IAR Embedded Workbench for 78K version 4.81

IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas 78K is Complete set of tools to maximize the performance and minimize the power consumption for applications based on 78K0, 78K0S and 78K0R devices.

IAR Embedded Workbench is a high-performance C/C++ compiler and debugger tool suite for applications based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontrollers, including virtually the entire range of Renesas MCUs. It incorporates a compiler, an assembler, a linker and a debugger into one integrated development environment. IAR Embedded Workbench provides fully integrated debug support for Renesas debuggers, as well as third party debuggers, ensuring access to a powerful development environment.

Most products include OS-aware debug plug-ins and MISRA C checker as standard, and can be further extended with fully integrated state machine tools, and other software products.

IAR Embedded Workbench for RX is enabled with IAR Systems' innovative power debugging technology and features power profiling and power visualization.

What's new in IAR Embedded Workbench for Renesas 78K version 4.81.1

- Parallel build
IAR Embedded Workbench can now build projects using multiple parallel processes. This can improve build performance significantly on multi-core or multiple processor computers. To control parallel build, choose Tools>Options>Project>Enable parallel build.
- Sampled Graphs in C-SPY
It is now possible to specify variables for which you want to collect data samples. You can view the sampled data either in table format in the Data Sample window or as graphs in the Sampled Graphs window.
- Custom SFR window
It is now possible to define custom SFR's (special function registers) in C-SPY with selectable access size and type.
- Saving C-SPY Watch window content
In the C-SPY Watch window family, you can now choose Save All to File from the context menu to save the contents of the current window to a text file.
- New windows for C-SPY macros
Three new C-SPY windows have been added to easier manage C-SPY macros. The Macro Registration window controls which macro files are loaded and the Debugger Macros window shows a list of all macros available in the debugger. The Macro Quicklaunch window makes it possible to evaluate expressions and to launch C-SPY macros.
- Project connection
Files or file packages generated by external code generation tools can be imported and IAR Embedded Workbench automatically detects changes in the generated file set. This enables automated integration with for example device configuration tools.
- External analyzers
A flexible mechanism to invoke external analyzers for project files. This is typically used as an interface to static analysis tools like PC-lint.
- Custom argument variables
Custom argument variables can be used in the IAR Embedded Workbench IDE whenever there is a need for a macro-like expansion that depends on the current context. This could for example be in arguments to an external build tool.
- Call Graph window
A new Call Graph window has been added. It is browsable and displays all calls made to and from each function from any source file in the active project.
- Save as for project workspaces
It is now possible in the IDE to save a project workspace with a new name.
- Updated user documentation
The C-SPY Debugging Guide has been updated to reflect the product changes.