The ARM® RealView® Development Suite (RVDS) Standard is a comprehensive, end-to-end solution for software development that supports all ARM® processors and ARM debug technology. RealView Development Suite offers the industry leading ARM C/C++ compiler and support the most advanced debug technology available today for developing software on the latest SoC and ASIC designs. Thousands of customers trust ARM’s powerful, proven RealView development tools to deliver the highest return for the lowest risk on their ARM processor-based ASIC, SoC, and FPGA designs. Today, the majority of the four billion ARM Powered® devices worldwide have software created with RealView tools. Investing in the ARM tools solution is the clear choice for a safe, reliable and high-performance design. New Features of RealView Development Suite 4.0 Standard - Performance improvements and tuning for ARM processor support, including enhanced optimization for the complete CortexTM family of processors, including enhancements for the Cortex-M3, Cortex-M1, Cortex-R4F, and Cortex-A8 processors
- Link-time codegeneration which enables global optimizations across multiple files while seamlessly fitting into existing make file technology.
- Fine-grained control of compiler optimizations for high reliability environments
- Support for GNU command line options when building an ARM Linux application
- Enhanced support for the ARM CoreSightTM on-chip debug and trace technology, which enables multiple trace streams and reduced pin count for debug and trace
- Debug Comms Channel (DCC) Viewer
- Enhanced platform support for popular devices and software development platforms. Enhanced platform support includes Flash algorithms, peripheral register views, software examples and project templates.
- Device support adding many new devices and processor support for processors from ARM Architectural licensees
RealView Development Suite contains the following components:
ARM Workbench IDE
The ARM Workbench IDE in RealView Development Suite is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) based on the open-source Eclipse 3.3 IDE. This IDE combines Eclipse’s outstanding source code development tools and plug-in framework with ARM’s best-in-class compilation and debug technology. Developers can use the ARM Workbench IDE project manager to create, build, debug, program Flash, profile, trace and manage C/C++ projects for all ARM processor-based targets. The ARM Workbench IDE contains many features that significantly increase productivity, including a C/C++ source browser configuration wizards, cheat sheets, and project stationery. Project stationery enables a simple way to optimally configure the tools for specific ARM processors and development boards, and can be used for projects either self-hosted or hosted by an OS like ARM Linux.
ARM Compiler
The ARM Compiler in RealView Development Suite is recognized in the industry as providing the best performance of all available ARM processor-targeted compilers. Developed and tuned to deliver the tightest code density, the compiler produces significantly smaller executables than other leading tool suites. The compiler generates optimized code for the 32-bit ARM and 16-bit Thumb® and Thumb-2 instruction sets and support full ISO C and C++. RealView Development Suite provides unprecedented ease-of-use for customers seeking interoperability between ARM and GNU toolchains that are compatible with the Application Binary Interface (ABI) for the ARM architecture - allowing flexible deployment of open-source and commercially supported tools throughout software development teams.
Debug Tools
Designed from the ground up to support complex single and multi-core SoC software development with embedded OS, the debugger in RealView Development Suite sets the standard for creating and debugging deeply embedded applications. No other debug environment enables software development on ARM Fast Model Library, Real-Time System Models and ARM processor-based hardware. The debugger in RealView Development Suite provides extensive non-intrusive trace support, allowing developers to deliver optimal code tuned to their ARM processor-based silicon with utmost confidence.
Add-on Options
The following are available as add-on options to the RealView Development Suite: ARM RealView Development Suite can be obtained either directly from ARM by sending a faxed purchase order to your local ARM office or by contacting one of our authorized RealView Development Tools Distributors. Supported Platforms - Windows XP Professional
- Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Editions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4, v5
RealView Tools Comparison
ARM offers different development solutions that are optimized for the requirements of various target platforms. The key differentiators between RealView Development Suite and RealView Microcontroller Development Kit are highlighted in the RealView Tools Comparison Chart. | 
