One Tool Suite. Any Arm Project

 

Arm Development Studio is an embedded C/C++ development toolchain designed specifically for Arm-based SoCs, from tiny microcontrollers to custom multicore processors. Designed alongside Arm processor IP, it accelerates system design and software development for Cortex-M, Cortex-R and Cortex-A processors.

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Features and Benefits

One Package. All Tools. End-to-End

One professional package of C/C++ IDE and embedded toolchain equipping engineering teams to bring products to market faster and more cost effectively. Combining the best of Arm and Keil development tools and middleware, Development Studio seamlessly covers the entire product lifecycle, from SoC architecture exploration to software integration and testing. It’s everything you need, from providers you trust for the long run.
Efficient Projects and Products

Designed for efficiency – both for developers and their products. Functionally-accurate virtual prototypes enable software development ahead hardware availability. Reusable software building blocks save precious coding time. The highly optimized Arm C/C++ Compiler gets the best out of Arm CPUs. And for ultimate peace of mind, you can also rely on Arm technical experts to get your projects unstuck, if you ever need.
For All Arm-Based Devices

Built from the ground up for all Arm IP, Development Studio includes native support for heterogeneous processing systems, including GPU and large 64-bit Armv-A SoCs. This gives you the most comprehensive support available for the Arm architecture.

Develop on Custom SoCs

Select the right processor IP, validate architecture design, port and optimize your software platform. From Cycle Models to hardware emulators to Fast Models, FPGA and silicon, Development Studio adapts to your development platform to support your design through the various project stages. And because it is developed alongside Arm IP, it enables you to fully explore all the capabilities within your chosen architecture.

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Develop on Off-the-Shelf Devices

Featuring out-of-the-box support for over 5,000+ silicon devices, Development Studio allows you to quickly build products based on application processors and microcontrollers created by our semiconductor partners. For Cortex-M projects, it includes the microcontroller-specialist Keil MDK toolkit. For projects spanning across Cortex-M, Cortex-R and Cortex-A CPUs, the Development Studio IDE brings together scalability, performance and ease-of-use. Irrespective of project, bringing your designs to life is simpler with Development Studio.

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Development Studio Editions

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