Segger Embedded Studio Compiler & Debugger

Key features

All-in-one solution
Visual Studio-like appearance
Free for non-commercial use
Free for commercial use with licensed partner devices
Multi-platform: Windows, Linux or macOS
GCC & SEGGER C/C++ toolchains included
Multi-threaded build minimizes build times

One Embedded Studio setup for both Arm and RISC-V

Different target architectures require only a single installation of Embedded Studio, which covers both RISC-V- and Arm-based targets.

Multi-platform targets are handled by the same IDE – it is only a matter of switching between projects within the same solution. When the project is switched, the toolchain setup is adapted to the project and work continues in the same environment.

Smallest executable code

Embedded Studio is designed to reduce the code size and improve execution speed, providing developers with code that is optimized for real-life applications. SEGGER’s primary development goal was to enable users to easily develop fast programs with minimal memory requirements tailored to the target system.

Embedded Studio includes SEGGER‘s proprietary runtime and floating-point libraries, compilers and linkers. emRun provides high chip performance with the smallest possible memory footprint. emFloat’s arithmetic routines are hand-coded in assembly language and optimized for small code size and high execution speed. The SEGGER Linker can make optimum use of the usually limited memory capacity of microcontrollers. Code blocks can be distributed over several memory areas and unusable memory locations can be omitted via the SEGGER Compiler.

Project management

Managing & organizing projects in one place with the project manager facilitates a project set up to fit the developers’ needs. With multi-project solutions, dynamic folders, and property inheritance, Embedded Studio offers the utmost in flexibility.

Developers can seamlessly switch to Embedded Studio from other IDEs. The project importer enables project setups based on those previously created.

Complete package — efficient & flexible

Embedded Studio comes with two toolchains: SEGGER and GCC, all ready-to-run. External toolchains like LLVM, IAR or the ARM/KEIL compiler can also be used. All toolchains under one roof enable maximum flexibility.
The J-Link debug technology debugs and analyzes applications in no time. Thanks to the fast startup, short loading time, and simultaneous setup, developers spend less time waiting, leaving them more time to improve the efficiency.

System insight

Communication between the debug I/O and the debug terminal can be done with the least intrusive real-time transfer (RTT) technology. Execution Trace and Execution Profile analyze trace data from the target to provide insight into the system’s behavior.

OS awareness

The debugger tracks the application’s OS to visualize what tasks are up to or how much stack each task uses. OS awareness can easily be added for any operating system.

Code analysis

Embedded Studio features different means of application analysis: memory use, static stack analysis, and static code analysis. This provides all necessary information to improve the application before a debugging session even starts.

Debugger

The seamlessly integrated J-Link/J-Trace debug probes provide the foundation that boosts Embedded Studio’s powerful features. With the core simulator, applications can be tested before the hardware is available.

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Native ST-Link support

Embedded Studio has direct integration for J-Link to take full advantage of its features. It also supports virtually any debug probe through its GDB Server protocol integration.

Embedded Studio V8 now also has direct integration for ST-Link. Support for ST’s debug probe, which is available on most of ST’s evaluation boards and as a stand-alone unit, enables users to easily develop and debug embedded software on a wide range of microcontrollers.

While J-Link debug probes provide the highest debugging performance, a comprehensive feature set, and support for thousands of devices, the native integration of ST-Link makes it easy to get started with embedded development on popular evaluation boards.

Source editor

The first-class Source Code Editor supports syntax highlighting, automatic code indentation, and matching bracket highlighting. Additionally it includes code completion, configurable code, and comment templates.

Programmer assistance

Intelligent code completion

Code completion has proven its worth to developers, suggesting function names and more while the developer starts to type. Embedded Studio supports developers with state-of-the-art code completion adding suggestions for variables, parameters and return value types.

Context-sensitive diagnostics

While writing, tool tips provide context-sensitive details about every part of the code. Warnings, errors, and diagnostics are available without having to wait for the project to build.

Simulators

Embedded Studio comes with a complete instruction set simulator (emSim) for all supported architectures.

emSim is ideal for:

becoming familiar with new architecture before the hardware is actually available
writing and testing application programs when hardware is scarce
working remotely, i.e. without access to the physical hardware
automated testing

With Embedded Studio, it is very easy to generate programs and execute them in the simulator.

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Stack Overflow Prevention (STOP) technology

With STOP technolgy, the Compiler adds a call to stack limit-check routine wherever necessary, before adjusting the stack pointer. As an option for the Clang-based, highly optimizing SEGGER Compiler, STOP can be easily enabled, without any change to application code. This way, all stack overflows are prevented. If a stack overflow has been prevented, the system can enter a safe state and recover.

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Embedded Studio The leading multi-platform IDE

Smallest executable code

Embedded Studio
The leading multi-platform IDE