Looking for free open source software for IDE, debugger, stimulator or other software to develop your microcontrollers and microprocessors? Search no more as we bring to you 14 Free and Open Source alternatives for your help.
And also find out which is best for you:Â microcontroller vs microprocessor
1. MIDE-51 Studio
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Supported OS: Windows
MIDE-51 is freeware Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for MCS-51 microcontroller
2. gpsim
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Supported OS: Windows, Linux
gpsim is a full-featured software simulator for Microchip PIC microcontrollers distributed under the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or higher, and some of it’s libraries under GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2 or higher.
3. Lab-sticc
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Supported OS: Windows
Power consumption analysis tools for embedded systems. MARTE to AADL model transformation with ATL for tools interoperability.
4. Ktechlab
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Supported OS: Linux
KTechlab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics.
5 MC34063 Universal Calculator
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A calculation tool for the MC34063
6. MCU 8051 IDE
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Supported OS: Windows, Linux
MCU 8051 IDE is integrated development enviroment for microcontrollers based on 8051
7. MSPgcc
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Supported OS: Windows, Linux
mspgcc tool chain provides binutils, gcc, gdb and a lot of other tools for the MSP430 processor.
8. OpenOCD
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Supported OS: Windows
Open On-Chip Debugger provides JTAG/SWD access from GDB (or directly with TCL scripts) to processors with ARM and MIPS based cores.
9. PIC Development Studio
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Supported OS: Windows
PIC Development Studio is a simulator for the PIC16F84 microcontroller. It also provides a plugin framework making it possible to develop custom components. A library of ready-made components is included.
10. PicoForth
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Supported OS: Linux
PicoForth is Forth compiler for PIC12 and PIC16 families. It is written in gForth and requires gpUtils. Produces hex file ready to be programmed into the device.
11. PICsim
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Supported OS: Windows
PICsim emulates a microcontroller PIC16F628/16F877A/18F452 and periferics such as USART and timers, the simulator architecture permit easy implementation of external elements in c language. PicsimLab is a realtime emulator of development boards.
12. UrJTAG
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Supported OS: Windows
UrJTAG aims to create an enhanced, modern tool for communicating over JTAG with flash chips, CPUs, and many more. It is a descendant of the popular openwince JTAG tools with a lot of additional features and enhancements.
13. V-USB
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Supported OS: Windows, Linux
V-USB is a software-only implementation of a low-speed USB device for Atmel’s AVR microcontrollers, making it possible to build USB hardware with almost any AVR microcontroller, not requiring any additional chip.
14. Yagarto
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Supported OS: Windows
YAGARTO is a cross-development environment for the ARM architecture, running on a Windows host. It includes the GNU C/C++ toolchain and the Eclipse IDE.
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EMI and EMC simulation software/calculation/basics/evaluation are a must for future of the world- can u throw light on them