I am not able to use the simulator when I select one of the 200 series STM32 devices, the STM32f205ZC specifically. There are no errors, but the instruction pointer just sits at address 0x00000000, and no program is loaded.
A call to US Tech Support yielded the position that there is no support for simulation and none planned for the 200 series devices because they are too complex.
Are other people out there disappointed by this?
I guess the question to ask before that would be, "how many people make extensive use of the deevice-specific peripheral simulation?"
In the particular case of ST, there has been a fair amount of disappointment expressed on their forum of their own lack of support for their own new devices - so I guess it's not surprising that 3rd parties like Keil have trouble keeping up...
With the rate new devices are appearing, it must be really hard for Keil to keep up.
They can't (or won't) even keep up with the parametric database: http://www.keil.com/forum/17710/
"there has been a fair amount of disappointment expressed on their forum of their own lack of support for their own new devices "
that's to be expected of any new devices.
however, I do agree that they could have done a better job at preparing the software side of the things before they release their hardware.
"They can't (or won't) even keep up with the parametric database:"
it seems to be fairly recent: it pulled up st32l15x parts.
but i have to admit that it is the first time that i have used it. don't people pretty much know what their target(s) are before they start coding?
Sorry - I meant the parametric database search
"don't people pretty much know what their target(s) are before they start coding?"
The parametric search was useful in selecting a chip - so that could very well be used before coding.