IAR Embedded Workbench for 8051

Complete development toolchain for 8051 providing one toolbox in one view, giving you one uninterrupted workflow.

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User-friendly IDE

Integrated development environment with project management tools and editor. Included are configuration files and example projects for devices from many different manufacturers, run-time libraries with complete source code, linker and library tools, and a fully integrated static analysis with the add-on C-STAT.

Powerful build tools

IAR Embedded Workbench provides a highly optimizing C and C++ compiler for 8051. It includes a relocating 8051 assembler, support for DATA, IDATA, XDATA, PDATA and BDATA, support for multiple DPTR in compiler and libraries, bitwise addressing for SFRs and possibility to use up to 32 virtual registers.

Broad device support

IAR Embedded Workbench for 8051 provides support for many microcontroller devices. To enable a quick start, it includes configuration files, example projects and code templates for devices from many different manufacturers.

Comprehensive debugger

The C-SPY Debugger is a comprehensive debugger with an 8051 simulator. It has spport for RTOS-aware debugging on hardware and includes JTAG drivers, ROM-monitor as well as source code and project for creating your own ROM-monitor driver.

On-demand training included

When you buy a license of IAR Embedded Workbench for 8051, you get access to free training courses through our IAR Academy on Demand offering.

Latest releases

We are constantly updating and refining our tools with new features, new device support and extended capabilities.

Version 10.40

Highlights

Support for changing the addresses for the B and IE registers
New option to place all code above bank zero for extended2 devices
Newer IDE version with many bug fixes
Updated IDE user guide and C-SPY debugging guide

Full release notes

Version 10.30

New device support

Silicon Labs: EFM8UB31F40G, EFM8UB30F40G
Nuvoton: ML51 - ML51BB9AE, ML51DB9AE, ML51FB9AE, ML51OB9AE, ML51XB9AE, ML51EB9AE, ML51UB9AE, ML51PB9AE, ML51TB9AE, ML51EC0AE, ML51UC0AE, ML51PC0AE, ML51TC0AE, ML51LC0AE, ML51PD1AE, ML51MD1AE, ML51LD1AE, ML51SD1AE, MS51 - MS51FB9AE, MS51XB9AE, MS51XB9BE, MS51OB9AE, N76E013
Texas Instruments: MSC1213Y2, MSC1213Y3, MSC1213Y4, MSC1213Y5, MSC1214Y2, MSC1214Y3, MSC1214Y4, MSC1214Y5

Improvement in C-STAT

Improved full report generation to reduce the risk of slowing down the IAR Embedded Workbench and/or external web-browser.

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Add-ons and integrations

IAR Embedded Workbench provides several integrated tools to help you succeed in your development projects.

Code analysis add-on

IAR C-STAT

Static analysis of C and C++ code
Check code compliance with standards
Flexible, detailed and fast
Integrated with IAR Embedded Workbench

State machine design

IAR Visual State

C,C++, C# or Java source code
Shorten your time to market
Tightly integrated with IAR Embedded Workbench
Compact and Quality code

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Languages and standards

The IAR C/C++ compilers offer different dialects of the C and C++ programming languages, as well as different extensions specific for embedded programming (please note that not all language standards are supported for all target implementations). The compiler can be instructed to disable extensions for strict conformance to the standards.

A wide range of industry-standard debug and image formats compatible with most popular debuggers and emulators are supported. This includes ELF/DWARF where applicable.

ISO/ANSI C/C++ Compliance

The IAR C/C++ compilers adhere to a freestanding implementation of the following C programming language standards:

INCITS/ISO/IEC 9899:2018, known as C18 (Latest version only).
The compiler supports all C++17 features. The C++ library supports C++14 with no C++17 additions. (Latest version only).
ISO/IEC 14882:2015, known as C++14
INCITS/ISO/IEC 9899:2012, known as C11
ANSI X3.159-1989, known as C89

The ISO/ANSI C/C++ Compliance level varies between the different compilers. For complete information, please refer to the IAR C/C++ Compiler user documentation in your chosen product.

IEEE 754 standard

IAR Embedded Workbench supports the IEEE 754 standard for floating-point arithmetic.

MISRA C

MISRA C is a software development standard for the C programming language developed by MISRA, The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association. Its aims are to facilitate code safety, portability and reliability in the context of embedded systems, specifically those systems programmed in ISO C.

The first edition of the MISRA C standard, "Guidelines for the use of the C language in vehicle based software", was produced in 1998. In 2004, a second edition was produced with many substantial changes to the guidelines, including a complete renumbering of the rules. Additionally MISRA C:2012 with extended support and MISRA C++:2008 for identifying unsafe code constructs in the C++ standard have also been added to the standards.

IAR Embedded Workbench features an add-on product C-STAT so you can check compliance with rules as defined by MISRA C:2004, MISRA C++:2008 and MISRA C:2012.

Test validation

We use the following commercial test suites to test conformance of our tools to the standards:

Plum Hall Validation test suite for ISO/IEC C conformance
Perennial EC++ Validation Suite for C++ conformance
Dinkum C++ Proofer to test how our libraries conform to the C and C++ standard as well as test our STL implementation against the C++ standard.

In addition to the commercial suites, we use several in-house test suites for testing new features, regression testing, corrected errors, etc.

Hardware debugging support

NXP	Configurable IAR ROM-monitor for LPC935/LPC93xx
Analog Devices	ROM-monitor for ADu83x/ADu84x, ADE51xx/ADE55xx and ADE71xx/ADE75xx devices USB EA-Emulator
Texas Instruments	USB/JTAG interface for 8051 based CC11xx, CC24xx and CC25xx SoC:s 8051 based Sensium devices Configurable IAR ROM-monitor for MSC1211devices
Infineon	Infineon Debug Access Server (DAS) for the Infineon XC8xx device family
Silicon Labs	USB and serial (EC2) JTAG adapters supporting all C8051Fxxx devices
MIPS	MIPS System Navigator Probe for 8051 Microcontroller Cores
Nordic Semiconductor	nRF GO development platform (nRFProbe)
Nuvoton	Nu-Link

3rd party plugins for C-SPY are also available for the following debug systems:

DoCD HAD Probe	supports devices based on the DX8051/DX80390 IP Core from Digital Core Designs
Phyton JEM52	supports debugging and programming for a variety of 8051 microcontrollers with on-chip debug interfaces
Phyton PICE52	real-time non-intrusive emulation of virtually all 8051 microcontrollers
Manley Electronics	ME52HU and N-Link emulators
FlashPro-CC and GangPro-CC	USB flash programming adapters for CCxxxx series Chipcon products from Texas Instruments by Elprotronic Inc.

A generic IAR ROM-monitor project template is included for configuration of additional 8051 boards and kits. We continuously add hardware debugging support for new devices. Please contact us to find out whether your new device is already supported or when it will become available.

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