ARM Unveils a New Version of CMSIS that Adds Software Deployment Methods
24 Février 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Extended with two specifications that
standardize software interfaces, software delivery, and device
support.
- Deliverables now supplied in CMSIS-Pack
format to ensure consistent integration into development
tools.
- Contains RTOS independent reference
implementations of CMSIS-Drivers.
Version 4 of the ARM® Cortex® Microcontroller Software Interface
Standard (CMSIS) is available from today. It standardizes
middleware interfaces and software delivery, accelerating
time-to-market and cutting application development costs for new
ARM Cortex-M processor-based microcontrollers.
Richard York, vice president, embedded CPU marketing, ARM said:
“The Cortex-M processor series is extremely successful in the
microcontroller marketplace and new devices are released
frequently. The new CMSIS methods give additional cost and
time-to-market advantages to our already unparalleled ecosystem
with consistent device information and peripheral drivers. This
accelerates further device adoption across the tool and software
industry.”
About CMSIS
The ARM Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard
(CMSIS) is a vendor-independent hardware abstraction layer for the
Cortex-M processor series and specifies debugger interfaces.
The CMSIS enables consistent and simple software interfaces to
the processor for interface peripherals, real-time operating
systems, and middleware. It simplifies software re-use, reducing
the learning curve for new microcontroller developers and cutting
the time-to-market for devices.
CMSIS is used by more than 25 ARM Partners including: Altium,
Atmel, Atollic, Cypress, Freescale, Infineon, Microsemi, Nordic,
NXP, Nuvoton, Raisonance, Silicon Labs, Spansion, ST, Texas
Instruments and Toshiba.
CMSIS Version 4
The new version features a new CMSIS-Pack and CMSIS-Driver
specification.
The CMSIS-Pack describes a delivery mechanism for software
components, device parameters, and evaluation board support. It
specifies with an XML-based package description (PDSC) file the
content of a file collection that includes:
- Source code, header files, and software
libraries
- Documentation and source code
templates
- Device parameters along with startup
code and programing algorithms
- Example projects
The PDSC file is designed for software development environments
and describes the user and device relevant context for the files
supplied within a CMSIS-Pack.
The CMSIS-Driver specification is a software API describing
peripheral driver interfaces for middleware stacks. A CMSIS-Driver
connects a microcontroller peripheral with middleware that
implements for example communication stacks, file systems, or
graphic user interfaces. CMSIS-Drivers are RTOS independent and
designed to be generic, making middleware reusable across the wide
range of supported microcontroller devices.
Partner quotes
“PSoC is the innovative Cypress microcontroller platform that
integrates configurable analog and digital logic along with memory
and an ARM Cortex-M processor. Fast, efficient and reliable
software development is critical for our customers and CMSIS-Pack
enables seamless combination of PSoC Creator with professional
software development solutions such as Keil MDK.“, said John Weil,
Senior Marketing Director for PSoC, Cypress.
“Nordic Semiconductor delivers highly integrated RF
microcontrollers based on ARM Cortex-M0 for ultra-low power
wireless solutions. CMSIS-Pack gives impressive usability
advantages while simplifying the deployment of our extensive tool
support, along with protocol stacks, and reference designs,” said
Thomas Ulleberg, Manager System Architect Group, Nordic
Semiconductor. ”
Notes to Editors
CMSIS Version 4 is available for download from
www.arm.com/cmsis.
About ARM
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products. Our energy efficient and scalable processors deliver the
intelligence which is transforming society; from smartphones and
wearable devices, to enterprise infrastructure and servers, to
embedded technology in automotive, industrial applications and the
'Internet of Things'.
Our technology is licensed by partners who have now shipped more
than 50 billion microchips containing ARM processors since the
company was founded in 1990. Together with our Connected Community,
we are breaking down barriers to innovation for developers,
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