RealView® Tools Comparison

ARM offers different development solutions that are optimized for the requirements of various target platforms:

• The RealView Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK-ARM) is designed for the requirements of MCU users that create embedded software for microcontrollers. MDK-ARM includes device-specific debugging and simulation support, extensive project templates and example firmware, and a memory optimized RTOS Library. It is easy to learn, yet powerful enough for the most demanding microcontroller applications.
• The RealView Development Suite (RVDS) is designed for SoC, FPGA, and ASIC users that create complex embedded applications or interface to platform OS components. RVDS supports device designers, includes multi-core debugging support, and generates application code for all ARM and CORTEX CPU core configurations. It provides extensive interfaces to third-party components as well as the ARM ESL tools.

Feature	RealView Product
	RealView MDK	RealView Development Suite
General
Compilation Tools	RealView	RealView
Development Environment	µVision IDE	Eclipse
Debugger	µVision Debugger	RealView Debugger
Simulator	µVision Simulator	RealView ISS
Debug Hardware	ULINK2 and ULINK-ME	RealView ICE
Trace Hardware	ULINK2 (SWV) or 3rd Party tools (ETM/TPIU)	RealView Trace (ETM/TPIU only)
Code Generation
RealView C/C++ Compiler
RealView Macro Assembler
RealView Linker & Utilities
Output Format	ELF/DWARF, HEX	ELF/DWARF, HEX
ARM-Based Microcontrollers ARM7, ARM9, Cortex-M1 & Cortex-M3		User defined MCU Support
All ARM Processors ARM7, ARM9, ARM10, ARM11 Cortex-M1, Cortex-M3, Cortex-R4, Cortex-A8, & Cortex-A9
ARM Secure Core Support SC100, SC200, SC300
ARM Instructions
Thumb Instructions
Thumb2 Instructions
Device Database
Libraries & Examples
C/C++ Template Library
EABI Compatible
MicroLib
Third-Party Libraries
RTX Kernel Library
Example Programs	Delivered with extensive example projects you may use as templates for your own projects.	Delivered with generic ARM examples which show how to use the ARM CPU Core extensions.
Debugging
ELF/DWARF Input
HEX Input
Symbolic Object Input
JTAG Support	via ULINK	via RealView ICE
ETM/TPIU Trace Support	via Third-Party Trace	via RealView Trace
Third-Party Debugger Support
OS-Aware	for RTX Library	Configurable
Multi-Core Support
DSP Support
Cache Support
Simulation
Simulates Instruction Set
Simulates Startup Code
Simulates Interrupts
Simulates Peripherals
Target Visibility	User-Specific Peripheral Dialogs	User-Configurable
Logic Analyzer
Execution Profiler
Code Coverage
Instruction Trace
Configurable BUS Timings
ESL Tools Interface