Toolchain introduction
The MCUXpresso SDK release for i.MX 93 includes the build system to be used with some toolchains. In this chapter, the toolchain support is presented and detailed.
Compiler/Debugger
The MCUXpresso SDK i.MX 93 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 |
| |IAR/J-Link|Windows OS|J-Link Plus|www.iar.com
|
Download the corresponding tools for the specific host OS from the website.
Note:
To support i.MX 93, the patch for IAR and Segger J-Link should be installed. The patch named iar_segger_support_patch_imx93.zip can be used with MCUXpresso SDK. Contact the NXP representative for the zip package. For additional information about patch installation, see the readme.txt in the patch.
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