IAR Embedded Workbench is a set of highly sophisticated and easy-to-use development tools for embedded applications. It integrates the IAR C/C++ Compiler, assembler, linker, librarian, text editor, project manager, and C-SPY Debugger in an integrated development environment (IDE). With its builtin ARM-specific code optimizer, IAR Embedded Workbench generates very efficient and reliable code for ARM devices. In addition to this solid technology, IAR Systems also provides professional worldwide technical support.

IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM includes the below-mentioned new and enhanced functionalities:

- Full support for IAR Systems’ probe JTAGjet-Trace
JTAGjet-Trace offers advanced trace functionality for ARM and ARM Cortex-based applications. It can perform trace acquisition of up to 400 MSamples/sec and has a capture capacity of 18MB in the trace buffer.
- Improved optimizations
More than 10% improvements on industry-standard benchmarks compared to previous version.
- Functionality for adding project connections to external code generation tools
Files or file packages generated by external code generation tools can be imported and IAR Embedded Workbench automatically detects changes in the generated file set, This enables automated integration with Freescale Processor Expert, and other device configuration tools.
- Possibility to simultaneously connect to multiple SWD devices
Two instances of IAR Embedded Workbench can now access one core each in a multi-core device via SWD.
- Source browser call graph for easy function hierarchy navigation
A new display of source browser call graph provides a good overview of function calls. Developers can choose to display all possible calls to or from a selected function with the calls listed in a dedicated Call Graph window.
- New license management system
The new LMS that is used with this release introduces new features like commuter licenses, automatic license activation, and support for virtual servers. It is easier to administrate and a single installer concept enables easy transfer between all variants of IAR Embedded Workbench for a certain product through a license upgrade.