Atmel Studio

Atmel Studio is a Windows application from the controller manufacturer of the same name. It is an integrated development environment based on the well-known Visual Studio project, which is also popular among professionals of various profiles. The platform allows you to develop software for different purposes for AVR series chips. There are modules for different stages of work - code editor, project manager, compiler and others.

Development

After opening the program you should open the project file to continue working or create an empty template. In case of any difficulties in work you can refer to the built-in help. The basic principles of work, commands and recommendations for efficient work are described. The platform allows you to create code for microcontrollers based on AVR32, ARM and AVR architecture. Support for third-party libraries and additional plug-ins is implemented, which significantly expands the application's capabilities.

Programming

A full-featured compiler and a set of tools for virtual simulation of the project are built in. This allows you to check the code operability at an intermediate stage without loading it into the microcontroller, which reduces the work time. There is a debugger that allows you to detect errors and get all the information about them - source, code and brief description. This makes it easier to find and eliminate them. The developers have implemented the ability to quickly publish code to a network directory on Atmel Spaces. This allows you to organize shared access for several specialists.

Features

• Program code development environment for AVR family microcontrollers;
• Code editor with syntax highlighting;
• Emulation mode for testing performance;
• possibility to use C, C++ or assembler code for work;
• the utility is distributed free of charge.