IAR Systems - Support for new ARM Cortex-M3 microcontrollers
Published Apr 3 2006 [Printer friendly version] [Email article to a friend] [More Design & Manufacture articles]
The first independent development tools supporting Luminary Micro's
Stellaris family of microcontrollers has been introduced by IAR Systems. The
Stellaris family, which features the ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller core has
also been announced. When used in combination with Stellaris
microcontrollers, IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and Cortex-M3 will enable
quick and hassle-free development of a wide range of embedded control
applications, yielding ultra-dense code footprints, says the company.
The new tool is the latest in the IAR Embedded Workbench family, which has
been providing users with advanced optimization and intelligent linking for
over 20 years. IAR Embedded Workbench is a set of development tools for
building and debugging embedded system applications using assembler, C and
C++. It provides a completely integrated development environment that
includes a project manager, editor, build tools and the versatile IAR C-SPY
debugger.
The new IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM and Cortex will contain a completely
new highly optimizing Thumb 2 C/C++ compiler. IAR Systems' J-Link
JTAG-to-USB hardware debug probe, with industry-leading flash download
speed, will be included in Luminary Micro's Stellaris Development Kits. As
well as developing the technology, IAR Systems provides comprehensive
technical and programming support, says the company.
"IAR Systems is a clear market leader in providing development tools for
embedded systems," said Jean Anne Booth, chief marketing officer, Luminary
Micro. "The IAR Embedded Workbench with IAR J-Link support has been a
popular tools solution for embedded systems developers for years. Now the
many users of IAR Embedded Workbench that were previously limited by cost to
8- and 16-bit microcontroller solutions can find a familiar tools
environment on the powerful yet cost-effective Stellaris family of
microcontrollers."
IAR Systems' chief executive officer, Olle Eriksson, said: "ARM represents
the largest and fastest growing segment of our software development tools
business, and we believe that the price-performance ratio of the Cortex-M3
architecture is compellingly attractive to engineers. We are pleased to be a
leader in support of Luminary Micro's Stellaris family of microcontrollers."
The new development tool will be included free of charge in Luminary Micro's
Stellaris Development Kits, and full versions will also be available from
IAR Systems. A beta version of the compiler will be available April 2006 to
selected partners, followed by a full public release in May 2006. An
evaluation version of the IAR Embedded Workbench for Cortex-M3 as well as an
8kB code size limited KickStart version will be available for download upon
first public release, says the company.
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