Arm Development Studio | Virtual Prototypes

Performance analysis and software development in a virtual environment

Arm's modeling tools make it easy to analyze system-level performance and start early software development without a physical target.

Virtual platforms are ideal for system-level performance optimization and software development before, during and after hardware design and manufacture. Models are easier to reconfigure, deploy and debug than hardware targets, leading to shorter development cycles and faster time to market.

Whether analyzing system-level performance with Cycle Models or developing software with Fast Models, Development Studio provides debug control and visibility of the software running on the virtual prototype without the need for a physical target. To help get started faster, Development Studio includes a library of reference Fixed Virtual Platforms (FVPs) along with pre-built examples.

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Fast Models

Fast and functionally accurate programmer’s view models of Arm IP

Software development enabled without requiring a physical target
Early software development prior to silicon availability
Source-level debug via virtual connection to models
Scripting interface supports automation and continuous integration flows
Standard interfaces support integration with 3rd party IP models
Model debug supported by all Development Studio editions

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Online tutorials and resources

Are you new to machine learning and neural networks? If so, here are some great resources available online from some of the leading experts in the field to get you started:

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Article	Virtual prototypes: 5 considerations when choosing software development platforms
Webinar	How to Optimize Timing-Critical Embedded Systems Using Accurate Virtual Prototypes

Community Blogs

Get started with software development for the Corstone-700 virtual platform

Start early software development on Arm Corstone-300 with Keil Microcontroller Development Kit by connecting to the free-of-charge virtual platform.

17 days ago by Ronan Synnott

Get started with software development for the Corstone-300 virtual platform

Start early software development on Arm Corstone-300 with Keil Microcontroller Development Kit by connecting to the free-of-charge virtual platform.

17 days ago by Ronan Synnott

The Great Shift Left: Pre-silicon development solutions from Arm and Cadenc

In this blog, read about how Arm and Cadence are using virtual prototyping in pre-silicon development solutions.

2 months ago by Ronan Synnott

Cortex-M33 AMBA-PV TLM-2.0 Subsystem using Fast Models

This post explores how to export a Cortex-M33 based fast models platform as a SystemC module then connecting your own IP model with the exported subsystem to generate a complete platform.

5 months ago by Naveen Khajuria

How to port TensorFlow Lite for Microcontroller applications to the Arm…

Read about the Cortex-M55 and the integration of CMSIS-NN libraries into machine learning frameworks.

5 months ago by Pareena Verma

Getting started with Fast Models and RTX (1/2)

A quick primer on using SGCanvas to generate a custom Cortex-M33 based Fast Models platform and then writing a RTX app to run on the platform. This post provides a step by step guide to create, compile and run a custom Fast Models platform.

7 months ago by Naveen Khajuria

Virtual Prototypes

Performance analysis and software development in a virtual environment

Arm's modeling tools make it easy to analyze system-level performance and start early software development without a physical target.

Fast Models

Cycle Models

Fixed Virtual Platforms

Webinar

How to Optimize Timing-Critical Embedded Systems Using Accurate Virtual Prototypes

Online tutorials and resources

Community Blogs

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