# Basic Installation

The onsemi IDE supports the Arm toolchain by installing it in the arm_tools directory within the installed IDE location. The build tools RM and Make are also included with the toolchain, to allow for an easier building experience out of the box.

When the user starts the onsemi IDE with the IDE.exe program (whose shortcut is located in Windows menu items), the arm_tools\bin directory is added to the path, to give the onsemi IDE access to the toolchain installed with the RSL15 software tools.

Conflicts with toolchain versions can occur in the onsemi IDE, if an Arm-based toolchain has been installed elsewhere or already exists on the path, and the IDE selects that toolchain rather than the one included in arm_tools.