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MDK-Community Edition

Learning Platform

MDK-Community is the full-featured, non-commercial software development suite for Cortex®-M-based microcontrollers. It features software development for:

  • All microcontrollers based on Arm Cortex®-M processors
  • Secure and non-secure applications for devices based on Armv8-M processors with TrustZone
  • Applications requiring a real-time operating system with the integrated Keil RTX5
  • Various development boards from multiple vendors with a wide range of example projects

In combination with ULINK debug adapters, MDK-Community provides advanced real-time debug, trace, and analysis capabilities.

For commercial use, you can upgrade to a paid edition at any time.


MDK-Community Components

MDK Essential/Light Components
MDK Core uVision Arm Compiler 6 Software Packs Device Family Packs CMSIS

A valid license key is required to unlock MDK-Community. Please visit https://keil.arm.com/mdk-community to get access to a product serial number and instructions on how to generate a license from it.

Note: MDK-Community is supported via our online forum.

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