S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 Release Announcement

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Product Release Announcement

Analog & Automotive Embedded Systems

S32 Design Studio 3.6.3

The Analog & Automotive Embedded Systems (AAES) - Software Development Tools Engineering Team at NXP Semiconductors is pleased to announce the release of the S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 with support for:

AMCU	AP	RAS
S32K3 Family	S32G Family	S32R41 Family
S32K1 Family	S32ZE Family	S32R45 Family
S32M2 Family

Major Features for S32 Design Studio 3.6.3

Installer

• S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 is delivered with all public NPI's in a single 3GB installer to improve first time user experience. Additional packages for alpha customers are available based on Flexera entitlement and can be installed on top of S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 using Extension and Updates.

• Added optional driver installation where user can customize the debugging functionalities.

Platform IDE and UI

The latest release of Platform IDE introduces several enhancements and a wide range of bug fixes to improve stability and usability:

• S32 Config Tools can now generate Real Time Drivers code directly from the main S32 Design Studio perspective.

A new context menu option, "Update Code and Build Project", has been added next to "Build Project" in the main S32DS perspective. When selected, this option automatically launches S32CT, triggers RTD code generation, and prepares the project for building—all without requiring the user to switch views. This enhancement significantly improves usability and streamlines the workflow between S32CT and RTD inside S32DS.

• In headless mode, the SDK_PATH environment variable is automatically set, with clear error reporting if any issues occur. As a result, projects with an attached SDK (such as RTD projects) that build successfully in S32 Design Studio IDE will also build from the command line without requiring manual configuration of SDK_PATH.

• The S32 Debugger configuration now offers an improved user experience by automatically selecting the appropriate launch configuration based on the currently selected project, rather than defaulting to the previously used one. This enhancement reduces the configuration time and the overall debugging process for users.

• Based on internal customer feedback, all SoC families are now kept collapsed by default in the New Project Wizard. Users can expand only the desired SoC family, resulting in a cleaner interface and more efficient use of space.

• Debugger performance has been improved when stepping over with registers expanded in the Watch Registers view. Previously, background operations in this view could create the impression that the debugger was stuck. This problem has now been resolved, resulting in a smoother debugging experience.

Major Features for NPIs

S32K3 Family

• Added S32K356 phantom with supported toolchains in the S32K3xx development package.
• Enabled debug functionalities for S32K356 with Lauterbach and S32Debugger(blind).
• Enabled semihosting functionality on Lauterbach for multicore debug scenarios.

S32R45 Family

• New version of Radar Extension Package 1.6.1 with new LAX Compiler b432 built with MSVC 2022.

This release is available for download on:

• S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 can be found on: 
  • nxp.com 
  • Flexera catalogue S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform v.3.6 
  • Automotive Software Package Manager

Target Audience:

• S32 Design Studio 3.6.3 and bundled NPIs releases are targeted for public audience.

The Installation Procedure for Packages:

• Download S32 Design Studio v3.6.3, available on nxp.com , in Flexera catalogue S32 Design Studio for S32 Platform v.3.6, and in Automotive Software Package Manager.
• If you have any local admin restrictions(ex. Admin by Request) the installer will request elevation, alternatively you can use “Run as Administrator” to run the installer.
• Download any additional packages if it’s required.
• Start S32 Design Studio v3.6.3 and install the desired package.
• Go to  Help > S32DS Extensions and Updates.
• For additional packages, in the S32DS Extensions and Updates dialog box, click Add Update Sites.
• Navigate to the directory with the downloaded ZIP file. Choose it and click Open, then click OK.
• You will get back to S32DS Extensions and Updates and can use this dialog to select desired packages.​​

Technical Support:

• Please use the public community for general questions: https://community.nxp.com/community/s32/s32ds
• For internal packages please use INTERNAL S32DS NXP Community space:https://community.nxp.com/groups/internals32ds