STLINK-V3MINIE Licensing

[n.serina]

Hi, 

I want to understand, Is it possible to license STLINK-MINI to use on our stm32 mcu based custom evaluation boards(commercial purposes) ? If possible how do we proceed about it to get the licensing cost , terms and conditions. 

Thank you

[n.serina]

Hi @Peter BENSCH,  Could you please clarify on this? Thanks 

[Peter BENSCH]

Well, the Terms of Use for STLINK-MINIE can be found on the product website, tab Documentation, which, among other things, do not permit such use:

The Evaluation Board shall not be, in any case, directly or indirectly assembled as a part in any production of Yours as it is solely developed to serve evaluation an d testing purposes and has no direct function and is not a finished product.

If the Evaluation Board is incorporated in an evaluation system, the evaluation system may be used by You solely for Your evaluation and testing purposes. Such evaluation system may not be offered for sale or lease or sold, leased or otherwise distributed for commercial purposes and must be accompanied by a conspicuous notice as follows: “This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased or otherwise distributed for commercial purposes”.

Only for the STLINK-V3MODS is no such restriction to be found so far, no licence is required and you can solder it onto your board.

Hope that helps?
Regards
/Peter

[n.serina]

Thank you very much @Peter BENSCH for your reply

[Andrew Neil]

The STLINK-MINI is obsolete:

 

As mentioned by  @Peter BENSCH , the STLINK-MINIE is the recommended replacement, but that doesn't have the castellated contacts for soldering onto a board - so wouldn't be any use anyhow.

So that leaves you the STLINK-V3MODS - which does meet your requirement.

 

[n.serina]

Thank you @Andrew Neil for your suggestions