Electronics Weekly
The scalable software design tools include the company’s Embedded Workbench, with C/C++ compiler and the company’s Build tools.
IAR C-STAT (for static code analysis) and IAR Embedded Trust (for end-to-end security) and C-SPY Debugger are available as premium add-ons. There are also tools for implementing functional safety and security features in applications according to standards such as MISRA, IEC, and ISO.
The tools are designed for embedded development in automotive, medical and industrial automation. The lower entry level is more favourable than a cumbersome licensing system, explained Thomas Andersson, chief product officer, IAR. It allows a degree of customisation and flexibility while allowing teams to shift capacity over multiple development sites, according to the business model.
Traditional licensing agreements can come with reduced flexibility for distributed development teams and limitations regarding supported architectures and processors, explained the company. This platform allows small, distributed teams to collaborate using private, public, and hybrid cloud spaces, which can pay to increase capacity as and when required.
It also supports a variety of devices and silicon partners, including Arm, RISC V and Renesas architectures as well as the functional safety certified tools. The model means that teams can build single- and multi-core systems on Arm, RISC-V, and other legacy architectures, without vendor lock-in.
