Applied Microsystems Introduces Motorola MPC7450 and MPC8245 Processor-based System Debug, Test and Emulator Support with New Release of PowerTAP.Business Editors & Technology Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 Motorola(R) MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 7450 and MPC8245 PowerPC compliant processors to benefit from new System Browser(TM) technology in MWX-ICE(TM) 4.4 debugger Applied Microsystems Corp. (Nasdaq:APMC APMC Application (Server) for Mail and Calendaring APMC Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference APMC Advanced Program Management Course APMC Amicale Philatélique et Marcophile Colmarienne APMC Afloat Personnel Management Center ), announces today the release of its PowerTAP(R) emulation tool for Motorola MPC7450 and MPC8245 microprocessors compliant with the PowerPC architecture. PowerTAP comes with the latest release of the MWX-ICE(TM)4.4 debugger equipped with Applied's new System Browser(TM) technology. PowerTAP is a PowerPC-specific tool that integrates the industry's most robust C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ symbolic debugger with a networked, high-speed in-circuit emulator See ICE. (ICE). PowerTAP gives engineers working on MPC7450 and MPC8245 systems unprecedented visibility into the processor's integrated registers, cache and MMU (Memory Management Unit) The part of the computer that governs memory access. Either part of the CPU chip or housed on separate chips, the MMU controls memory partitions and virtual memory. See memory and virtual memory. MMU - Memory Management Unit as well as crash-proof in-target control. The PowerTAP emulator comes with Applied's new System Browser technology and the latest MWX-ICE 4.4. debugger which allows the engineer not only to see, document and manage the configuration of the MPC7450 or MPC8245 processor, but also every memory mapped standard and custom peripheral component in its system. The System Browser technology is unique in its ability to access the registers of all components on the board via an easy-to-use browser while running the code. This new capability is especially significant for integrating custom ASICs. Equipped with the new PowerTAP/MWX-ICE 4.4 solution, PowerPC users can: -- See the memory map of the entire system -- Retrieve details down to the bit level -- Add new custom peripherals (useful SoC and SoPC designs) -- Debug code in cache, ROM, RAM, Flash -- Support the new Elf/Dwarf2 compiler standard PowerTAP has a user-friendly interface so engineers can quickly and easily sort out logic and design flaws, peripheral configuration problems, cache configuration issues that affect performance, and setup problems with on- and off-chip peripherals. "The new PowerTAP/MWX-ICE 4.4 solution with its new System Browser technology is a welcome step forward in making it easier and faster for engineers to develop, test and deploy MPC7450 and MPC8245 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. ," commented Thomas Fehr, Director of Platform Strategy for Motorola's Networking and Computing Systems Group. "Working closely with Applied ensures our customers benefit from new developments in tool technology." The MPC8245 is designed for applications where cost, space, power consumption, and performance are critical requirements; while the MPC7450 is ideal for leading edge computing Edge computing provides application processing load balancing capacity to corporate and other large-scale web servers. It is like an application cache, where the cache is in the Internet itself. , embedded network control, and signal processing See DSP. applications. The PowerPC architecture together with Motorola AltiVec(TM) technology gives engineers higher performance and bandwidth for their applications. Announcing the latest support for Motorola's processor family, General Manager of Applied's Emulation Tools Group Jeff Payne stated, "Applied is committed to delivering the best emulator and debugger support available to Motorola embedded engineers working with the PowerPC architecture. Earlier this year, we announced support for the Motorola MPC7410. It gives us great pleasure to continue our commitment today with releasing the new PowerTAP support for MPC7450 as well as for MPC8245." Pricing and Availability PowerTAP for MPC7450 and MPC8245 is available immediately from Applied Microsystems for $5,490 US dollars. PowerTAP comes with MWX-ICE 4.4, including the System Browser. The MPC7450 PowerTAP solution comes with the PowerTAP II hardware platform specifically designed to support Motorola's new low voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains processors that employ longer JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group scan-chains. PowerTAP also supports other Motorola processors including: MPC603x, MPC7xx, MPC74xx, and MPC82xx families. Additional Resources A white paper on Applied's new System Browser technology is available free of charge for download at www.amc.com. A full media kit, including the white paper and product shots, is also available for download at www.amc.com/news About Applied Microsystems Applied Microsystems expedites the development, test and deployment of business- and safety-critical real time embedded systems. Helping fellow engineers for over 20 years, Applied is today a leading provider of innovative technologies, such as application and low-level 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. test, 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. , and verification tools. Using our tools, engineers test, debug, and verify embedded software found in optical or wireless voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. networks, airborne, medical, and automotive, systems, industrial automation, console games, and consumer electronics. Applied's solutions deliver the visibility, reliability, and credibility required in today's complex business-critical embedded system. Applied's most popular tools include NetROM(R), PowerTAP(R), CodeTAP(R), SuperTAP(R) and CodeTEST(R). The company can be reached at P.O. Box 97002, Redmond, Wash. 98073-9702; by phone at 800/426-3925; or by e-mail at info@amc.com. Visit Applied on the Web at www.amc.com. 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