Accelerated Technology Announces E-SIM Prototyping Technology Extended to Nucleus Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Embedded Systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. Conference Boston 2002 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002 Accelerated Technology, the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics, Inc (NASDAQ: MENT) is a US-based multinational corporation dealing in electronic design automation (EDA) for electrical engineering and electronics, as of 2004, ranked third in the EDA industry it helped create. (Nasdaq:MENT), today announced the complete integration of the Nucleus(TM) Real-Time Operating System (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. (RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. ) with the E-SIM prototyping tool which Mentor introduced in June 2002 ("Accelerated Technology(R) Welcomes Simulation and Testing Technology from Innoveda(R)"). Nucleus developers can now take advantage of the benefits of E-SIM in their embedded applications. The integration of the E-SIM product with the Accelerated Technology Nucleus RTOS Nucleus RTOS is a real-time operating system (RTOS) and full-featured toolset created by the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics for various CPU platforms. Nucleus RTOS is part of a complete embedded solution with a full complement of embedded middleware available. results in the premier embedded prototyping environment. A unique simulation and testing environment for embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. , E-SIM provides all of the benefits of prototyping tools including the ability to develop embedded applications before the target hardware is available and development with the host's native tools. In addition, E-SIM provides powerful features not found in other prototyping tools. For example, E-SIM allows for virtual prototypes of peripheral controllers, such as a Bluetooth host controller, to be plugged in. This capability lets E-SIM model the behavior of peripheral components and simulate input/output (I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output ). E-SIM also includes support for a powerful scripting feature. Utilizing this feature, developers can record and replay tests as well as easily create automated regression tests. E-SIM also makes it possible to prototype the user interface of devices such as cell phones. Developers can build a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) that models the man-machine interface of a product. This allows problems in the interface to be detected much earlier than is possible when waiting for a hardware prototype to debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. such problems. With the integration of Nucleus and E-SIM, Nucleus developers can benefit from the power of E-SIM. It also provides the ability to perform OS tracing, allowing developers to monitor the interactions between Nucleus and their applications. Nucleus applications executing within the E-SIM environment can be compiled, executed, tested and debugged on a Windows or UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). workstation. This permits developers to leverage workstation development tools including compilers, profilers, coverage tools, debuggers and more. Accelerated Technology will provide a demonstration of the Nucleus integration with E-SIM at the Embedded Systems Conference, booth #1101. There will be a presentation on the use of prototyping in embedded systems at the booth as well. "Prototyping is proving to be one of the most economical steps a company can take to accelerate time to market. The integration of E-SIM is exciting in that it makes one of the world's most powerful prototyping tools available to the masses that have adopted the Nucleus RTOS," said Robert Day, director of marketing for the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics. Pricing and Availability E-SIM is available now through Accelerated Technology. Licenses for E-SIM start at U.S. $4,995 per seat. For more information, please contact us at 800/468-6853. About Mentor Graphics Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions, products, consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about $600 million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. 95131-2314. World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com. Accelerated Technology, the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics, is located in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices and distributors worldwide. By providing embedded systems developers with a focus on service, well-documented source code and industry leading non-royalty based Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) software, AT's RTOS software shortens time-to-market and provides a complete solution for engineers. For more information, please visit www.acceleratedtechnology.com or email us at info@acceleratedtechnology.com. Mentor Graphics and Accelerated Technology are registered trademarks and Nucleus is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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