IAR, a global provider of embedded software and services, helps develop applications for SDVs using NXP's NXP S32M2 motor control solution.

IAR announced on the 23rd that it fully supports NXP Semiconductors' recently released motor control solution, the S32M2.

This latest technology, newly added to NXP’s S32 automotive computing platform, enables high motor efficiency in software-defined electric vehicles (SDVs), thereby reducing interior noise and improving passenger comfort across the body and control applications, and providing various other benefits.

Automotive software developers working on the new S32M2 device can now utilize IAR Embedded Workbench® for Arm®, which integrates powerful compilers and debugging solutions.

The S32M2 is a highly integrated system-in-package (SiP) solution based on the Arm Cortex-M microcontroller core.

This new product family, which is fully software compatible with NXP’s S32K MCU products, features high-voltage analog capabilities and high-efficiency characteristics for automotive applications such as pumps, fans, sunroofs, seat positions, seat belt pretensioners, or trunk openers.

S32The M2's SiP (System in Package) reduces the total number of components by integrating several automotive-certified and application-oriented functions, such as a voltage regulator operating directly from a 12V automotive battery supply, a physical communication interface (LIN, or CAN FD), a MOSFET gate-predriver for motor control, and non-volatile memory (128KB to 1MB).

This enables OEMs to reduce printed circuit board (PCB) area, minimize design risks, lower BOM costs, and shorten time-to-market.

IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, which provides a complete development environment, has supported NXP’s widely adopted S32K microcontroller since its launch and now also supports the new S32M2 series, which enables efficient software reuse. The comprehensive C/C++ suite includes a highly optimized compiler and advanced debugging and analysis capabilities, including integrated monitoring of power consumption.

Developers can optimize overall code quality by finding potential code issues and bugs early in the development process through user-friendly code analysis add-ons such as IAR C-STAT, IAR C-RUN, and C-SPY debuggers, which complement highly optimized build tools. IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm is also available in a functionally safe version certified according to ISO 26262. This perfectly matches the development process of S32K, which is certified to meet the ISO 26262 standard for ASIL B standards.

Thomas Ensergueix, Senior Director of Automotive Processing Integration Solutions at NXP, stated, “NXP’s S32M2 provides automotive OEMs with solutions for efficient motor performance while creating room for greater integration and enabling the addition of new features and capabilities to address the requirements of future software-defined electric vehicles. Through close collaboration with IAR, NXP is now able to provide comprehensive software that enables automotive OEMs to fully optimize product development and accelerate the transition to SDVs.”

"We are pleased to provide rapid and robust support for NXP's cutting-edge S32M2 motor control solution," said Anders Holmberg, CTO of IAR. "With IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, automotive software developers can design efficient, simple, and flexible motor control applications. Furthermore, seamless code reuse across the entire S32 platform implementation accelerates development cycles and reduces costs."

The S32M2 series is supported in the latest version of IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm. More information about IAR Embedded Workbench for Arm, which supports over 8,800 Arm devices, can be found at https://www.iar.com/products/architectures/arm/iar-embedded-workbench-for-arm/.