Date: 11/09/2009

IAR Systems Embedded Workbench tool for ARM Cortex-M0, -M1, -M3 cores

IAR Systems has made available of its Embedded Workbench for ARM Cortex-M0, -M1, -M3 cores that provides a set of tools in a single package based on the new full license edition of IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM 5.40. This package includes an editor, project management tools, a highly optimizing C and C++ compiler, and a C-SPY simulator. Other tools include hardware-debugging functions, support for RTOS-aware debugging on hardware, run-time libraries, relocating assembler, linker and librarian tools.

IAR says, the ready-made device configuration files, flash loaders and example projects are also included in the package, and the complier can check against the rules of MISRA C (MISRA C: 2004) software development standard as established by the Motor Industry Software Reliability Association. An evaluation edition of IAR PowerPac RTOS, file system, USB stack and a TCP/IP stack bundles in included within the package. IAR RTOS plugins are available from IAR Systems and other leading RTOS vendors.

Jean Anne Booth, WW marketing director for Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3 MCUs at Texas Instruments Incorporated comments, "We welcome IAR Systems new tool set for ARM Cortex-M applications. The market has been looking for a comprehensive, sensibly-priced bundle of tools to help engineers quickly develop applications for our Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3-based low-power MCUs, and the new IAR Embedded Workbench for Cortex-M delivers to this need."

For more details visit www.iar.com