Compiler/Debugger

The release supports building and debugging with the toolchains listed in Table 1.

The user can choose the appropriate one for development.

  • Arm GCC + SEGGER J-Link GDB Server. This is a command line tool option and it supports both Windows OS and Linux OS.

  • IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm and SEGGER J-Link software. The IAR Embedded Workbench is an IDE integrated with editor, compiler, debugger, and other components. The SEGGER J-Link software provides the driver for the J-Link Plus debugger probe and supports the device to attach, debug, and download.

Compiler/Debugger

Supported host OS

Debug probe

Tool website

ArmGCC/J-Link GDB server

Windows OS/Linux OS

J-Link Plus

developer.arm.com/open-source/gnu-toolchain/gnu-rm

www.segger.com

| |IAR/J-Link|Windows OS|J-Link Plus|www.iar.com

www.segger.com

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Download the corresponding tools for the specific host OS from the website.

Note: To support i.MX 8M Dual/8M Quad, the patch for IAR should be installed. The patch named iar_support_patch_imx8mq.zip can be used with MCUXpresso SDK. See the readme.txt in the patch for additional information about patch installation.

Parent topic:Toolchain introduction