Regarding IAR compiler support with NCS SDK

[Ramakrishnan]

Hi,

I'm referring to this post below

 IAR Compiler support for nRF54L series 

Based on the response above, it looks like  IAR + NCS SDK is not supported by Nordic . Is that the official response from Nordic ?

We are working on a medical device and have chosen nrf54l15 as our SoC, and we would need NCS SDK to get our BLE application running .   So far we were using VS Code + west which internally uses GCC.  But for FDA compliance, IAR is more widely accepted for FDA compliance than GCC.   It's will be a tall order for us to get FDA compliance with GCC.

Looking for an official/formal response from Nordic about this.  Please help.

Thanks.

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

IAR is not supported, as per the reply of my colleague:

 RE: IAR Compiler support for nRF54L series 

 

Kind regards,

Håkon

[Ramakrishnan]

Thanks for the prompt response.  Although it puts us in a spot. 

Couple of follow up questions

1) Is there a plan for NCS support for IAR - any timelines ?

2) Assuming we want to stick to nrf54l15 and use IAR, do we have any alternatives ?  Looks like IAR + upstream Zephyr + nrf54l15 is officially supported.  Is it possible to port our BLE application that currently uses NCS SDK to upstream Zephyr.  Can you please provide some guidance for this ?

[Ramakrishnan]

Hi,

Would appreciate your feedback on the above questions.  That will help us make an informed decision. 

[Håkon Alseth]

Hi,

 

Unfortunately, I am unable to answer any questions related to potential future implementations.

Please contact your local regional sales manager for roadmap related questions.

If you do not have the details of your local RSM, please send me a direct message with your location, and I will share the contact details.

 

Kind regards,

Håkon

[Ramakrishnan]

Okay, thanks.  I'll check with my team here and get back to you if needed.