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We have just released DS-5 5.23 with significant enhancements to Streamline. In this blog, I will highlight the major changes in the latest version.  For a more detailed list of enhancements and fixes…

OverviewThe GNU ARM Eclipse project includes a set of open source Eclipse plug-ins and tools to create/build/debug/manage ARM (32-bits) and AArch64 (64-bits) applications and static/shared libraries, using…

Last week at TechCon 2015 in Santa Clara (California), ARM announced a new architecture and a new A-class low-power processor:ARMv8-M architecture: By offering security, enhanced scalability, and improved…

Heterogeneous Software Development By Stephen TheobaldARM-based platforms come in a variety of processor configurations, and these platforms now often have more than one ARM processor.  These multi-core…

OverviewThe GNU ARM Eclipse project includes a set of open source Eclipse plug-ins and tools to create/build/debug/manage ARM (32-bit) and AArch64 (64-bit) applications and static/shared libraries, using…

We‘ve just released ARM DS-5 Development Studio v5.22 and we have made Streamline more powerful and user-friendly. In this blog, I will highlight the major changes in the latest version.  For a more…

Dear Friends,here they are few lines of GCC-Assembly code to make your interrupt in Cortex-M4 fullyreentrant. Please read notes from Sippey  before proceeding to details of implementationof this page.NOTE1…

CMSIS is the ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard and widely used for Cortex-M based microcontrollers. CMSIS enables consistent and simple software interfaces to the processor for interface…

It seems that just yesterday we released ARM Compiler 6.01 and it’s already time for a new major release of the most advanced compiler from ARM.Let’s see the major highlights for this release:Update of…

Often we hear embedded software engineers avoiding the usage of C++ because of being scared by potential performance hit or code size explosions. Even though some features of C++ can have significant impact…

Poor cache utilization can have a negative impact on performance and improving utilization has little or no trade off. This blog demonstrate using Streamline to drive cache optimization and identify areas…

This blog creates a very simple "Hello World" program in DS-5, uses ARM Compiler 6 to create a PIE, then uses the DS-5 Debugger and the AEMv8-A model to run the executable at an arbitrary position in memory…

ARM has always been committed to work with the ecosystem and cooperate with partners to get the best out of our cores. One important aspect of the cooperation is sharing what we have done in the open source…

Efficiency is at the heart of the ARM® architecture. ARM cores are commonly used in products where power consumption and battery life are critical considerations, but this can pose additional challenges…

In DS-5 v5.21 Snapshot Viewer has been improved, with additional functionality and better ease of use. This release extends support to include ARM®v8 architecture, all core registers plus peripheral SFRs…

We have just released a new version of ARM DS-5 Development Studio, and here I am presenting the new features of Streamline performance analyzer. In this release we have focused on supporting new ARM semiconductor…

ARM UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME “GETTING STARTED” MATERIALS END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT 1. This Agreement is displayed for you to read prior to accessing the ”Getting Started” code and related documentation…

ARM UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME “GETTING STARTED” MATERIALS END USER LICENCE AGREEMENT 1. This Agreement is displayed for you to read prior to accessing the ”Getting Started” code and related documentation…

The main function of the compiler is to translate source code to machine code but, during the development of a project, we inevitably make some mistake.An important aspect of a good compiler is the capability…

Recently I have been preparing one of the demos for ARM's booth at Embedded World 2015 (which occurred last week 24th - 26th February) to showcase ARM Development Studio 5’s (DS-5) debug and trace…

February has been an exciting period for ARM: from the announcement of new products for the Premium Mobile segment to the release of the new DS-5 v.5.20.2 DS-5 v5.20.2 includes ARM Compiler 6.01, the…