S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture 2017.R1 - Update 2 available

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	Product Release Announcement Automotive Microcontrollers and Processors S32 Design Studio for Power Architecture 2017.R1 Update 2

What is new?

• S32 SDK for Power Architecture 0.9.0 BETA for MPC574x-B-C-G and MPC574xP derivatives (see attached release notes for more details)

• S32 SDK  Power Architecture v0.9.0  BETA Examples - "Create S32DS Project from Example"

• Updated version of GNU Build tools for e200 (see the release notes attached below)
• Support of GHS compiler in New Project Wizard - please contact GreenHills support to obtain toolchain plugin compatible with Eclipse Neon version
• Updated P&E Plugin (v1.7.3.201803261737) and drivers (v12.7.0)

Fixed Defects

• S32DS-3506 - [e200][MPC5744P] unable to connect to secured device - addressed by adding unsecure support for MPC5744P devices
• S32DS-7326 - [e200][MPC5634M] Exception occurs when accessing peripheral A registers - MMU init script error is resolved by updating the script
• S32DS-7991 - [e200 2017.R1] Semihosting disabling interrupts is resolved by not disabling interrupts when stepping over specific instruction
• S32DS-7177 - [MPC5634M] unable to access RAM in the debug session
• S32DS-7896 - [e200] default linker sections (.got2, .jsr...) are missing in the linker script file
• S32DS-3681 - [S32DS E200 B170421] Project build fail with Library support = newlib, the startup.S update to add section _fini

Installation instructions

The update is available for online (via S32DS Eclipse Updater) or offline installation (direct download link)

• online installation: 
  • go to menu "Help" -> "Install New Software..." dialog 
  • select predefined update site "S32DesignStudio - http://www.nxp.com/lgfiles/updates/Eclipse/S32DS_POWER_2017.R1/updatesite"
  • select all available items and click "Next" button

 

• offline installation:  
  • go to S32 Design Studio for ARM product page -> Downloads section or use  direct link to download the update archive zip file
  • Start S32DS and go to "Help" -> "Install New Software..."
  • Add a new "Archive" repository and browse to select the downloaded update archive zip file you downloaded in the previous step
    
    

  • Select all available items and click "Next" button.

This will starts the update installation process.

[alexanderfedoto]

Added tags for resolved issues in this update.

GCC:

CMPE200GCC-168

cmpe200gcc-181

cmpe200gcc-183

CMPE200GCC-184

Binutils:

CMPE200GCC-176

Newlib:

cmpe200gcc-126

cmpe200gcc-178

CMPE200GCC-170

#CMPE200GCC-180