What's New in MDKARM Version 5.32

MDK-ARM - Version 5.32 release

Release Date: 6th October, 2020

• [µVision updated to V5.32.0.0]

• µVision Editor
  • Enhanced: Reduced memory consumption of Dynamic Syntax Checking and Source Browser Information collection.
  • Enhanced: Added missing trigger points for updating Dynamic Syntax Checking and Source Browser Information.
  • Corrected: Including 'define' attribute of 'compile' elements in device description for collecting Dynamic Syntax Checking and Source Browser Information.
• µVision Project Manager and Run-Time Environment
  • Added: Support for the Custom Datapath Extension (CDE) for Cortex-M33 based devices.
  • Added: Treating Markdown files (.md) as 'Text Document file' type, displayed as standard text files.
  • Enhanced: Allow addition of assembler files with C-preprocessing (file ending '.S') in Add New Item dialog.
• µVision Debug
  • Enhanced: EXIT command in INI script before Flash Download cancels the Flash Download request at end of INI script.
  • Corrected: Stepping over C++ STL container methods.
• µVision Product License Manager
  • Corrected: Displayed number of seats for FlexNet licenses.
• Pack Installer
  • Corrected: Allow removal of Local Repository that were deleted from user's file system.
• µVision CPRJ Format Support
  • Enhanced: Configuration dialog for Project and Software Layer Information.
  • Added: Menu entry "Project - Import - Import Project from CPRJ Format" instead of "File - Open".
  • Added: Import of software layer definitions and assignments from CPRJ file.
  • Added: Import - Prepopulate default debugger selection and settings for On-board debugger from the package description of the board referenced in CPRJ file.
  • Added: Import - Add board specific external flash programming algorithms to debugger configuration from package description of the board referenced in CPRJ file.

• [Arm Compiler included]

• Arm Compiler 5 version 5.06u7 - see Release Notes for further details.
• Arm Compiler 6 version 6.14.1 - see Release Notes for further details.

• [Software Packs included]

• Keil - MDK-Middleware 7.12.0
  • Updated File System Component to version 6.13.8
    • Corrected bug in fwrite for EFS which could cause a write error in multithreaded environment.
    • Corrected bug in fdelete for EFS which could cause that files could not be deleted.
  • Updated Network Component version to version 7.14.0
    • Fixed a problem in the netUninitialize function that active BSD sockets remain blocked when the function is called by a low priority thread.
    • Fixed a problem with the HTTP server when uploading files from the Firefox browser.
    • Corrected OS layer timeouts for RTOS2, if the RTOS tick frequency is not 1000 Hz.
    • Fixed a build error when IPv6 was disabled in all LAN interfaces.
    • Fixed "no route found" error when sending broadcast frames.
    • Added netUDP_OptionInterface option to change the default interface for sending broadcast frames.
    • Updated the netFTPs_ffind function in the File System interface of the FTP server.
    • Added configuration option to prevent sending ping response (no echo reply).
    • Added blocking functions netARP_ProbeX and netNDP_ProbeX for easy use.
  • Updated USB Component to version 6.14.1
    • USB Host
      • USB Host: Corrected enumeration of a CDC device if it is a part of a composite device.
    • USB Device
      • USB Device: Corrected RNDIS (incomplete type is not allowed).
  • Unchanged Graphics Component version 6.10.8
  • Unchanged Board Support Interface specification.
• Arm - CMSIS 5.7.0 - same as in MDK version 5.31.
• Arm - CMSIS-Driver 2.6.1
  • Updated ESP8266, ESP32 and WizFi360 WiFi drivers:
    • Added auto protocol selection in SocketCreate.
    • Fixed socket default timeout (zero == no time out).
    • Fixed SocketRecv/RecvFrom non blocking mode when received less than buffer length.
  • Updated Inventek ISM43362 WiFi driver (version 1.9.0):
    • Corrected Initialize function failure if called shortly after reset.
    • Corrected default protocol selection in SocketCreate function.
    • Detected STM firmware limitation: SocketConnect does not work if any of IP address octets is 255 (for example IP like x.y.z.255).
• Keil - Arm Compiler 1.6.3 - same as in MDK version 5.31.

• [Target debugging]

• ULINKpro:
  • Added: JTAG and SWD support for DAP-Lite2 shipped with Arm Cortex-M55 r0p2.
  • Corrected: Switch out of dormant state for SW-DPv2 and later for devices with CMSIS pack debug description.
• ULINKplus:
  • Added: ETB support for ITM and ETM trace.
  • Added: SWD support for DAP-Lite2 shipped with Arm Cortex-M55 r0p2.
  • Corrected: Switch out of dormant state for SW-DPv2 and later for devices with CMSIS pack debug description.
• ULINK2:
  • Corrected: Switch out of dormant state for SW-DPv2 and later for devices with CMSIS pack debug description.
• CMSIS-DAP:
  • Added: SWD support for DAP-Lite2 shipped with Arm Cortex-M55 r0p2.
  • Corrected: Switch out of dormant state for SW-DPv2 and later for devices with CMSIS pack debug description.
• Segger J-Link updated debug driver to version 6.86.
• STMicroelectronics ST-LINK:
  • updated debug driver to version 3.0.8.0.
  • updated firmware upgrade utility ST-LinkUpgrade.exe to version 2.5.4.
• Nuvoton NU-Link updated debug driver to version 3.04.7130.

• [Cortex-M Architecture models]

• Fixed Virtual Platform (FVP) updated to version 11.12.38.

• [Supported Operating Systems]

• Refer to System Requirements Overview for hardware and operating system requirements.