[sdiy] MCU IDEs

[Mikko Helin]

System Workbench for STM32 (abbreviated SW4STM32) is the free IDE to
use with the STM32 chips these days:

http://www.st.com/web/catalog/tools/FM147/CL1794/SC961/SS1533/PF261797


It's basically Eclipse + plugin, works fine with STM32CubeMX. Be sure
to learn the new HAL library as well.

Both SW4STM32 and STMCubeMX also support Linux.



On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:07 PM,  <sleepy_dog at gmx.de> wrote:
> 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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