All Microchip microcontrollers are supported by the same seamless, easy-to-use development environment. Atmel Studio is the integrated development environment which is used to generate all software running inside an AVR microcontroller. Atmel Studio comes with a high-quality editor, project manager, C compiler, assembler, and linker. This includes all the tools required to develop firmware for any AVR. Everything is designed to work together and is integrated in the Atmel Studio. Atmel Studio is also the front-end software to all Microchip hardware development tools, including the starter kits, in-system programmers and debuggers, evaluation kits and reference designs. Microchip offers a wide range of hardware tools, targeting the full spectrum of users ranging from early evaluation to mass production. With the SAM4L, Microchip is able to offer a microcontroller that differentiates the end application. The SAM4L is so much more than an MCU. The SAM4L is backed up by a controlled environment, with more free source code in the Atmel Software Framework, a seamless development environment around Atmel Studio, including a free C compiler and assembler. The Microchip support team and hotline is ready to answer questions 24 hours a day. All of this provides a seamless development environment where the different components are integrated and designed to work together allowing the designer to focus on an application and making unique products.