This release includes the following:

• Corrected problems, see the release notes for further details.

• Support for new devices:
  BlueNRG-2
  STSPIN32F0, STSPIN32F0A

Highlights

• Initial support for the Arm v8-R architecture
  This release provides basic supports for the Arm v8-R/R52 architecture.

• Stack protection
  The IAR C/C++ compiler for Arm now supports stack protection. A canary value will be placed between the stack variables and the return address so that the system can detect corruption of a function return address before the function returns to that address. The compiler will use heuristic to determine whether a function needs stack protection or not. If any defined local variable has the array type or a structure type that contains a member of array type, the function will need stack protection.

• Fault exception viewer
  The Fault exception viewer is a new debugger window that provides useful information about the cause of a fault exception. It lists the peripheral registers in the System Control Block (SCB) that control fault exceptions and provide information of their cause. All Cortex-M processors have a fault exception mechanism included and is therefore supported by this new feature.

• C-STAT MISRA C
  The MISRA C 2004 package in C-STAT has been updated with about 20 new checks, of which some are enabled by default.