The SPC5 family of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers designed using the Power Architecture® technology is supported by a full range of state-of-the-art software tools from both ST and major third parties.
ST constantly works with third-party partners to ensure that the latest devices in the SPC5 family are supported by dedicated software tools covering the whole lifecycle of the device.
SPC5-Studio development environment for SPC5 MCUs

SPC5-Studio is a free Eclipse integrated development environment that has been designed specifically for SPC5 automotive MCUs. It includes everything you need to graphically design and compile your SPC5 automotive application:
- Integrates an optimized GNU 'C' compiler by HighTec on a 30-day full-featured trial license
- Works with a growing library of low-level drivers
- An online community has been set up so that you can share knowledge with to other developers
- winIDEA Open SPC5 iSYSTEM's integrated development environment (IDE) supporting its range of BlueBox On-Chip Analysers and iTAG Debuggers
- INCHRON Tool-Suite INCHRON tools enable system architects, developers and testers to fully master system runtime performance aspects for real time system development.
- ECU Interface Software dSPACE ECU Interface Software prepares ECUs, RCP Hardware and HIL Simulators for ECU Interfacing like bypassing, calibration, measurement and testing.
- EB tresos Studio - Development Tools AUTOSAR and embedded SW configuration.
- SPC5-UDEDEBG PLS JTAG debugger software full license or license renewal
- UDE/UAD2pro for SPC5 UDE/UAD2pro for SPC5 is a powerful and flexible debug, test and trace platform supporting multi-core microcontrollers of SPC57x/58x Power Architecture® device families.
- UDE/UAD3+ for SPC5 UDE/UAD3+ for SPC5 is a powerful and flexible debug, test and trace platform supporting multi-core microcontrollers of SPC57x/58x Power Architecture® device families.
- UDE/UAD2next for SPC5 UDE/UAD2next for SPC5 is a powerful and flexible debug, test and trace platform supporting multi-core microcontrollers of SPC57x/58x Power Architecture® device families.
- UNITPPCNEXUS Interface library for SPC5-compatible PEmicro interfaces.
- PROGPPCNEXUS Flash programming software for SPC5 and similar devices.
- TargetLink The production code generator dSPACE TargetLink generates highly efficient C code straight from MATLAB®/Simulink®/Stateflow®.
- ASH/ETEC ETEC C Compiler Toolkit
- ICDPPCNEXUS In-circuit debug software for SPC5 and similar devices.
- BYTE/eTPU eTPU_C Code Development System
- ASH/ETPU ETPU/ETPU2 Development Kit
- MULTISPC56 MULTI IDE
- PowerView Debugger IDE Our product line TRACE32® supports technologies like JTAG, SWD, NEXUS or ETM with embedded debuggers, software and hardware trace and logic analyzer systems for over 3500 cores and CPUs within 250 families like ARM® Cortex®-A/-M/-R, PowerArchitecture, etc.
- isystem.connect Automate your testing or other embedded debugging activitites with iSYSTEM's SDK.
- testIDEA iSYSTEM's testing tools supporting original binary code testing on target together with their BlueBox™ On-Chip Analysers and iTAG Debuggers.
- MULTI Integrated Development Environment MULTI Integrated Development Environment
- SPC5-STUDIO-AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) plugin for automotive SPC5 MCUs
- SPC5-UDESTK-SW SPC5-UDESTK Debugging Software for Windows
- SPC5-STUDIO Code Generator, Quick resources configurator and Eclipse development environment for SPC5 MCUs
- Power Architecture Development Platform Eclipse based multi-architecture and multi-core compiler suite with leading optimization technology, including support of GTM and HSM module.
- Diab Compiler The Proven Development Tool for Automotive Safety.
- WIND-WORKBENCH Wind River Workbench