# The Best and Worst MCU SDKs

DevFeed: [The Best and Worst MCU SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-best-and-worst-mcu-sdks-47373.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://interrupt.memfault.com/blog/the-best-and-worst-mcu-sdks>)

Author: François Baldassari

Published: 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: comparison

Language: en

Sources: [Interrupt](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/interrupt.md>)

Topics: [SDK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdk.md>), [Microcontroller](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microcontroller.md>), [cortex m4](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cortex-m4.md>), [Embedded Software Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embedded-software-dev.md>)

Tags: [build-system](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-system.md>), [cortex-m4](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cortex-m4.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [firmware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firmware.md>), [mcu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcu.md>), [sdks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sdks.md>)

## AI overview

A comparison of SDKs for ten popular Cortex-M4 microcontrollers. The author evaluates how easily a simple example can be compiled, provides setup guidance and ratings, and discusses build systems, IDE requirements, example projects, and cross-platform support.

## Source excerpt

In this post, I download SDKs for 10 popular Cortex-M4 microcontrollers, and evaluate how straightforward it is to get a simple example compiling. I include some step by step instructions to get started, a rating out of 10, and a few comments. Continue reading...