Kinetis Design Studio IDE

Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Kinetis MCUs

Overview
SEGGER J-Link (w/SEGGER GDB Server)
The Kinetis Design Studio IDE is a Features:
complimentary integrated development P&E Multilink (w/P&E GDB Server)
• Eclipse Luna 4.4 Framework
environment for Kinetis microcontrollers CMSIS-DAP (w/OpenOCD GDB and
that enables robust editing, compiling and • Host operating systems: OpenSDA embedded circuit for selected
boards/devices)
debugging of your designs. Based on free, Windows® 7/8 with 32-bit binaries
open-source software including Eclipse running on 32-bit and 64-bit OS • Support for additional downloadable
IDE, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), Linux® (Ubuntu 14.04 (deb), RedHat/ Eclipse plug-ins including RTOS-awareness
GNU Debugger (GDB), and others, the Centos 7 (rpm)) (64-bit binaries), requires (such as MQX™ RTOS and FreeRTOS)
32-bit libraries for GNU ARM Embedded
Kinetis Design Studio IDE offers designers (launchpad) tools • Processor Expert software with support for
a straightforward development tool with no Kinetis software development kit (SDK)
Mac OS X (“Yosemite”) with Segger
code-size limitations. The Processor Expert support
• Project wizard to create bare metal, Kinetis
software configuration tool, integrated in the
• GDB debugger interface can be used in SDK and Processor Expert projects
Kinetis Design Studio IDE, saves time and
Eclipse or driven from Command Line with
effort with its knowledge base as well as • Languages supported:
support for the following debug interface
helps start application development with a Assembly, C and C++ (all with no code
hardware:
few mouse clicks. size restrictions)

Kinetis Design Studio • Libraries included:

Kinetis Design Studio IDE
newlib and newlib-nano

Customer Application • Industry standard Eclipse Framework with

CDT for C/C++

• Kinetis SDK peripheral drivers and CMSIS

Application Specific
Software and Hardware
Evaluation & Dev Tools

compliant startup code

Middleware
(TCP/IP, USB)

• GNU ARM Eclipse plugins for managed

Stacks

make projects

• GNU Tools for ARM Embedded Processors

(launchpad) build tools (4.8)

• Support for MQX RTOS project creation

Libraries and MQX Kernel Awarness (available as
(DSP, Math, Encryption)
RTOS
MQX software download)

• Supports Eclipse plugins either from the

HAL & Drivers Bootloader
Eclipse eco-system or from partners

MCU Hardware
Supported Devices/Families Kinetis
Kinetis Design
Design Studio
Studio BlockIDE Block
Diagram Diagram
• Kinetis E: MKE0x/KEA

• Kinetis K: MK10, MK20, MK30, MK40, Commercial Support/Packages

MK50, MK60, MK70

Kinetis Design Studio

Eclipse Plugins
• Kinetis L: MKL0x, MKL1x, MKL2x, MKL3x,

Debug
OpenOCD

GDB Server Connection

MKL4x NPW GDB

CL
CMIS-DAP
Register
• Kinetis V: MKV1x, MKV3x CDT (C/C++)
Details
Eclipse

Debug
P&E
• Kinetis W: MKW0x, MKW2x

CL
Framework Processor GDB Server
MQX KA
Expert

Partner Plugins
Device support is added and extended
GNU ARM CL

Debug
Segger GDB
through Kinetis SDK updates. Eclipse Debug

CL
Server

Get Started GNU ARM Embedded

newlib-nano
newlib
Kinetis SDK

Download now: freescale.com/kds

Supported Ecosystem and Windows 7/8 Linux 64-bit Mac OS X

Partners Solutions
The Kinetis Design Studio IDE is a
Other Featured IDEs for Kinetis MCUs
complementary IDE from Freescale providing
all the basic requirements for software
development and designed specifically for
Kinetis MCUs. For commercial full-featured
IDEs, please visit these partners:

• Atollic® TrueSTUDIO®
atollic.com/index.php/kinetiside

• Green Hills® Software MULTI

ghs.com/products/freescale_kinetis.
html

• IAR Embedded Workbench®

iar.com/kinetis

• ARM® Keil® Microcontroller

Development Kit
keil.com/freescale

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