posts: add pyOCD v0.44.0 release notes

Author: TeoMahnic

_posts/2026-04-01-pyocd-0.44.0-released.md

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+title: "pyOCD 0.44.0 released"
+date: 2026-04-01
+categories:
+  - release
+tags:
+  - news
+  - release
+  - release-patch
+  - pyocd
+author: Teo Mahnic
+excerpt: "Introducing default debug sequences and flash programming support via debug sequences"
+---
+
+pyOCD v0.44.0 has been released and is available from PyPI. This version includes several improvements and bug fixes.
+The complete list of changes is provided below
+
+To upgrade pyOCD, just run `pip`:
+
+```
+pip install --upgrade pyocd
+```
+
+This version introduces support for default debug sequences as defined in the [Open-CMSIS-Pack specification](https://open-cmsis-pack.github.io/Open-CMSIS-Pack-Spec/main/html/debug_description.html#default_sequences),
+improving consistency and standards alignment. It adds missing debug sequence support for flash programming and holding
+hardware reset. It also changes the flash programming strategy for programming multiple flash memories to a single
+erase-program sequence, spanning all targeted memory regions.
+
+The RTT support has also been updated with renamed channel mode `server` (previously `telnet`) and improved robustness,
+flexibility, and transfer speed. Another new feature is the SystemView Server mode for the `run` subcommand, which
+allows using SEGGER's SystemView Recorder via IP (TCP/IP connection).
+
+Thanks again to all the contributors who helped make this release possible! ❤️
+
+[v0.44.0 on GitHub](https://github.com/pyocd/pyOCD/releases/tag/v0.44.0) \
+[v0.44.0 on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pyocd/0.44.0)
+
+---
+
+## New Features
+- Debug sequences:
+  - Use default debug sequences as defined in the [Open-CMSIS-Pack specification](https://open-cmsis-pack.github.io/Open-CMSIS-Pack-Spec/main/html/debug_description.html#autotoc_md2)
+  - Support debug sequences for hardware reset: `ResetHardwareAssert` and `ResetHardwareDeassert`
+  - Support debug sequences for flash programming: `FlashInit`, `FlashUninit`, `FlashEraseChip`, `FlashEraseSector`, `FlashEraseDone`, `FlashProgramPage`, `FlashProgramDone`, and `DebugCodeMemRemap`
+- `run` subcommand:
+  - Add SystemView Server mode to support SEGGER's SystemView Recorder via IP (TCP/IP connection)
+
+## Improvements
+- RTT:
+  - Improve robustness and tolerate unexpected target halts
+  - More flexible configuration
+  - Increase transfer speed
+  - Improve log messages
+- SystemView:
+  - Improve log messages
+
+## Changes
+- Flash programming:
+  - Split flash programming into separate erase and program operations
+- RTT Configuration:
+  - Rename channel mode `telnet` to `server`
+
+## Fixes
+- GDB Server:
+  - Fix thread information on subsequent client connection
+- Debug sequences:
+  - Support inline control flow statements (`if`, `while`)
+  - Fix predefined debug access variable contents for `__protocol` and `__connection`
+- Cortex-M:
+  - Restrict PACBTI and PMU extension detection to Armv8.1-M targets
+- CoreSight:
+  - Restore CSW value after pre-discovery
+
+## Targets
+- Add nRF54LM20A target (@StarSphere-1024)
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pyocd/pyOCD/compare/v0.43.1...v0.44.0