Software Atmel Studio USER GUIDE Preface Atmel® Studio is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for writing and debugging AVR®/ARM® applications in Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/ Windows 7/8 environments. Atmel Studio provides a project management tool, source file editor, simulator, assembler, and front-end for C/C++, programming, and on-chip debugging. Atmel Studio supports the complete range of Atmel AVR tools. Each new release contains the latest updates for the tools as well as support for new AVR/ARM devices. Atmel Studio has a modular architecture, which allows interaction with 3rd party software vendors. GUI plugins and other modules can be written and hooked to the system. Contact Atmel for more information. Atmel-42167B-Atmel-Studio_User Guide-09/2016 Table of Contents Preface............................................................................................................................ 1 1. Introduction................................................................................................................8 1.1. Features....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2. New and Noteworthy.................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.1. Atmel Studio 7.0............................................................................................................ 8 1.2.2. Atmel Studio 6.2 Service Pack 2..................................................................................11 1.2.3. Atmel Studio 6.2 Service Pack 1..................................................................................11 1.2.4. Atmel Studio 6.2...........................................................................................................11 1.2.5. Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 2...........................................................................................12 1.2.6. Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 1.1........................................................................................12 1.2.7. Atmel Studio 6.1 Update 1...........................................................................................12 1.2.8. Atmel Studio 6.1.......................................................................................................... 12 1.2.9. Atmel Studio 6.0.......................................................................................................... 12 1.2.10. AVR Studio 5.1.............................................................................................................13 1.3. Installation.................................................................................................................................. 13 1.4. Contact Information.................................................................................................................... 14 2. Getting started......................................................................................................... 16 2.1. Starting Atmel Studio..................................................................................................................16 2.2. Creating a Project.......................................................................................................................17 2.2.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.2. Creating a new Project................................................................................................ 17 2.2.3. Choosing a Target Device............................................................................................19 2.2.4. Writing and Compiling Code........................................................................................ 19 3. Project Management................................................................................................22 3.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................22 3.1.1. The Solution Container................................................................................................ 22 3.1.2. Save and Open Projects..............................................................................................22 3.1.3. Project Output View..................................................................................................... 22 3.1.4. Solution Explorer......................................................................................................... 22 3.1.5. Toolbar Icons............................................................................................................... 23 3.1.6. Hierarchical Display..................................................................................................... 23 3.1.7. Item Management Commands.................................................................................... 23 3.1.8. Project Components.................................................................................................... 23 3.2. GCC Projects..............................................................................................................................25 3.2.1. New Project Wizard..................................................................................................... 25 3.2.2. Starting a New GCC Project for AVR Device...............................................................25 3.2.3. Libraries Options..........................................................................................................29 3.2.4. Starting a New GCC Project for SAM (ARM) Device...................................................33 3.2.5. Code Editing................................................................................................................ 36 3.2.6. Starting a New GCC Static Library Project.................................................................. 37 3.2.7. GCC Project Options and Configuration......................................................................40 3.3. Assembler Projects.....................................................................................................................57 Atmel Atmel Studio [USER GUIDE] 2 Atmel-42167B-Atmel-Studio_User Guide-09/2016 3.3.1. Create New Assembler Project....................................................................................57 3.3.2. Assembler Options ..................................................................................................... 60 3.4. Import of Projects....................................................................................................................... 62 3.4.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 62 3.4.2. Import AVR Studio 4 Project........................................................................................ 62 3.4.3. Import AVR 32 Studio Project...................................................................................... 65 3.4.4. Import Project Template...............................................................................................69 3.5. Debug Object File in Atmel Studio..............................................................................................71 3.5.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 71 3.5.2. Atmel Studio Supported Debug Formats..................................................................... 72 3.5.3. Opening Object Debug File in Atmel Studio................................................................ 72 4. Debugging............................................................................................................... 77 4.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................77 4.1.1. Debug Platform Independent Debug Environment...................................................... 77 4.1.2. Differences Between Platforms....................................................................................77 4.2. Starting a Debug Session...........................................................................................................77 4.3. Ending a Debug Session............................................................................................................77 4.4. Attaching to a Target...................................................................................................................78 4.5. Start without Debugging............................................................................................................. 78 4.5.1. One Click Programming - Program and Run............................................................... 78 4.5.2. Keyboard Shortcut....................................................................................................... 79 4.6. Debug Control............................................................................................................................ 79 4.7. Breakpoints.................................................................................................................................81 4.7.1. General Information on Breakpoints............................................................................ 81 4.7.2. Operations with Breakpoints........................................................................................82