Atmel has released Atmel Studio 7, a comprehensive, free integrated development environment (IDE) designed by the company using MCUs based on Atmel SMART ARM processors and AVR MCUs. Atmel also introduced Atmel START, a new, highly intuitive graphics platform for creating and configuring embedded applications, enabling developers to build custom software platforms.
Due to increased complexity and more demanding requirements, embedded developers are starting to use IDEs to provide more intelligence, performance, and ease of use. Based on the latest Microsoft Visual Studio Shell, the Atmel Studio 7 IDE significantly enhances development and debugging performance through an easy-to-use user interface, significantly reduces overall design time, and provides consumers, industrial and High response speed-wait. Atmel Studio 7 also provides real-time application data and power visualization to better optimize application performance and power utilization.
For the Maker community, Studio 7 allows Arduino developers to quickly port sketches created in the Arduino environment to C ++ projects and seamlessly port their prototypes to the professional Studio 7 environment. Atmel continues to help Makers move their projects from MakerSpace to MarketPlace.
With the rise of the Internet of Things market (IoT) and billions of devices expected to emerge by 2020, high-quality, highly integrated embedded software is enabling designers to build powerful interactions based on today's connectivity and security standards. Connected solutions are crucial. Atmel is pleased to introduce Atmel Start, a web-based tool that helps developers easily integrate basic software building blocks and focus on their applications, rather than configuring and integrating basic software building blocks.
Atmel START enables software developers to graphically select software components and configure them for Atmel's large family of evaluation boards or for their own custom boards. Developers can build a software platform consisting of low-level drivers, high-level middleware, real-time operating system (RTOS), high-level communication stack, etc., and download the configured software package to their IDE and build their applications.
Atmel START supports graphics multiplexers and clock trees, and can download configured packages for various supported development environments, such as Atmel Studio 7, IAR Embedded Workbench, and Keil µVision. The company says that Atmel START is completely web-based, so you don't need to install it before you start — and the downloaded code will always be up-to-date.
"Atmel Studio 7 IDE and Atmel START expand our commitment to bridge the gap between Maker and the professional environment, thereby speeding time to market for developers at all levels," said Steve Pancoast, Atmel's vice president of applications, software and tools. "Our new and innovative development tools and software provide Atmel's customers with solutions for low-power and embedded system design in wireless communications, such as our Power Visualizer and Atmel START. We are committed to bringing the best tools to market To enable developers at all levels, from professionals to students, hobbyists and makers, to get their projects to market quickly. "
Mats Ullström, Chief Operating Officer of IAR Systems, said: "The innovative Atmel START tool opens up new possibilities for users of IAR Embedded Workbench. Our advanced development tools complement the high-quality software provided by Atmel START and enable rapid configuration of example projects And deploying it on the hardware users need and the tools they are most familiar with are key to getting to market quickly. "
Reinhard Keil, Director of Tools for ARM Microcontrollers, added: "The Atmel START platform makes it easy for developers to quickly start a project and get the maximum benefit from using the ARM Keil MDK tools. By using CMSIS, Atmel has once again demonstrated the creation of a standard-based platform Value. Atmel START has created a powerful and portable software management system that makes it easy for developers to deploy applications in any environment. "
