Tools, Software and IDEs blog

Having started at ARM about a week ago, I have been very excited to work on Juno, ARM's first 64-bit Development Platform.Juno is aimed at accelerating the development of 64-bit software for the mobile…

I am writing this short blog to help illustrate a great feature we have added to DS-5, available in version 5.19 and later. You can always get the latest version of DS-5 here. We have a new MMU view, as…

The GNU ARM Eclipse project includes a set of open source Eclipse plug-ins that enhance Eclipse CDT with functionality to create/build/debug/manage ARM and AArch64 applications and static/shared libraries…

Note this blog is only valid for Linaro distributions up to 2014. Newer distributions support AEMv8 Base Model as supplied with DS-5 5.24 and later. For information on this model, see here.For instructions…

ARM is constantly providing updates to our DS-5 toolchain, and details of these updates are provided in the change log. When you purchase the tools, you will receive either a term or perpetual license…

ARM® Compiler 6 is the next generation C/C++ compilation toolchain from ARM, based on Clang and the LLVM Compiler framework. Version 6.00 of the toolchain provides architectural support for v8 of…

ARM Compiler 6 is now available, bringing to you a modern, extensible compiler architecture for the next generation of ARM processors. Version 6 of the ARM Compiler adopts the Clang and LLVM compiler framework…

I can't imagine anyone reading this posting hasn't already read about the Apple "goto fail" bug in SSL. My reaction was one of incredulity; I really couldn't believe this code could have got…

Streamline, the profiling tool in DS-5, is a powerful tool for analysing system behaviour with proven results at both macro (system level interactions) and micro (CPU code hotspots) levels.Mental modelsStreamline…

Gain a deeper understanding of the ARM® Compiler and the optimization techniques it uses. By understanding how to control these optimizations, your code can benefit from speed increases, size savings…

MDK uses the concept of Software packs for providing support for microcontroller devices and development boards. Software Packs can also contain software components such as drivers and middleware, including…

Hi I'm very excited to announce of the release of a new product we have been working on for the last few months called the Cortex-M Prototyping System, as part of the Versatile Express family of products…

This article will detail steps on ARM profile cocos2d-x engine and how developers using DS-5 Streamline performance analysis tool to analyze their own mobile applications and improve app performance.

In this article I will explain how ARM® uses FPGA boards during the development of new cores to validate the design and how this technique is particularly useful to reduce project time and costs, giving…

This article was originally posted on 23 October 2012 on blogs.arm.comARM DS-5TM is becoming a standard tool in the development of complex embedded software for ARM applications processors. The DS-5 d…

New Platform Bring-Up with ARM® Development Studio 5 (DS-5™)I am an FAE at ARM, and part of my job is to support users bringing up new silicon and hardware platforms, so that they can start to develop…

This blog is for those of you who spend hours every day developing and debugging software, and have experienced the frustration that comes with the question “how on earth did my software get here?”This…

Over the past few months, I’ve been working on a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) for the ARM® Cortex®-A9 processor, ported from the Keil® RTX RTOS for Cortex-M series of processors. In this blog, I’d…

This is an article describing the steps how to set up your Android Phone to run ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer. It was originally posted on 8 March 2012 on blogs.arm.comARM Streamline Performance…

Nowadays web browsers are among the most widely used software tools. You can find them being used everywhere on devices ranging from phones and tablets to personal computers. The heart of all browsers…

ARM® DS-5TM Streamline Performance Analyzer, part of the ARM DS-5 toolchain, is an useful tool for developers doing system level software optimization for ARM Linux and Android platforms. Streamline…