winIDEA Help

This tutorial guides you through the the installation process of winIDEA for Microsoft Windows, and how to ensure your PC environment is primed for smooth operation.

 

 

winIDEA is available for download via website. You can download it for Microsoft Windows Version 10 and newer, portable and installer, latest and legacy builds.

Recommended system configuration for optimal Analyzer performance:

•100GB free space on the TEMP drive

•4GB RAM minimum, 8GB or more RAM recommended

 

A more capable system will result in higher overall performance for trace, profiler and coverage and enable recording longer trace sessions (depending on the specific target microcontroller and the frequency at which it operates).

 

 

 

 

Before first debugging, it is strongly encouraged to prepare your PC environment, because winIDEA creates temporary files, which are necessary for its operation. Windows updates or any other custom cleanups may corrupt these files. Per default winIDEA will place temporary files into %TEMP%/iSYSTEM folder.

 

If this folder does not suit your needs, define environment variable. winIDEA will place all temporary files in this folder:

1. Create a dedicated folder on your local drive, e.g. C:\ISYSTEM_TEMP.

2. Create the system environment variable %ISYSTEM_TEMP% and set it to point to this folder.

3. Search for Edit environment variables for your account via Windows search bar.

4. Click New and specify variable name and value:

•Variable name: ISYSTEM_TEMP

•Variable value: C:/ISYSTEM_TEMP

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You can delete the contents of this folder entirely. winIDEA will recreate anything required for operation the next time it is started.

 

 

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are not included in the installation and must be installed separately if needed.

 

 

 

Next steps

•Setup and Configure Hardware

•Licensing