Rowley Crossworks is a slightly lower priced entry point than Keil and IAR. Middleware is licensed separately from the IDE. FreeRTOS-aware task-based debugging is not available from within the IDE; instead, support is available for the CrossWorks Tasking Library (CTL) RTOS solution.
Here are the quick stats for CrossWorks:
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Website |
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Host OS |
Windows, macOS, or Linux |
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Debugger support |
Many |
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IDE framework |
Proprietary |
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Compiler |
GCC, LLVM |
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Cost |
$–$$$ |
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License type |
Proprietary |
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