Infineon AURIX TC3xx
Architecture
Compilers
The AURIX TC3xx family is a series of high-performance microcontrollers widely used in automotive and industrial applications. Compilers for the AURIX TC3xx are crucial for developers aiming to optimize performance, reliability, and safety in their applications. One significant aspect of the compiler landscape for AURIX TC3xx is the limited direct support from mainline open-source compilers such as GCC or LLVM/Clang. The primary reason for this is the stringent requirements for functional safety in automotive and industrial applications, which demand specialized features and compliance with safety standards that are often not met by general-purpose open-source compilers.
Commercial Compilers
- Tasking: Tasking compilers are renowned for their robust support for automotive applications, offering advanced debugging capabilities and optimization techniques tailored for the AURIX architecture. They provide extensive code optimization, comprehensive debugging tools, and strong support for safety standards such as ISO 26262, making them ideal for developing high-performance, reliable, and safe applications.
- HighTec: The HighTec compiler is a popular choice, known for its Eclipse-based development environment and strong multicore support. HighTec provides both GCC and LLVM-based ports of open-source compilers tailored specifically for the AURIX TC3xx family. These compilers offer efficient parallel execution, advanced code analysis, and an integrated development environment, ensuring robust performance and compliance with safety standards.
- Green Hills Software: Green Hills Software provides a highly optimized toolchain aimed at safety-critical applications, focusing on high performance and strict compliance with automotive standards. Their compiler offers superior optimization, extensive safety features, and a proprietary IDE with specialized tools for automotive development, ensuring developers can meet the stringent demands of functional safety.
GCC for AURIX
While mainline GCC does not directly support the AURIX TC3xx family, there is an unofficial GCC version available for AURIX. Due to the GNU General Public License (GPL), the source code from HighTec was retrieved and, along with binary versions, published on GitHub:
- GCC 4.9.4/Binutils 2.20/Newlib 1.18 for Tricore Aurix [Source] [Prebuild Mingw Binaries] [Prebuild Linux Binaries]
- GCC 9.4.0/Binutils 2.20/Newlib 1.18 for Tricore Aurix [Source] [Prebuild Mingw Binaries] [Prebuild Linux Binaries]
- GDB 10.0.50 for Tricore Aurix [Source]