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ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5)

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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.


 
 



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

 

yes

yes

Debugger and Streamline as Plugins for Eclipse

yes

yes

yes

Compilation

 

ARM Compiler

 

yes

GNU Compiler

yes

yes

System Analysis
Performance Counters

yes

yes

yes

Process Trace

yes

yes

yes

Function Profiling

yes

yes

yes

Hierarchical Profiling

yes

yes

Call Graph

yes

yes

Stack Usage

yes

yes

Annotation Log

yes

yes

Time Filtering

yes

yes

Multicore Drill Down

yes

yes

Debug
Run-Control (JTAG) Multicore Debug

 

yes

yes

ETM and PTM Instruction Trace

yes

yes

ITM and STM Instrumentation Trace

yes

yes

Linux and Android Native Libraries and Applications

yes

yes

Android NDK-generated Applications

yes

yes

yes

Simulation
Cortex-A8 Real-Time Simulator

 

yes

yes

Dual-Core Cortex-A9 Real-Time Simulator

 

yes

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.

DSTREAMDSTREAM™

  • 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 and RVT2RVI™

  • 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 ModelsFast Models

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

Development boardsDevelopment Boards

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


Application Processors


ARMv5

ARMv6

ARMv7


Documentation


ARM Connected Community

 

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
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