a³ release notes

Below is a quick overview of the main changes in each a³ release. The links take you to detailed release notes that cover all the individual changes made to all the individual a³ tools such as aiT, StackAnalyzer, ValueAnalyzer, TimingProfiler, and TimeWeaver.

Release 23.10

  • TLS-encrypted network connections between the tools and the License Manager
  • Faster and more precise value analysis
  • Improved iterative decoding
  • TimeWeaver for V850/RH850
  • StackAnalyzer and TimingProfiler for generic TMS320F28x
  • Support for the Microtec M68k compiler
  • Support for the Wayland windowing system
  • Additional and extended Qualification Support Kits

23.04

  • Analysis of dynamically linked ELF files
  • Improved switch table decoding
  • Support for RL78

22.10

  • Improved performance and precision
  • Support for Trace32 BRANCHFLOW
  • Support for AURIX TC33x, 35x, 36x

22.04

  • Introducing TraceVisualizer
  • Support for TargetLink 5.2
  • QSLCD Reports now included in QSKs

21.10

  • Improved graphs and statistics
  • New Type Domain in value analysis
  • StackAnalyzer, TimingProfiler, and ValueAnalyzer for MIPS32

21.04

  • WCET analysis for MCF5307
  • Stack analysis for Nios II
  • Last release to support Windows 7

20.10

  • Combined pipeline and path analysis
  • Improved GUI and workspaces
  • WCET analysis for MPC5777C

20.04

  • Support for Renesas CS+ and DDC-I SCORE
  • else (if) AIS2 annotations
  • Dark mode support

19.10

  • Faster performance across the board
  • WCET analysis for TC3xx
  • Stack analysis for RISC-V

19.04

  • Value analysis for all entry points at once
  • Full project search
  • Support for dsPIC33E and MCS251

18.10

  • New AIS2 functors
  • Support for DWARFv5 and LLVM/Clang
  • WCET analysis for Cortex-M0

18.04

  • Improved stack and value analysis
  • Value partitioning
  • Support for S12Z and 64-bit ARM

17.10

17.04

16.10

16.04

15.10

15.04

14.10

14.04

  • Improved QSKs
  • Support for more C28x derivates

13.10

13.04

  • Improved Results Viewer
  • Support for C28x, TC1197, TC1767, FR81S

12.10

  • First AIS2 annotations
  • Support for Cortex-M3, MPC7447A
  • Stack analysis for ColdFire

12.04

  • Improved Results Viewer
  • Improved QSKs
  • Support for CX167CI-32F40F

11.12

  • All-new Results Viewer
  • Support for XC2000, MPC5567, ERC32

11.08

  • Customizable XML reports
  • Expected WCET
  • Improved messages

11.04

  • Stack Contribution view
  • Support for MPC5668G
  • Stack analysis for ARM Cortex

10.12

  • QSK now available from the GUI
  • Support for x86

10.08

  • Many improvements to QSKs
  • WCET Contributions graph
  • Support for H8

10.04

  • WCET Contributions view
  • Improved launcher
  • Support for PPC750

9.12

  • Sections view
  • Support for MC68HC11K1, LEON2, MPC553x, and 64-bit Windows

9.08

  • Results view
  • Support for i386, C16x/ST10, M68020

9.04

  • Initial a³ release