KDS_IDE: Design Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Overview

NOTE: The Kinetis Design Studio IDE (KDS IDE) is no longer being actively developed but is being maintained to provide support for legacy Kinetis devices. The MCUXpresso IDE has now replaced the Kinetis Design Studio IDE as the recommended software development toolchain for NXP’s newes Kinetis, LPC and i.MX RT Cortex-M-based devices. For more details on MCUXpresso IDE, please visit http://www.nxp.com/mcuxpresso/ide.

The Kinetis^® Design Studio (KDS) is a complimentary integrated development environment for Kinetis MCUs that enables robust editing, compiling and debugging of your designs. Based on free, open-source software including Eclipse, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), GNU Debugger (GDB), and others, the Kinetis Design Studio IDE offers designers a simple development tool with no code-size limitations. Furthermore, Processor Expert^® software enables your design with its knowledge base and helps create powerful applications with a few mouse clicks.

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Features

Eclipse Luna 4.4
Host operating systems:
- Windows^® 7/8/10 (32 and 64-bit)
- Linux^® 64-bit (Ubuntu 10.04 (deb), RedHat/Centos 7 (rpm))
- Mac OS X (10.10 and 10.11) with SEGGER J-Link support
GDB debugger with support for the following debug interface hardware:
- SEGGER J-Link (w/SEGGER GDB Server, Windows, Linux, Mac)
- P&E Multilink (w/P&E GDB Server, Windows, Linux)
- CMSIS-DAP (w/OpenOCD GDB and OpenSDA embedded circuit,Windows, Linux)
- Command Line (CL) debugging with GDB and OpenOCD TCL
Support for additional downloadable Eclipse plug-ins including RTOS-awareness (including MQX™ and FreeRTOS)
Project wizard to create bare metal, Kinetis^® SDK v1.x and v2 and Processor Expert^® software projects
Processor Expert software with support for Kinetis SDK v1.x
Languages supported: Assembly, C and C++ (all with no code size restrictions)
Libraries included: launchpad newlib and newlib-nano
Kinetis SDK peripheral drivers and CMSIS compliant startup code
GNU Arm^® Eclipse plugins for managed make projects
Make file projects
GNU tools for Arm^® Embedded Processors (launchpad) toolchain and libraries
Integrated Eclipse CMSIS-SVD Register and Peripheral Viewer
Support for MQX project creation and MQX kernel awareness (available as MQX download)
Open for any Eclipse plugins either from the Eclipse ecosystem or NXP^® Community Support partners
Additional device support is added through the Eclipse updates delivered with the Kinetis SDK

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Features

Eclipse Luna 4.4
Host operating systems:
- Windows^® 7/8/10 (32 and 64-bit)
- Linux^® 64-bit (Ubuntu 10.04 (deb), RedHat/Centos 7 (rpm))
- Mac OS X (10.10 and 10.11) with SEGGER J-Link support
GDB debugger with support for the following debug interface hardware:
- SEGGER J-Link (w/SEGGER GDB Server, Windows, Linux, Mac)
- P&E Multilink (w/P&E GDB Server, Windows, Linux)
- CMSIS-DAP (w/OpenOCD GDB and OpenSDA embedded circuit,Windows, Linux)
- Command Line (CL) debugging with GDB and OpenOCD TCL
Support for additional downloadable Eclipse plug-ins including RTOS-awareness (including MQX™ and FreeRTOS)
Project wizard to create bare metal, Kinetis^® SDK v1.x and v2 and Processor Expert^® software projects
Processor Expert software with support for Kinetis SDK v1.x
Languages supported: Assembly, C and C++ (all with no code size restrictions)
Libraries included: launchpad newlib and newlib-nano
Kinetis SDK peripheral drivers and CMSIS compliant startup code
GNU Arm^® Eclipse plugins for managed make projects
Make file projects
GNU tools for Arm^® Embedded Processors (launchpad) toolchain and libraries
Integrated Eclipse CMSIS-SVD Register and Peripheral Viewer
Support for MQX project creation and MQX kernel awareness (available as MQX download)
Open for any Eclipse plugins either from the Eclipse ecosystem or NXP^® Community Support partners
Additional device support is added through the Eclipse updates delivered with the Kinetis SDK

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Embedded SW for SIGFOX based on OL2385

Kinetis® Design Studio IDE

Embedded SW for SIGFOX based on OL2385
Kinetis® Design Studio IDE

Embedded SW for SIGFOX based on OL2385

Kinetis® Design Studio IDE

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Supported Devices

Processors and Microcontrollers
- Arm Microcontrollers
  - Kinetis^® K1x Mainstream Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K10_100: Kinetis^® K10-100 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K10_120: Kinetis^® K10-120 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K10_50: Kinetis K10-50 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K10_72: Kinetis^® K10-72 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K11_50: Kinetis^® K11-50 MHz, Anti-Tamper Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K12_50: Kinetis^® K12-50 MHz, Microcontrollers (MCUs) with Optimized Features based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K2x USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K20_50: Kinetis^® K20-50 MHz, Full-Speed USB, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K20_72: Kinetis^® K20-72 MHz, Full-Speed USB, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K20_100: Kinetis^® K20-100 MHz, Full-Speed USB, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K20_120: Kinetis^® K20-120 MHz, Full-Speed USB, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K22_120: Kinetis^® K22-120 MHz, Cost Effective, Full-Speed USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K3x Segment LCD Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K30_72: Kinetis K30-72 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K30_100: Kinetis^® K30-100 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K4x USB and Segment LCD Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K40_72: Kinetis^® K40-72 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K40_100: Kinetis^® K40-100 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K5x Measurement Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K50_72: Kinetis^® K50-72 MHz, USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K50_100: Kinetis^® K50-100 MHz, USB Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K6x Ethernet Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K60_100: Kinetis^® K60-100 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K60_120: Kinetis^® K60/61-120–150 MHz, Mixed-Signal Integration & anti-tamper Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K64_120: Kinetis^® K64-120 MHz, 256 KB SRAM Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® K7x Graphic LCD Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
    - K70_120: Kinetis^® K70-120–150 MHz, High-Speed USB, Ethernet, DDR and Anti-Tamper Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core
  - Kinetis^® E Series: 5V, Robust Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+/M4 Core
    - KE02: Kinetis^® KE02-20 MHz, Entry-Level Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KE02_40: Kinetis^® KE02-40 MHz, Entry-Level Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^® -M0+ Core
    - KE04: Kinetis^® KE04-48 MHz, Mainstream Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
  - Kinetis^® L Series: Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL0x: Kinetis^® KL0x-48 MHz, Entry-Level Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL1x: Kinetis^® KL1x-48 MHz, Mainstream Small Ultra-Low Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL2x: Kinetis^® KL2x-72/96 MHz, USB Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL3x: Kinetis^® KL3x-48 MHz, Segment LCD Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KL4x: Kinetis^® KL4x-48 MHz, USB, Segment LCD, Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
  - Kinetis^® M Series: Metrology Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+ Core
    - KM1x: Kinetis^® KM1x-50 MHz, Mainstream Precision Metrology Microcontrollers based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+
    - KM3x: Kinetis^® KM3x-50–75 MHz Precision Metrology with Segment LCD MCUs based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M0+

Target Applications

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KDS_IDE: Design Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Overview

Features

Embedded SW for SIGFOX based on OL2385

Kinetis® Design Studio IDE

Embedded SW for SIGFOX based on OL2385

Kinetis® Design Studio IDE

Supported Devices

Target Applications

Industrial

MCUXpresso Software and Tools

Third Party IDEs