CMSIS Driver API and Software Packs status

Hello,

I recently installed Keil MicroVision 5.0 and started working with an STM32 MCU.

I was impressed by the highly standardized environment that lets you use peripheral in minutes. However I understand that this environment is quite preliminary, at least as stated in the CMSIS documentation site: "It is intended to standardize these Peripheral Driver Interfaces as part of a future CMSIS release." on the Driver API main page and the Software Packs Concept description labeled "Release for beta review".

Actually, I already found (and easily fixed) a few bugs in the library. Anyway, I am really willing to go on using it, since it is so a way better approach than anything around before it.

In short, my question is: how long should we wait for this thing to go mainstream and fully supported?

Thanks and regards.

Marco

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  • Hello Marco,

    it's great to hear that you like the new Software Pack concept in MDK v5.

    We are still discussing the CMSIS-DRIVER and CMSIS-PACK concepts with our ecosystem partners, but you can consider CMSIS-PACK as practically complete. Any final modifications will be small and backwards-compatible.CMSIS-DRIVER also is well advanced, and we don't expect any compatibility issues with the final release.

    A public announcement is expected in Q1 next year.

    Regards,

    Johannes

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  • Hello Marco,

    it's great to hear that you like the new Software Pack concept in MDK v5.

    We are still discussing the CMSIS-DRIVER and CMSIS-PACK concepts with our ecosystem partners, but you can consider CMSIS-PACK as practically complete. Any final modifications will be small and backwards-compatible.CMSIS-DRIVER also is well advanced, and we don't expect any compatibility issues with the final release.

    A public announcement is expected in Q1 next year.

    Regards,

    Johannes

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