form is available, enter the board name, select at least one PDF, and press Enter to create the project. Check skill availability afterward; custom setup and uploaded references do not guarantee access to the bundled board skill. See Skills for invoking available skills.

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Debug probes

Use GDB debugging to set breakpoints, inspect variables, and investigate faults. Open the setup page for SEGGER J-Link, OpenOCD with a compatible probe, TI CCS and XDS, or XMOS xTAG and xgdb. Install the matching tools and provide the MCU, probe, and firmware image for your board. For instruction trace and coverage, see J-Trace. Streaming instruction trace requires compatible trace hardware, target support, and wiring. For bridge programming, see probe-rs. For XMOS simulation, see xsim.

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Connections to your board

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Lab instruments

Open an instrument guide for setup steps, supported models, and measurement limits.

Saleae Logic

Capture and decode digital signals using Logic 2.

Digilent WaveForms

Use supported logic, analog-input, waveform-generator, and supply functions.

Nordic PPK2

Measure current with source-meter or ampere-meter wiring.

Joulescope

Measure current, voltage, and energy with model-specific recording options.

Siglent oscilloscopes

Capture analog waveforms from supported SDS800X HD models over LAN.

PicoScope

Capture analog signals and, on MSO models, digital signals.

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Hardware that is not listed

Use + Add a platform in terminal project setup when the custom form is available, or add a custom peripheral from its PDF datasheet. Attach schematics for board connections and record the build, flash, and debug commands in EMBEDDER.md. Include the exact part number and board revision. Adding a reference helps Embedder understand the hardware; you still need compatible tools and connections to program or debug it.
Last modified on September 24, 2026