Microtec Research Supports New Motorola PowerQUICC Processor with Full Line of Software Development Tools and Operating Systems.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 1995--Microtec Research Inc. (Nasdaq:MTEC), a leading supplier of software development tools and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. for embedded applications, today announced it will support the MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 860 PowerQUICC processor, a high-performance, next-generation processor positioned to excel in network and data communication products. Support will include Microtec's full line of development environments, XRAY Debugger, compiler package, and well-known VRTX An earlier real time operating system for embedded systems from Mentor Graphics, Wilsonville, OR (www.mentor.com). VRTX was the progenitor of the VxWorks OS from Wind River and was superseded by Nucleus OS. VRTX - Virtual Real-Time Executive. 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. . Microtec's software products address the special needs of 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. developers and satisfy each phase of the development process through coding, debugging, hardware integration, and deployment, and are well suited for networking 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. applications. "The MPC860 provides an ideal upgrade path for MC68360 and the MC68302 users who require more processing power," said Gail Hamilton, vice president of marketing for Microtec Research. "Microtec's tools and operating systems are fully compatible with both processor variants and will provide users with a familiar tool set that will ease transition and improve code portability." The following products will be released for the MPC860 starting calendar year Q196. -- XRAY MasterWorks is an integrated C and C++ development environment and is the first programming environment designed specifically 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. applications. In addition to the industry-standard XRAY Debugger and 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 ++ compilers, XRAY MasterWorks includes: Source Explorer, a graphical program analyzer; XRAY Make, a graphical build tool; XRAY Source Code Management Interface, a graphical interface to source code manager. -- Spectra is an open cross-development backplane that represents the first application of a client-server architecture to real-time and embedded software development. It permits company-wide standardization by supporting development for a wide range of environments and its open interfaces increase extensibility and facilitate the preservation of existing code. When used with XRAY MasterWorks, developers will receive the many benefits of rapid edit-compile-debug combined with versatile host/target connectivity. Users also gain the ability 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. optimized C and C++ applications with full knowledge of the run-time environment. With the Spectra backplane, Microtec will support the PowerQUICC Board with Ethernet, Serial, and NetROM links. -- XRAY Debugger is an industry-standard debugger for source-level debugging of optimized code. XRAY Debugger supports the analysis and debug of programs written in C and C++, as well as assembly language. It provides a window-oriented debug environment, allowing the user to step through and simultaneously view source code, continuously monitor variables and expressions, trace function calls, and set simple and complex breakpoints. -- ANSI C and C++ compilers assist in the development of efficient, portable, and easy-to-maintain programs for microprocessor-based systems. The compiler generates assembly language code that is further processed by the Microtec Research assembler and linker. The output of the linker is an absolute object module that can be downloaded to the target system, a debugger, a PROM programmer or an in-circuit emulator. The C++ compiler is an advanced, optimizing compiler which supports reentrant re·en·trant also re-en·trant adj. Reentering; pointing inward. n. A reentrant angle or part. Adj. 1. reentrant - (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant angles" re-entrant programs and incorporates new C++ language features such as templates, inline functions, and direct compilation to assembly language eliminating workaround (jargon, programming) workaround - A temporary kluge used to bypass, mask or otherwise avoid a bug or misfeature in some system. Customers often find themselves living with workarounds for long periods of time rather than getting a bug fix. solutions like Cfront. -- The VRTX/OS 3.0 real-time operating system includes VRTXsa, a high-performance, leading real-time operating system and STREAMS-based networking for excellent portability and real-time response. VRTXsa is based on a leading-edge microkernal technology, the Nanokernal. The Nanokernal is preemptible and offers high-speed, deterministic response to time-critical system calls contributing to safety and predictability of embedded software designs based on VRTXsa. Microtec Research Inc. (Nasdaq:MTEC), a leading supplier of software products for the development of embedded systems, offers a broad, integrated product line and the most extensive support network in embedded systems industry. The company is committed to open systems and provides a line of high-performance C/C++ cross compilers, assemblers, source-level XRAY Debugger, and the well-known VRTX/OS operating system. These products speed software development and streamline hardware integration for thousands of demanding embedded applications. Further, with the XRAY MasterWorks integrated C/C++ development environment and the Spectra backplane, developers have access to versatile software products that speed the edit-compile-debug cycle and improve host-target connectivity. Microtec Research has its headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., and maintains offices in London, Munich, Osaka, Paris, Stockholm, Seoul, Tokyo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Orlando, San Diego, Nashua, and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of with distributors worldwide. -0- Note to Editors: Microtec, Nanokernal, Spectra, VRTX, XRAY and XRAY MasterWorks are registered trademarks of Microtec Research Inc. VRTXsa and Source Explorer are trademarks of Microtec Research. CONTACT: Microtec Research Inc. Deborah Chalmers, 408/980-1300 (media contact) Ken Lonchar, 408/980-1300 (investment contact) |
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