CMSIS-Pack Eclipse Plug-ins 2.8.0
CMSIS-Pack Eclipse Plug-ins 2.8.0
This release provides new features, improvements and bug fixes. All plug-in versions are set to 2.8.0 for consistency.
Board support
- New project wizard provides possibility to select a board via its mounted device from a board list
- RTE Configuration Editor displays selected board alongside with selected device and allows to change it via a dedicated dialog
- Selected board attributes (Bname, Brevision and Bvendor) are passed to condition evaluator responsible for component filtering
Major fixes:
- wildcard matching algorithm correctly processes '$', '{' and '}' symbols
- default scatter file generation for ARM compiler is fixed to use only default memory blocks
- URL for descriptions of ST Microelectronics devices and boards is updated
Known issues:
- no new issues are found, please refer to previous release notes for issues and limitations
Included binaries
CmsisPackPlugIn2.8.0.zip - P2 archive containing binary and source features of CMSIS-Zone and CMSIS-Pack plug-ins.
Platform
This release of the CMSIS-Pack Management for Eclipse has been tested on the following platforms:
- Windows-10 64-bit: Eclipse 2022-09 64 bit.
- Linux Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS 64-bit: Eclipse 2022-09 64 bit
Installation
Eclipse IDE and JRE
Install the "Eclipse IDE for Embedded C/C++ Developers" version 2022-09 for your operating system.
Note:
- The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 11 or later is required to be installed to your machine. JRE 11 is recommended due to Apache Freemarker requirements.
- It is recommended to use the Eclipse Installer as it includes the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
Plug-ins
To install the plug-ins into an existing Eclipse version, download CmsisPackPlugIn2.8.0.zip and install the required features using the standard Eclipse procedure to install software (Help - Install New Software) specifying downloaded archive as an update site.
Note:
- Installing CMSIS-Zone Eclipse plug-ins feature automatically installs CMSIS-Pack Eclipse plug-ins.
- Source code features are optional and provided for developers who wish to integrate the plug-ins in their own tools.
- Before updating to this release, first uninstall the previous one from your Eclipse.
License
- The CMSIS plug-ins are distributed under Eclipse Public License 1.0: http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
- The Apache FreeMarker 2.3.29 is delivered under the Apache License 2.0: https://freemarker.apache.org/docs/app_license.html
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