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ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5)

The reference software development tool suite for ARM Powered® platforms.

ARM DS-5™ is the toolkit of choice for software developers who want to fully realize the benefits of the ARM Architecture. Comprising features such as the best-in-class ARM Compiler, powerful OS-aware debugger, system-wide performance analyzer, and real-time system simulator, DS-5 is an integrated development environment that assists engineers in delivering optimized and robust software for ARM processors.

What's New:

Support for Ubuntu Desktop Edition 10.04 32-bit hosts
ARM Compiler
- Support for Cortex^™-A7
DS-5 Debugger
- Automated connection to Android^™ targets for NDK-generated native code
- Instruction trace support for Cortex-A7 processors
- CADI support to permit debugger connection external simulation models
- Ability to capture instruction trace for selected segments of code
Streamline
- Support for annotations from kernel space
- Sub-millisecond resolution for capture events, such as annotations and context switches
- Command line interface can now export timeline data
- Points of interest on the timeline charts can be pinned for easier result comparison
Configuration Database:
- Pre-configured debug support for these additional platforms:
  - ARM ARM1156T2F-S CoreTile, Versatile Express Cortex-A15x2 SMM
  - Atmel AT91SAM9G25 and AT91SAM9X35
  - Mindspeed Transcede 4000
  - NXP LPC3131, LPC3141 and LPC3152

More information on current and previous releases can be found on the DS-5 change log for additional information.

Features

Specification

Related Products

Resources

ARM DS-5™ Main Features

Integrated Development Environment & ARM Compilation Tools

Customized Eclipse IDE, compatible with third party plug-ins
ARM Compiler, optimized compilation tool co-developed with ARM cores
Powerful C/C++ editor and project manager
Integrated productivity utilities such as the Remote System Explorer, SSH and Telnet terminals, and more.

DS-5 Debugger

Debug support for bare-metal, RTOS and Linux-based systems
Non-intrusive cycle-accurate ETM and PTM instruction trace
Automated debug sessions for faster debug cycles
ITM and STM instrumentation trace
Support for pre-configured and custom platforms

Streamline Performance Analyzer

System-wide performance analysis for Linux and Android systems
Data collection over network - No debug adapter required
CPU usage statistics per process, thread, function and source code
Event-based sampling allowing to assign PMU events, such as cache misses, to source code
Critical path identification and dynamic memory usage analysis

Real-Time Simulator

Cortex™-A8 and dual-core Cortex-A9 model simulator
Typical simulation speed over 250 MHz
Stop-mode or run-mode debug connection to simulator
ARM Embedded Linux distribution provided for Linux application debug on Cortex-A8

ARM Quality on Product and Services

All the information you need to start developing quality software from day one
See Resources tab to see product documemtation, videos, blog posts, etc
Specialist support to advise you on how to get the most out of your tools
Wide choice of technical training courses

DS-5 Editions

	Community	Basic	Professional
IDE
Custom Eclipse IDE
Debugger and Streamline as Plugins for Eclipse
Compilation
ARM Compiler
GNU Compiler
System Analysis
Performance Counters
Process Trace
Function Profiling
Hierarchical Profiling
Call Graph
Stack Usage
Annotation Log
Time Filtering
Multicore Drill Down
Debug
Run-Control (JTAG) Multicore Debug
ETM and PTM Instruction Trace
ITM and STM Instrumentation Trace
Linux and Android Native Libraries and Applications
Android NDK-generated Applications
Simulation
Cortex-A8 Real-Time Simulator
Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Real-Time Simulator
Support
Technical Support and Maintenance	Community	ARM and distribution network	ARM and distribution network

DS-5 Professional Edition: Leading-edge software development toolkit for bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux/Android projects. In addition to full debug support and system analysis for all ARM processors, it includes the highly-optimizing ARM Compiler and a dual-core Cortex-A9 RTSM for the creation of high quality software in the shortest possible timeframe.

DS-5 Basic Edition: Fully featured toolkit for debug and system analysis for all ARM processors. Ideal for projects that use only third party compilers, such as GCC, and would not benefit from a virtual SMP platform to develop parallelized software.

DS-5 Community Edition: Lightweight free edition for small Android application developers. Find out more

Debug Adapters

The ARM tools range offers two DS-5 compatible debug adapters for JTAG/SWD debug connection and non-intrusive trace. ARM highly recommends the use of DSTREAM for new projects.

DSTREAM™

Code download at up to 2.5 MB/s
4 GB built-in trace buffer
Ethernet and USB 2.0 connections to host
Single firmware for all ARM processors

RVI™

JTAG/SWD debug unit
Code download at up to 1.5 MB/s
Ethernet and USB 2.0 connections to host
Single firmware for all ARM processors

Simulation Models and Development Boards

ARM offers both virtual and physical development platforms that allow programmers to start coding, testing and debugging software for ARM platforms before the target hardware is available.

Fast Models

Virtual ARM platform on Windows or Linux hosts
Execution speeds comparable to the actual hardware
Compatible with NEON™, TrustZone™ and VFP

Development Boards

Development and prototyping boards for early software development
Modular architecture
Support for all ARM cores

Application Processors

ARMv5

ARM926EJ-S™

ARMv6

ARMv7

Documentation

Knowledge articles: Objective troubleshoot-style articles
Quick Start Guide: Learn how to start debugging and profiling the example applications in DS-5
DS-5 support and maintenance entitlement

ARM Connected Community

Technical forum
Software enablement blog: News, quick tips and step-by-step tutorials

Videos

	Debugging the Linux kernel on a Beagleboard using DSTREAM

	How to import and debug example Linux applications using the Cortex-A8 simulation model in DS-5

	Get started with ARM Streamline Performance Analyzer in 2 minutes

	Using the Remote System Explorer to access the file system on the target