Designed specifically for the Arm architecture, Development Studio is the most comprehensive embedded C/C++ dedicated software development solution on the market. Development Studio accelerates software engineering while helping you build robust and efficient products.
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Development Studio at a glance
Versatility
Two Integrated Development Environment (IDE) options, one for each development type: Keil µVision for smaller microcontrollers, and Eclipse-based Development Studio IDE for native cluster support and third-party integration.
Efficiency
End printf trial and error. With non-intrusive Arm CoreSight trace-capable debugger and the powerful Streamline system-wide analyzer, you can save time zooming in on both bugs and performance issues.
Performance
Highly optimized bare-metal C/C++ code generation, including industry-leading auto-vectorization techniques for Arm Neon and SVE technologies. Maximize performance for applications like DSP, machine learning, and image recognition.
Scalability
From early SoC design stages to software testing on silicon, from tiny energy-harvesting Cortex-M0+ systems to server-grade Neoverse platforms, from start-up to enterprise projects: Development Studio is designed to scale with your projects.
Development Studio components
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Arm Development Studio includes:
- Arm debugger and Keil µVision debugger
- Embedded C/C++ Arm Compiler for Embedded including backwards compatible license
- Streamline performance analyzer for system-wide optimization on Linux, Android or bare-metal
- Royalty-free CMSIS-compliant middleware blocks for MCUs
- Armv7 and Armv8 Fixed Virtual Platforms for software development without a hardware target
- Graphics debugger compatible with OpenGL ES, Vulkan and OpenCL
Supported targets
Supported boards and devices
With more than 5,000 devices in the database, Development Studio ships with out-of-the-box support for popular off-the-shelf microcontrollers and application processors, and the commercial development boards that use them.
Supported processors
Whether you are designing a custom SoC or developing an off-the-shelf device not yet on the tool database, the Development Studio Platform Configuration Editor (PCE) and the Debug and Trace Service Layer (DTSL) enable debug connection to virtually any design using supported processors.
System requirements
- Windows 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Workstation
- Ubuntu Desktop Edition 18.04 LTS
Note: Development Studio IDE only supports 64-bit host platforms. For the Keil MDK system requirements visit Keil MDK system requirements.
Which edition is best for me?
Bronze Edition
The Bronze entry-level edition includes a complete toolchain for all Cortex-M projects and debug for selected Cortex-A and Cortex-R cores.
Gold Edition
The Gold Edition is a fully comprehensive toolchain for all software development projects on any Arm CPU and architecture, including Armv8 processors.
Silver Edition
The Silver Edition contains all the essential tools for projects on Arm cores up to Armv7 architecture in the Cortex-R and Cortex-A families, and the entire Cortex-M range.
Platinum Edition
The Platinum Edition is reserved for Arm partners who are designing with the latest IP before it becomes available in devices. Contact Arm for more information.
Currently using DS-5?
Visit our DS-5 pages for previous downloads and related resources. Learn more from our migration guide about how to start using Development Studio.
Get started with Development Studio
View the following resources and get started with Arm Development Studio
- Download and install the latest version of Arm DS
- Get started guide: Quick steps to launch your first Development Studio project.
- Arm Debugger Command reference
- Migration guide for existing users of Arm DS-5
- User guide
Online tutorials and resources
If you are new to Development Studio, here are some resources from leading experts to help you get started:
Get support
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