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  • Embedded Studio

    Embedded Studio
    The all-in-one IDE

    Embedded Studio is the all-in-one solution for managing, building, testing, and deploying embedded applications. It ensures smooth and efficient development, and it offers a wide range of features.

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    1. 1.Key features
      1. 1.1.Built-in toolchains
      2. 1.2.Smallest executable code
      3. 1.3.Multi-architecture support
    2. 2.Use cases
    3. 3.How Embedded Studio works
    4. 4.Tool set
      1. 4.1.Package manager
      2. 4.2.Project manager
      3. 4.3.Code editor
      4. 4.4.Code analyzers
      5. 4.5.Runtime library
      6. 4.6.Graphical debugger
      7. 4.7.RTOS awareness
      8. 4.8.Simulator
    5. 5.SEGGER Toolchain
    6. 6.System requirements
    7. 7.Licensing
    8. 8.Silicon vendor buyouts
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    Overview

    SEGGER's Embedded Studio is a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) designed specifically for managing, building, testing, and deploying embedded applications. This means smooth, efficient development operations thanks to a wide range of features. Tailored to meet the needs of developers working with a variety of microcontrollers, Embedded Studio streamlines the entire development process, reducing time-to-market and ensuring reliable, robust performance.
     

    Key features

    Embedded Studio provides a comprehensive set of tools, including an editor, compiler, debugger, and simulator—all in a single application. Embedded Studio PRO introduces a wide range of libraries and example projects, allowing users to quickly implement common functionalities and accelerate development.

    The ability to integrate critical elements streamlines the development process by eliminating the need to switch between multiple tools. With its Visual Studio-like interface, Embedded Studio also offers user-friendliness that enhances developer productivity.

    Built-in toolchains

    Embedded Studio comes with two toolchains: SEGGER's and GCC, both of which are ready to run. External toolchains like LLVM, IAR, or the ARM/KEIL compiler can also be used. All toolchains under one proverbial roof means maximum flexibility.

    Smallest executable code

    Smallest executable code

    Embedded Studio is designed to reduce code size and improve execution speed, providing developers with code that is optimized for embedded applications. This paves the way for easy creation of fast programs with minimal memory requirements.

    Multi-architecture support

    Embedded Studio is compatible with a wide range of microcontrollers, including Arm, RISC-V, and other popular platforms. As a result, developers can use a single IDE across different projects, making porting and development very easy.


    Use cases

    Embedded Studio aids the development of efficient firmware for embedded systems, particularly in resource-constrained environments. This applies to applications critical to performance, for which software must be carefully developed and optimized to ensure functionality, reliability, and efficiency with limited available resources—as is often the case for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wearables, and medical devices.

    Embedded Studio Use Case Multi-processor architectures

    Firmware creation for heterogeneous multi-processor architectures

    When creating applications for mixed-target architectures, Embedded Studio and its corresponding toolchain can serve as a developer’s single project manager and IDE. It enables the creation of multiple projects within a single solution that includes all code.

    Embedded Studio Use Case Firmware development

    Firmware development for MCUs with constrained resources

    With its efficient compiler and integrated runtime library, Embedded Studio produces highly optimized code. This is particularly useful when developing firmware for real-time applications, medical devices, or IoT devices for which a constrained microcontroller's limited memory and processing power must be utilized effectively.

    Embedded Studio Use Case Multi-platform support

    Flexible software development with multi-platform support

    Embedded Studio can be used on Windows, Linux, or MacOS, as is often required in multi-disciplinary or international teams, where developers with different preferences, experiences, and needs work collaboratively. This ensures maximum flexibility and efficiency.

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    Embedded Studio, embOS, emFile

    "Working with SEGGER has been great from the start. The project got off the ground quickly, evolved well, and is running smoothly. As long as our targets are supported, we have no reason to use any tools other than those from SEGGER."

    // Christof Kerschbaumer, ekey, Linz, Austria

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    How Embedded Studio works

    Embedded Studio is a software application for use throughout the entire software development cycle. It guides and simplifies the development process with features like syntax highlighting, code completion, and real-time error checking. With Embedded Studio's integrated and advanced debugging features, users can easily identify and fix bugs by setting breakpoints, stepping through code, inspecting variables, and evaluating expressions.

