IAR Embedded Workbench® for AVR® is a proprietary high efficiency compiler not based on GCC. Programming and debugging of Xplained Pro kits are supported in IAR™ Embedded Workbench for AVR using the Atmel-ICE interface. Some initial settings have to be set up in the project to get the programming and debugging to work.
The following steps will explain how to get your project ready for programming and debugging: