S32K1xx SDK Not Available after S32 DS for ARM 2.2 Installed on Linux

[tsweaver]

I've been using S32DS in Windows for quite some time and am comfortable using it.  I've just recently installed S32 DS for ARM 2.2 on Ubuntu Linux 20.04. To do this, I completed all of the prerequisites that are identified in S32 Design Studio for ARM 2.2 Installation Guide and then executed the S32DS_ARM_Linux_v2.2.bin file.  The installation went smoothly and I'm able to run S32DS. 

After running S32DS for the first time, I was prompted to install a couple of items in the S32DS Extensions and Updates and did so.  I then executed the Check for Updates option in the Help menu and was prompted to upgrade a couple items. After restarting S32DS, I ran the Install New Software... check in the Help menu and selected All Sources.  Eventually, I received a list of items and there were a couple items showing as needing updated.

I've attached some files to show what I have after completing all of those upgrades.

The issue I have is that the SDK does not seem to be active/enabled even though it shows up in the list of packages/features.  For example:

1. When I select New and "S32DS Application Project", I select S32K148 target and "ARM Bare-Metal 32-bit Target Binary Toolchain".  Then, I click the "..." option for the SDKs and all I see is FreeMaster_S32xx and S32K14x_AMMCLIB options.

2. When I select New and "S32DS Project from Example", I do not see any of the SDK example projects.

3. There is no Processor Expert menu option and no Processor Expert options under "Show View".

What do I need to do to "enable" the S32K1xx SDK?

[lukaszadrapa]

Hi @tsweaver 

unfortunately the SDK is not supported on Linux host. The only option is to use Windows.

Regards,

Lukas

[tsweaver]

Hi Lukas,

Wow, that's an extraordinary claim! If the SDK is not supported on Linux, then Linux is not really a supported target for S32DS.

1. Is this true for all versions of S32DS or just 2.2? 

2. Is this limitation documented anywhere? 

3. To build on Linux, I suppose one could copy the SDK source files and make them part of the project. Does NXP offer any guidance for this process? 

[lukaszadrapa · Accepted solution]

Well, this is not documented appropriately. Current SDK and RTD packages are not supported in Linux. It was discussed several times here on the community. For example:
https://community.nxp.com/t5/S32-Design-Studio/S32K3-SDK-Re-Attach-RTD-SDK-from-command-line/m-p/146...

I was told there’s a plan to support RTD in Linux and currently it looks like it will be available in next version of S32 Design Studio 3.6.

Regards,
Lukas

[tsweaver]

A limitation as major as this should be noted in bold letters all over the S32DS documentation.  This is simply not acceptable and has led to significant wasted time.

[tsweaver]

Why was S32K1xx SDK 3.0.0 not installed when I installed S32DS .2.2?  What do I need to do to get it?

I installed S32DS from this link:

S32 Design Studio for ARM 2.2 installation for Linux

910.4 MB

S32DS_ARM_Linux_v2.2.bin

[tsweaver]

I will add that the SDK is not physically present in software folder.  On Windows, I believe the SDK is installed when you install S32DS.  Apparently that not the case for Linux or I'm not using the right installer.  Thanks for the help.

trent@Ubuntu20:~/NXP/S32DS_ARM_v2.2/S32DS/software$ ls -l
total 20
drwxrwxr-x 5 trent trent 4096 Mar 19 13:12 AMMCLIB_v1.1.18
drwxrwxr-x 5 trent trent 4096 Mar 19 13:12 AMMCLIB_v1.1.19
drwxrwxr-x 5 trent trent 4096 Mar 19 13:12 AMMCLIB_v1.1.20
drwxrwxr-x 8 trent trent 4096 Mar 19 13:12 FreeMASTER_Serial_Communication_Driver_V2_0
drwxrwxr-x 7 trent trent 4096 Mar 19 13:12 Sample_Drivers_for_KEAxxx_Evaluation_grade
trent@Ubuntu20:~/NXP/S32DS_ARM_v2.2/S32DS/software$