DS-5 Documentation
Arm DS-5 Development Studio documentation helps you to speed up your applications, make them more power efficient and cut your development time by understanding the full feature set of the toolchain. You can find an extensive library of documentation below.
Note: The documentation on this page is for Arm DS-5 Development Studio v5.26. For the newer releases of DS-5, see the latest DS-5 documentation page.
Arm DS-5 General Information
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0478 | Getting Started Guide | Gives an overview of Arm DS-5. It describes the installation and system requirements. It also explains how to work with DS-5. |
| DUI0480 | Eclipse for DS-5 | Introduces the Arm plug-ins for use with Eclipse, and describes how you can use them with other tools from Development Studio 5. It describes how to build, debug, monitor, and manage projects for Arm targets. |
| DUI0577 | License Management Guide | Describes how to use FlexNet (formerly known as FLEXnet and FLEXlm) to enable Arm software tools. It contains generation and installation instructions for node-locked and floating licenses in addition to FAQs and hints for troubleshooting license problems. |
Arm DS-5 Debugger
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0446 | User Guide | Describes how to use the debugger to debug Linux applications, bare-metal, Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), Linux, and Android platforms. |
| DUI0452 | Command Reference | Lists the debugger commands with usage instructions and examples. |
Arm Streamline
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| 100769 | User Guide | Provides instructional documentation for real-time, non-intrusive analysis of applications. |
Arm Compiler 5
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0529 | Getting Started Guide | Provides an overview of the Arm Compiler tools, standards supported, and compliance with the Arm Application Binary Interface (ABI). |
| DUI0530 | Migration and Compatibility Guide | Provides migration and compatibility information between the latest released version and previous versions. |
| DUI0471 | Software Development Guide | Provides tutorials and examples to develop code for various Arm architecture-based processors. It also provides information on the Debug Communications Channel (DCC) and semihosting. |
| DUI0472 | armcc User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm compiler, armcc. armcc is an optimizing C and C++ compiler that compiles Standard C and Standard C++ source code into machine code for Arm architecture-based processors. |
| DUI0473 | armasm User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm assembler, armasm. It contains information on command-line options, instruction sets, and assembler directives. |
| DUI0474 | armlink User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm linker, armlink. It describes the basic linker functionality, image structure, BPABI and SysV support, GNU ld script support, how to access image symbols, and how to use scatter files. |
| DUI0476 | armar User Guide | Provides information on how to use the armar utility. |
| DUI0477 | fromelf User Guide | Provides information on how to use the fromelf utility. |
| DUI0475 | Arm C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm libraries and floating-point support. |
| DUI0496 | Errors and Warnings Reference Guide | Provides lists of the errors and warnings that each of the compilation tools can generate. |
Arm Compiler 6
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0741 | Getting Started Guide | Provides general information for Arm Compiler 6 users. |
| DUI0742 | Migration and Compatibility Guide | Provides migration and compatibility information between the latest released version and previous versions. |
| DUI0773 | Software Development Guide | Provides tutorials and examples to develop code for various Arm architecture-based processors. |
| DUI0774 | armclang Reference Guide | Provides user information for the Arm compiler, armclang. armclang is an optimizing C and C++ compiler that compiles Standard C and Standard C++ source code into machine code for Arm architecture-based processors. |
| DUI0801 | armasm User Guide | Provides topic based documentation for using the Arm assembler (armasm). It contains information on command line options, A32, T32, and A64 instruction sets, Advanced SIMD and floating-point instructions, assembler directives, and supports the Armv6-M, Armv7, and Armv8 architectures. |
| DUI0803 | armlink User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm linker, armlink. It describes the basic linker functionality, image structure, BPABI support, how to access image symbols, and how to use scatter files. |
| DUI0806 | armar User Guide | Provides information on how to use the armar utility. |
| DUI0805 | fromelf User Guide | Provides information on how to use the fromelf utility. |
| DUI0808 | Arm C and C++ Libraries and Floating-Point Support User Guide | Provides user information for the Arm libraries and floating-point support. |
| DUI0807 |
Errors and Warnings Reference Guide |
Provides lists of the errors and warnings that each of the compilation tools can generate. It does not include errors and warnings produced by armclang. |
Arm DS-5 Debug Hardware
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0481 | DSTREAM User Guide | Describes the DSTREAM debug and trace unit, and the hardware that enables you to use it. |
| DUI0499 | DSTREAM System and Interface Design Reference Guide | Describes the DSTREAM debug and trace unit, with details about designing Arm architecture-based ASICs and PCBs. |
| EPM051792 | CoreSight Access Tool (CSAT) User Guide | Describes the commands and usage of the CoreSight Access Tool. |
Models
| Document Number | Document Title | Description |
| DUI0834 |
Fast Models Reference manual |
Provides a reference for signaling, clock, bus, generic peripheral, and processor components included in Fast Models. |
| DUI0837 |
Fixed Virtual Platforms FVP Reference Guide |
Introduces the Fixed Virtual Platforms, and describes how you can use them with other tools. |
| DUI0841 |
Model Shell for Fast Models Reference Manual |
Provides technical documentation for the signaling, clock, bus, generic peripheral, and processor components included in the Fast Models software. These components provide a Programmer’s View (PV) of the processor and peripheral components. |
| DUI0677 |
Armv8-A Foundation Platform User Guide |
Describes the Armv8-A Foundation Platform for the Armv8-A architecture. It is an aid for hardware and software developers in developing Armv8-A products. |
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