Express Logic Announces ThreadX-Aware Debugger Extension for the ARM Developer Suite.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2000 Express Logic announced today ThreadX eXamine, its new ThreadX-aware debugger extension for the ARM Developer Suite(TM) (ADS) development toolkit. This new debugging extension will strengthen extension for the ARM Developer Suite(TM) (ADS) development toolkit. This new debugging extension will strengthen the leadership position the royalty-free ThreadX(R) 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. already has in applications based on the ARM(R) cores, by enabling customers to view all ThreadX system objects, including threads, queues, semaphores, event flags, and memory pools, with a simple mouse click. The ThreadX RTOS is the most technically advanced real-time multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. solution available today for the development of systems based on ARM cores. Combining a picokernel design with fast timers and a high-speed preemption-threshold mechanism, ThreadX features a context switching time of less than 1.7 microseconds on a 40 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. StrongARM(R) processor. The ThreadX picokernel is also memory stingy stin·gy adj. stin·gi·er, stin·gi·est 1. Giving or spending reluctantly. 2. Scanty or meager: a stingy meal; stingy with details about the past. , requiring just 4 kbytes for a minimum footprint. The ThreadX eXamine debugger extension adds 14 new ThreadX-specific windows and seven new icons into the ADS debugging environment. With a simple mouse click a window with all ThreadX objects of a particular type are displayed. With another click, information about a specific ThreadX object is displayed. For example, clicking on the "threads" icon, results in a display window with all the currently created threads in ThreadX along with their current status. Clicking on an individual thread, results in a display window with detailed thread information, including current status, stack usage, and execution count. "Our new ThreadX eXamine extension is definitely going to make life easier for developers of ARM core-based systems," remarked William Lamie, president of Express Logic. "The combination of ThreadX eXamine with the core advantages of ARM will definitely help our mutual customers get better quality products to market in less time." ARM's ADS toolkit is a complete development solution comprising an integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE), enhanced graphic user interface See GUI. (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. ) debuggers, code generation tools, instruction set simulators and ROM-based debug tools. The ThreadX eXamine debugging extension package will be initially available for the ARM debugger for Windows (ADW See Key:Enterprise. ) and eventually will be available for the ARM extended debugger (AXD AXD Alexandroupolis, Greece (Airport Code) AXD Auxiliary Drum AXD Active X Document ). "This new ADS add-on creates an ideal tools solution for ExpressLogic's customers," said Rod Crawford, director of 3rd Party Software Products for ARM. "As the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, ARM continues to work closely with industry-leading third party vendors to provide system designers with the widest possible choice of development tools." Price and Availability ThreadX eXamine is licensed at $500 per seat and will be available in Q2 2000. ThreadX is licensed on a product line basis, with complete source code, and without any run-time royalties. ThreadX is available for all ARM processors and ADS tools today. About Express Logic and ThreadX Express Logic's ThreadX provides real-time embedded developers with the most technically advanced multitasking solution on the market today. Its picokernel design results in very high-performance with extremely small memory requirements. ThreadX also provides embedded developers with significant technical innovations including extremely fast software timers and a mechanism to help reduce context switching called preemption-threshold. Express Logic licenses ThreadX on a product-line basis, including source-code and without any run-time royalties. For more information, please contact Express Logic at 888/THREADX or visit their Web site at http://www.expresslogic.com. ARM and StrongARM are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM Developer Suite is a trademark of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :ARM)(Nasdaq:ARMHY); its operating company, ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries: ARM INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. ., ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd. |
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