Applied Microsystems announces new tools for ColdFire family.REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Applied Microsystems Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : 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 ) announced today expanded support for Motorola's ColdFire processor family, including CodeTEST software verification Software verification is a broad and complex discipline of software engineering whose goal is to assure that a software fully satisfies all the expected requirements. There are two fundamental approaches to verification:
Together with the CodeICE emulator for the MCF5102, Applied Microsystems provides a complete solution for ColdFire developers. ColdFire, Motorola's variable-length 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. (reduced instruction set architecture) processors, are designed to give embedded developers a pathway from the 68K processor family. ColdFire is a low-cost architecture that maximizes code density on a small die size. With today's announcement, Applied will provide the broadest line of 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. tools for ColdFire processors. "ColdFire is a revolutionary architecture designed specifically for embedded developers. It combines low cost with pure performance, resulting in a low unit cost for customers. Applied has been the traditional leader in 680X0 debug tools, and they continue their strong support with their broad line of tools for ColdFire," said Wendell Smith Wendell Smith (March 23 1914 - November 26 1972) was a noted African American sportswriter who was influential in the choice of Jackie Robinson to become the first African American player in Major League Baseball in the 20th century. , manager of systems engineering and tools programs at Motorola. "Motorola and Applied have been strong partners for many years. We intend to continue this partnership by supporting all the ColdFire processors with the broadest line of debug tools," said Brian Crowley Brian Crowley (born March 4, 1964) is an Irish politician and Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South for Fianna Fáil. He is co-president of the Union for a Europe of Nations group in the European Parliament in which Fianna Fáil sits. , division vice president and general manager. About CodeTEST for ColdFire --------------------------- CodeTEST is a set of universal tools for in-circuit verification of software performance and coverage, as well as the first in-circuit memory allocation Reserving memory for specific purposes. Operating systems and applications generally reserve fixed amounts of memory at startup and allocate more when the processing requires it. If there is not enough free memory to load the core kernel of an application, it cannot be launched. analysis tool. For ColdFire developers, CodeTEST has a universal probe that connects to any ColdFire processor. CodeTEST consists of four software tools and a target system probe that attaches to the processor running the program to be tested. The four tools are: CodeTEST/Performance, CodeTEST/Coverage, CodeTEST/Memory, and CodeTEST/Trace. ColdFire developers can conveniently monitor the performance, coverage and memory allocation of their entire program and immediately see the effect of the program of the various test stimuli. As interactive, networked software verification tools, CodeTEST can monitor as many as 32,000 C or C++ functions with the ColdFire processor running at full speed, while measuring performance, test coverage and memory allocation simultaneously. This comprehensive level of verification capability is unique to CodeTEST, removing the guesswork typical of software testing Software testing is the process used to measure the quality of developed computer software. Usually, quality is constrained to such topics as correctness, completeness, security, but can also include more technical requirements as described under the ISO standard ISO 9126, such today. CodeTEST is available for the 52XX family for C and C++ compilers by DIAB, GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. , Green Hills and MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging.2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. on Sun4, HP and PC hosts. About NetROM for ColdFire ------------------------- NetROM is a low-cost, universal target communicator that allows the developer to work with any host debugger, save time with fast code downloads, and reuse the tools for later designs. As a universal tool, NetROM supports all ColdFire processors. NetROM provides the key link to facilitate software development over the network. Source-level debugging can be executed from any network host without Ethernet hardware or software on the target system. In addition, this ColdFire solution amplifies the power of source-level debuggers by using a Virtual UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice , which provides a network communication path through which host-based debuggers can communicate with target-based monitors. NetROM is available for ColdFire for Prism+, Tornado, and Green Hills software development environments. Support for ColdFire Developers ------------------------------- In addition to its ColdFire development products, which include the CodeICE 5102 emulator, CodeTEST and NetROM, Applied Microsystems offers ColdFire developers the most complete debug support in the 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. market. Based on their embedded design experience, Applied offers industry- leading seminars, training, consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Price and Availability ---------------------- NetROM for ColdFire is available immediately upon receipt of order. It is priced at U.S. $5,000. CodeTEST probes for ColdFire are available today with delivery of eight weeks after receipt of order. U.S. prices are approximately $9,000 for the processor probe and $3,000 each for the Performance, Coverage, Memory and Trace software packages. Software licenses are shareable network floating licenses. The CodeICE 5102 is available immediately upon receipt of order. It is priced at U.S. $19,950 for PC-hosted systems. The leader in hardware-assisted embedded software design, debug and test solutions, Applied Microsystems helps engineers develop products faster, more reliably and at a lower cost-per-engineer. Applied's tools include: in-circuit emulators, from low-cost models designed especially for software engineers, to powerful full-scale models for both software and hardware development; innovative co- verification tools; and category-defining embedded software verification tools. The company can be reached at P.O. Box 97002, Redmond, Wash. 97073-9702. Telephone: 206/882-2000. Email: info@amc.com. Browse: http://www.amc.com. -0- ColdFire is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Applied Microsystems Glenn Berkwitt, 206/882-5217 gberkwitt@amc.com or McClenahan Bruer Burrows Corp. Debra Seifert, 503/643-9035 debra@mcbb.com |
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