    Diagram showing the process of how Embedded Studio works, showing the steps "Set up project", "Write code", "Build firmware", and "Debug application"

    Tool set

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    Package manager

    Embedded Studio simplifies software management by enabling users to seamlessly download, update, and integrate libraries, tools, and board-support packages directly into their respective projects.

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    Project manager

    Embedded Studio allows streamlining of project organization and development via management of files, build configurations, and dependencies.

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    Code editor

    The code editor enhances development efficiency with features like syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and integrated diagnostics for seamless coding.

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    Code analyzers

    Embedded Studio includes tools that allow memory analysis, static stack analysis, static code analysis, and trace and profile execution.

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    Runtime library

    Embedded Studio includes the complete emRun C runtime library as well as the emRun++ C++ standard library, both of which are specifically designed and optimized for embedded applications.

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    Graphical debugger

    Embedded Studio provides an intuitive interface for debugging, with advanced visualization of application behavior, real-time insights, and seamless integration with J‑Link.

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    RTOS awareness

    The RTOS awareness plug-in for Embedded Studio enables the visualization of task activity and stack use during debugging sessions.

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    Simulator

    Embedded Studio contains a full instruction-set simulator (emSim) for supported architectures. It is ideal for familiarizing oneself with new architectures, writing and testing application programs with no hardware present, and utilizing automated testing.

    SEGGER Toolchain

    In software development, a toolchain is critical—especially in embedded systems. A compiler translates source code into machine code, a linker combines different code modules into a single executable, and a C++ library provides all of the features that make object-oriented programming fast and easy.

    Together, these tools simplify the development process by ensuring efficient and optimized code. A well-integrated toolchain reduces errors, simplifies debugging, and enhances performance—making it a key asset for building reliable, high-quality applications in resource-constrained environments.

     

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    SEGGER Compiler

    Generation of optimized C/C++ code for embedded systems

    The SEGGER Compiler is a Clang-based C/C++ compiler for Arm microcontrollers that supports the latest C/C++ language features. It generates fast, compact Thumb-2 code optimized for Cortex-M and Cortex-A processors.

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    SEGGER Linker

    Simplified linking and optimized application size

    The SEGGER Linker improves linking speeds, optimizes application sizes, simplifies memory layout configuration, and addresses common linking issues in Arm- and RISC-V-based embedded systems.

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    SEGGER C++ Library

    An optimized C++ library for modern embedded systems

    The SEGGER C++ Library is a complete standard library tailored to embedded systems. As C++ grows in importance for embedded applications, the library is continually updated to meet modern C++ standards.

    System requirements

    Supported OS
    WindowsMicrosoft Windows (x64/Arm)
    macOS

    macOS (x64/Apple Silicon)

    LinuxLinux (x64/Arm)
    Development system
    CPU2GHz
    Memory4GB RAM
    Disk space2GB 

    Licensing

    Embedded Studio is available under SEGGER's Commercial Use License (CUL) (single user). This license is portable, meaning it is not limited to a single PC, and it can be stored on a J-Link, acting like a USB dongle. This allows full use of Embedded Studio on any computer. 

    Other license-related terms are available upon request. All available license editions include a 12-month Support and Update Agreement (SUA), and there is also an option to extend support and updates for an additional year (12 months). To purchase a license, please visit the SEGGER Web Shop.

    Embedded Studio is also available under SEGGER's Friendly License, which allows free-of-charge use for non-commercial, evaluation, and educational purposes. With this license, the product is fully functional and there are no technical limitations. To download the license, please visit https://www.segger.com/downloads/embedded-studio/.

     Buy Embedded Studio      Detailed pricing information

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    Cortex-A/R

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    Cortex-M

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    RISC-V

    emPower OS libraries

    Cortex-M
    Cortex-R
    Cortex-A
    Legacy Arm
    RISC-V

    A complete overview of supported devices can be found on the CPU support page.

    Silicon vendor buyouts

    SEGGER offers the option to license Embedded Studio for redistribution to corporate customers under a respective company's own terms. In cooperation with silicon vendors, Embedded Studio is available in different editions, such as Arm or RISC-V, and it is free of charge for commercial use. A free commercial license may be used to develop applications for specific devices from a silicon vendor. Free licenses can be activated through the license-request dialog.

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    Latest news

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    Jul.15
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    SEGGER integrates its Toolchain with CMake and VS Code

    SEGGER has integrated its embedded-development Toolchain into the widely used CMake build-configuration tool. This means that SEGGER tools are easy to use for application development in the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) code editor.

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