Overview

CodeFusion Studio (CFS) is a modern embedded software development ecosystem that integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio Code. Designed for Analog Devices’ embedded processors and microcontrollers, it provides a unified environment for system configuration, AI integration, code generation, and advanced debugging - accessible through both an intuitive IDE and a command-line workflow.

Key Features

Embedded AI Workflows

Complete model-to-deployment workflow for AI on embedded hardware. Create AI-ready workspaces directly from model files with automatic compatibility checking and guided hardware configuration. Import models, validate compatibility with ADI processors, profile runtime performance, and generate optimized inference-ready code.

CLI-First Development

Build, flash, and configure workspaces entirely from the command line with cfsutil. Set up projects without opening the IDE, run complete AI model workflows, manage SDKs and packages, and execute build tasks. Perfect for CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts, and terminal-based workflows.

Workspace Creation Wizard

Create single- or multi-core projects in seconds with guided setup, example templates, and Arm® TrustZone®-ready configurations. New templates are added regularly and are filtered based on your selected hardware.

System Planner

Visually configure every aspect of your system — from memory and peripheral allocation to pin and clock behavior — and generate ready-to-build source code in one step.

Advanced Debugging

• Extended debugging ecosystem for multi-core systems with breakpoints, disassembly, cross-core support, and RTOS thread awareness.
• Memory Viewer — inspect device memory during live and retrospective debug sessions with configurable display options and multi-core session tracking.
• Core Dump Analysis Tool — inspect captured dumps to identify crash causes.
• GDB Toolbox — automate inspection and debugging with custom GDB or Python-based scripts.

AI Debug Assistant (Preview)

Debug smarter with an AI assistant that connects directly to your live debug sessions. Set breakpoints, inspect registers and memory, analyze hard faults, and investigate multi-core issues using natural language. Powered by the Model Context Protocol (MCP), it works with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible AI clients.

SDK & Toolchain Management

• Download SDKs, toolchains, and plugins as needed with the integrated Package Manager to keep your environment up to date.
• Toolchains that support building for Arm® Cortex-M, RISC-V, SHARC-FX, and other architectures available in supported ADI products.

Secure & Extensible

• Integrates with Analog Devices’ Trusted Edge Security Architecture (TESA), providing flexible root-of-trust services and compliance with mbedTLS, wolfSSL, and PSA Crypto API standards.
• Extensible plugin architecture separates configuration and design capture from code generation, allowing you to choose RTOS, middleware, and firmware platforms.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.100 or later
• CodeFusion Studio SDK 2.2.0 or later — download the CFS SDK.
• Supported platforms:
  • Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • macOS 15 and macOS 26 (ARM64)
  • Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 (64-bit)

Product Details

• Permissive open-source license.
• Integrated support for Zephyr RTOS 4.3.
• Native support for ADI’s MAX Software Development Kit (MSDK).
• Support for the ADSP-2183x / SC83x SHARC-FX family (Windows only).
• Beta support for Zephelin profiling including trace capture panel, automatic .ctf/.tef format generation, and integrated trace viewer for real-time runtime behavior and AI inference performance analysis on supported processors.
• Compiler and debugger support for Zephyr (Arm Cortex-M), MSDK (Arm Cortex-M and RISC-V), and SHARC-FX (ADSP-2183x / SC83x), including heterogeneous multicore debugging where applicable.
• Modern UI with a CI-friendly command-line interface.
• ELF visualization tools for analyzing compiled applications and memory layouts, including an ELF File Explorer with SQL queries for symbol selection and a graphical memory map.
• Continuous roadmap of new features to streamline embedded development and give engineers greater control over complex system design.

Documentation

See the User Documentation for installation instructions, tutorials, and detailed guides for CodeFusion Studio.