IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM-based Embedded Development

IAR recently introduced the new version of its IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM, an integrated development environment (IDE) for ARM-based embedded application development. IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM provides extensive support for a wide range of ARM devices, hardware debug systems and RTOSs and generates efficient code. It integrates the IAR C/C++ Compiler, assembler, linker, library, editor, project manager, and C-SPY Debugger. The version 5.20 of this development tool features faster execution speed, SWV/SWO debugger for ARM Cortex-M3,  multi file compilation capability, J-Link control and faster flash loader. IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM v5.20 package also includes: IAR PowerPac RTOS (evaluation edition), file system, TCP/IP stack and USB stack.

IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM

IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM incorporates an optimized ARM compiler supporting C/C++. This software also includes device configuration files, flash loaders and lot of example projects. Run-time libraries are provided, including source code, and the compiler features relocating ARM assembler, and linker and librarian tools. IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM also integrates C-SPY debugger that features an ARM simulator, JTAG support and support for RTOS-aware debugging on hardware.

Features of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM:

• Extensive Device Support
  • Core support for all ARM devices with ARM7, ARM9, ARM9E, ARM10E, ARM11, SecurCore, Intel XScale, Cortex-M1 and Cortex-M3 core families
  • Ready-made peripheral register definition files for devices from

    Atmel, Intel, TI, STmicroelectronics, Freescale, Analog Devices, Philips, Cirrus Logic, OKI,  Handshake Solutions,  Luminary, NetSilicon, Samsung, Sharp, etc.

  • Flash loaders for most devices and evaluation boards
  • More than 1000 example projects
• Modular and Extensible IDE
  • Powerful project management allowing multiple projects in one workspace
  • A seamlessly integrated environment for building and debugging embedded applications
  • Hierarchical project representation
  • Build integration with IAR visualSTATE
  • Dockable and floating windows management
  • Smart source browser
  • Tool options configurable on global, group of source files, or individual source files level
  • Flexible project building via batch build, pre/post-build or custom build with access to external tools in the build process.
  • Multi-file compilation support for even better code optimization
  • Integration with source code control systems
• Optimized C/C++ Compiler
  • Support for C, EC++ and extended EC++ including templates, namespace, standard template library (STL) etc.
  • ARM EABI (Embedded Application Binary Interface)
  • Interoperability and binary compatibility with other EABI compliant tools
  • Automatic checking of MISRA C rules
  • Language extensions for embedded applications with target-specific support
  • Support for ARM, Thumb1 and Thumb-2 processor modes
  • Support for the VFP9-S floating-point co-processor
  • Support for 4 Gbyte applications in all processor modes
  • Support for 64-bit long long
  • 32- and 64-bit floating-point types in standard IEEE format
  • Reentrant code
  • Multiple levels of optimizations on code size and execution speed.
  • Advanced global and target-specific optimizer generating the most compact and stable code
• C-SPY Debugger
  • Cortex-M3 SWV/SWO debugger support
  • Complex code and data breakpoints
  • Unlimited number of breakpoints in flash via optional license for J-Link
  • User selectable breakpoint types (hardware/software)
  • Runtime stack analysis - stack window to monitor the memory consumption and integrity of the stack
  • Complete support for stack unwinding even at high optimization levels
  • Profiling and code coverage performance analysis tools
  • Trace utility with expressions, such as variables and register values, to examine execution history
  • Versatile monitoring of registers, structures, call chain, locals, global variables and peripheral registers
  • Smart STL container display in Watch window
  • Symbolic memory window and static watch window
  • I/O and interrupt simulation
  • Drag and drop model
  • True editing-while-debugging
  • Target access to host file system via file I/O
  • The C-SPY Debugger is available for the following target systems:
    • Simulator
    • Emulator (JTAG/SWD)
      • IAR J-Link probe, JTAG and SWD support, connection via USB or TCP/IP server
      • RDI (Remote Debug Interface), such as Abatron BDI1000 & BDI2000, EPI Majic, Ashling Opella, Aiji OpenICE, Signum JTAGjet, ARM Multi-ICE
      • Macraigor JTAG interfaces: Macraigor Raven, Wiggler, mpDemon, usbDemon, usb2Demon and usb2Sprite
    • ROM-monitor
      • IAR ROM-monitor for the IAR KickStart Kit for Philips LPC210x, Analog Devices and OKI evaluation boards
      • Angel debug monitor for boards from Atmel, Cirrus Logic etc.
    • IAR J-Trace probe
• RTOS Support
  • Built-in plugins:
    • IAR PowerPac
    • CMX-RTX/Tiny+
    • Micrium μC/OS-II
    • OSE Epsilon
    • OSEK (ORTI)
    • Segger embOS
    • ThreadX RTOS
  • Vendor plugins:
    • eSys Tech X Realtime kernel
    • NORTi MiSPO
    • Micro Digital SMX
    • Quadros RTXC
    • Unicoi Fusion
• IAR Assembler
  • A powerful relocating macro assembler with a versatile set of directives and operators
  • Built-in C language preprocessor, accepting all C macro definitions
• IAR Linker (ILink)
  • Complete linking, relocation and format generation to produce FLASH/PROMable code
  • Optimized linking removing unused code and data
  • Flexible commands allowing detailed control of code and data placement
  • Comprehensive cross-reference and dependency memory maps
  • Direct linking of raw binary images, for instance multimedia files
  • Link compatibility with object files and libraries generated by other EABI compliant tools
• IAR Library and Tools
  • All required ISO/ANSI C and C++ libraries and source included
  • All low-level routines such as writechar and readchar provided in full source code
  • Lightweight runtime library, user-configurable to match the needs of the application; full source included
  • Library tools for creating and maintaining library projects, libraries and library modules
  • Listings of entry points and symbolic information
• Documentation
  • User guides with detailed information
  • Extensive step-by-step tutorials
  • Efficient coding hints for embedded application
  • Context sensitive help and hypertext versions of the user documentation available online
• Free 30-day Evaluation Software

IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM v5.20

Highlights in IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM v 5.20:

• Faster execution speed, especially for Cortex-M3
• Cortex-M3 SWV/SWO debugger support
• Multi-file compilation
• VFP support
• Faster flash loader
• Support for unlimited breakpoint in flash via J-Link (optional)
• J-Link control panel
• Linking with references to other link images

References:

• Press Release of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM v 5.20: (http://www.iar.com/website1/1.0.1.0/617/1/index.php?item=art_art-s1/200&group=art_art_grp-s1/10)
• Website of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM (http://www.iar.com/website1/1.0.1.0/68/1/index.php)
• Datasheet of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM (ftp://ftp.iar.se/WWWfiles/datasheet/DS-EWARM-520.pdf, 749KB)