IAR Systems® announces the latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, supporting the new Arm Cortex-M85 processor, expanding its offering of embedded development solutions for the latest IoT and smart home.

IAR announced on the 14th the latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench® for Arm.

The new version 9.30 further expands Arm® core support by adding support for the latest high-performance Arm Cortex®-M85 processor.

IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm is the preferred embedded software development solution for thousands of developers worldwide.

Powerful code optimization capabilities enable developers to maximize the performance of their chosen MCU while keeping their applications as power-efficient as possible.

The solution also offers extensive debugging and analysis capabilities, including static and runtime analysis tools, complex code and data breakpoints, runtime stack analysis, call stack visualization, code coverage analysis, and integrated monitoring of power consumption.

The latest version of the tool also supports Arm Cortex-M custom instructions. For efficient automated workflows, IAR build tools for Arm enable large-scale building and testing of cross-platform frameworks and core software.

“Developers need a robust software and tools ecosystem to innovate and succeed in the diverse and growing IoT and embedded markets,” said Mohamed Awad, vice president and general manager, Internet of Things (IoT) and Embedded, Arm. “Developers can now leverage Arm’s highest-performance Cortex-M processors on Arm Virtual Hardware, and when combined with products like the latest toolkit from IAR Systems, they can simplify and accelerate their development cycles.”