No. 8, May/June 2010
ARM Families
New Ride7 & RKit-ARM releases
Update your Ride7 and RKit-ARM installations to take advantage of the latest improvements in our ARM software tool set and Ride7.
Notably, this new release of the RKit-ARM tools (version 1.26.10.0130) adds support of STM32F103xG with 1MB internal Flash and offers fixes to some observed limitations.
Users of this tool set also benefit from several improvements to our Ride7 integrated development environment. Based on feedback from our many users, a concentrated engineering effort has improved both the stability and ergonomy of Ride7. Complete lists of new features and improvements are provided in the software release notes.
STM8 & ST7
Free License - Output code up to 32 Kbytes for STM8
All STM8 device users can benefit today from a free license for the Raisonance STM8 C Compiler (RKit-STM8-Lite) that allows output of up to 32 Kbytes of code. This license is available as a special offer sponsored by STMicroelectronics. To benefit from this offer, users simply download the software and register on the Raisonance internet site. To register and activate your free license, go to the Raisonance registration page.
Important Notice: ST7 users benefiting from the free 16 Kbyte compiler license must not install the new releases of RKit-STM8. The 16 Kbyte license activation does not work with RKit-STM8 release 2.28.10.0092 and later versions.
Updates for RKit-STM8 and Ride7
The new version of the STM8/ST7 tool set (version 2.28.10.0092) implements several compiler corrections, new features and a Free license for output of objects up to 32 Kbytes for STM8 microcontrollers.
Users of this tool set also benefit from several improvements to our Ride7 integrated development environment. Based on feedback from our many users, a concentrated engineering effort has improved both the stability and ergonomy of Ride7. Complete lists of new features and improvements are provided in the software release notes.
8051 Families
New RKit toolset for 8051
The new version of the RKit 8051 tool set (version 6.05.10.0125) is available with support for a range of SiliconLaboratories' MCUs, new devices from Micronas and for use with the Ride7 integrated development environment. This version also supports Windows7.
Users of this tool set now can also benefit from several improvements to our Ride7 integrated development environment. Based on feedback from our many users, a concentrated engineering effort has improved both the stability and ergonomy of Ride7. Complete lists of new features and improvements are provided in the software release notes.
Customers with RKitL51, RCA51 or RKitE51 and a valid support contract can download via the customer downloads interface. If you no longer have a valid login for this page, please contact info@raisonance.com for more information.
SPC56xx PowerPC Families
New RKit tool set for SPC56xx
The new version of the RKit-PPC tool set (version 1.04.10.0161) adds support of new SPC560B64 devices in addition to improvements s37 format support and dataflash support for SPC560P50, SPC560B50 and SPC560B64.
Users of this tool set also benefit from several improvements to our Ride7 integrated development environment. Based on feedback from our many users, a concentrated engineering effort has improved both the stability and ergonomy of Ride7. Complete lists of new features and improvements are provided in the software release notes.
MCU Development Tool News is a bi-monthly publication containing news and information about microcontroller development tools from Raisonance. It includes notifications of the latest software downloads, including Ride7 development environment and Raisonance C compilers for ARM, 8051, PowerPC, STM8 and ST7 cores. It is sent to users and visitors registered on the Raisonance internet site, www.mcu-raisonance.com.
