Arm and partners provide support and integration for a range of open source languages and libraries for your IoT development.

Explore these libraries and programming languages: from low-level languages for small, low-power devices, to high-level languages for devices with more computing power, and libraries that ensure portable, performant and secure code.

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Languages

Python and MicroPython

Python is popular for DSP and ML development. A variant is MicroPython that can be used to program microcontrollers.

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Rust

A fast, flexible and memory-efficient programming language for IoT devices.

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TinyGo

TinyGo is a programming language based on Go, and used on microcontrollers. Get started and use TinyGo in your next microcontroller project.

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C

C is a popular language for embedded systems that gives you full control and access to all the underlying hardware features. Get started and use C in your next project.

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C++

C++ has a similar syntax to C and allows you to take advantage of the object-oriented paradigm. Learn more and get started with useful resources on C++.

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Libraries

CMSIS

The Cortex Microcontroller Software Interface Standard (CMSIS) provides a common software interface between Cortex processors and device peripherals.

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Mbed TLS

The Mbed TLS library provides cryptographic components for IoT and embedded projects that have a minimal code footprint.

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Machine learning libraries

CMSIS-NN

The CMSIS-NN open source software library is a collection of optimized neural network kernels for Cortex-M based devices.

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Arm Compute Library

The Arm Compute Library contains optimized low-level functions for Arm Cortex processors and Mali GPUs targeting machine learning applications.

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Community Blogs

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Back to the roots: Tracing and debugging as a way to increase efficiency

In this guest blog from Anders Holmberg, read about tracing and debugging to increase efficiency.

1 months ago by Anders Holmberg
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Design for the IoT Connected World with Next-Generation eMRAM NVM

With digital transformation well underway across global industries, the need for more energy-efficient, secure, and scalable IoT connected world is essential. The adoption of embedded magnetoresistive random access memory (eMRAM) non-volatile memory…

1 months ago by Phil Morris
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Computational Storage is bringing processing closer to the data

We are generating, storing, and processing more and more data. Find out in this blog how computational storage generates insights and value from that data.

1 months ago by Neil Werdmuller
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Arm Cortex-R82: Combining high-performance 64-bit real-time and…

Find out in this blog how Arm Cortex-R82 with higher performance, real-time compute with more addressable space, and the ability to run Linux will enable the next generation of storage devices.

1 months ago by Neil Werdmuller
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Why IoT is changing the face of manufacturing

In this blog, read about the changes in Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturing.

2 months ago by Rob Turner
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Endpoint AI – the Road to a Trillion Intelligent Endpoints

We hear lots of predictions about how autonomous devices will change our lives. Find out in this blog how Endpoint AI will unlock the next generation of IoT applications.

3 months ago by Thomas Lorenser

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Suggested answer Is it possible to turn my phone's 64-bit armv8-a (32-bit mode) to 64 bit mode Latest 10 hours ago by Raheem 1 replies 135 views
Not answered M0+ Thumb - C flag Started 19 hours ago by Sean Dunlevy 0 replies 91 views
Suggested answer CPSR status back to C variable Latest yesterday by Frost13 3 replies 2531 views
Suggested answer Is pre-compiled ARM9 libs able to run on an ARM11 chip Latest 2 days ago by Andy Neil 4 replies 1826 views