IAR Systems supports GigaDevice’s automotive-grade MCUs
Embedded software tool company, IAR Systems has announced that its Embedded Workbench for Arm 9.32.1 supports GigaDevice’s GD32 microcontroller series. The GD32 series includes the newly released GD32A503 family of automotive-grade microcontrollers based on the Arm Cortex-M33 core.
The GD32A503 microcontrollers can be used in body control modules, automotive lighting systems, smart cockpit systems and other motor or power applications, advised the company. They are also suitable for several advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Software developers can realise automotive-grade projects by using the existing rich microcontroller ecosystem, said IAR, leveraging the advantages of Arm technology.
IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm is a development toolchain for the GD32 microcontroller family and includes any optimising compiler and advanced debugging functions. With the help of code analysis tools C-STAT and C-RUN, developers can find potential problems in the code earlier and improve code quality, said IAR.
The IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm is also available in a functional safety version certified by TÜV SÜD and complies with the requirements of ISO 26262.
To meet growing customer demand, the latest version 9.32.1 of IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm also provides developers with Visual Studio Code build and debug extensions which can be downloaded by Visual Studio Code Marketplace.
Eric Jin, product marketing director at GigaDevice, said: “This new version of IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm added comprehensive support for the GD32A503 series, [enables] automotive software developers to efficiently and easily optimise and debug their code, to create more competitive products and solutions for automotive applications.”
Kiyo Uemura, regional vice president APAC of IAR Systems, said: “IAR Systems and GigaDevice have a long history of co-operation . . . The global automotive industry is going through a revolution and the MCU has become a driving factor for the intelligent innovation of automotive electronics”.
GigaDevice was founded in April 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China, with branch offices worldwide. It develops advanced memory technologies, microcontroller and sensor solutions and offers turnkey solutions for market segments ranging from industrial, automotive, computing, consumer, IoT, mobile application to network/telecommunications.
IAR Systems provides software and services that accelerate developer productivity in embedded development and embedded security.
IAR Systems supports 15,000 devices from over 200 semiconductor partners. Founded in 1983, IAR Systems is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, with 14 offices distributed across APAC, EMEA, and North America.
