[sdiy] MCU IDEs

[sleepy_dog at gmx.de]

I am only familiar with ARM Cortex stuff. There are different 
implementers of ARM Cortex M processors, like STM, NXP, even Atmel has some.
Usually (from my experience), there will be IDEs (as in, commercial, 
packaged with compiler / linker toolchain) which support a whole range 
of MCUs with ARM core (cortex, partially also arm9, arm7) across 
different implementers - but not other MCU types like avr or pic.
I don't know anymore what Ksil supports, but believe me, I have looked 
for ARM tool chains and have seen none that also supported completely 
different MCU cores. That would have to be some behemoth with several 
compiler suites. I could be wrong but from what I've seen so far...

Some IDEs I have at least tried, which all support Cortex M from 
different implementers:
(- I hate Keil. Not because it looks like from 1989, but the usability 
is similar. And meta infos in project files, seriously? And when I last 
tried Keil (V4.x ?), it was not able to do debugging with threads, e.g.. 
RTOS based firmware)
- Atollic TrueStudio (eclipse based, some fancy features (some of which 
are addons costing extra, like test automation for embedded), Lite 
version free but somewhat crippled, full version in the thousands of $)
- Rowley Crossworks (their own editor, used to suck, but has gotten 
better over the years. They have a ~ 150 bucks non-commercial license)

Those two set up all the debugging stuff, I installed it and it just 
worked. Tried Olimex and ST-link debug adapters.

free and open:
- Eclipse-CDT + ARM GCC NONE EABI compiler toolchain + OpenOCD + GDB, 
then as debugger perhaps Olimex adapters, or ST-link if you use ST. I 
like SWD for my projects -> smaller connector than JTAG
This option used to be (IMO) horrible and frustrating, half baked, half 
working, but it is getting less and less so.
You need to set up the debugger settings yourself, there are tutorials. 
Once that works, it does so pretty decently.

Free but not open, and every other version update has some annoying flaws:
- CooCox CoIDE. But a version that works often allows very quick setup 
of a project and get going actially initializing some devboard and 
testing hardware.
But since you said *reliable*, this is probably not your first choice :-D


Steve

Am 18.02.2016 um 02:59 schrieb Chris Juried:
> Hi Group,
>
> With all the discussion of Microchip acquiring Atmel, I began to 
> wonder if there is a group favoured IDE for various MCUs. I am 
> currently using Atmel Studio for Atmel products and Keil for TI 
> products . If I wanted to expand to Microchip, TI MSP, Cortex, 
> Parallex, NXT, STM, etc.. products, is there a recommended IDE that is 
> user-friendly with the many different MCUs available?
> Sincerely,
> Chris Juried
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