New HP Emulation Probe and Module Support Motorola's PowerQUICC II Processor for Communications Industry.

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1998-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announces an emulation probe and module that speed up and simplify debugging of Motorola's MPC8260 PowerQUICC II microprocessor. The PowerQUICC II microprocessor is designed for networking and telecommunication systems such as remote-access concentrators, regional-office routers, cellular infrastructure and telecom switching equipment.

"Our new logic-analysis tools will be of tremendous benefit to designers using the PowerQUICC II, making it much easier for them to develop quality products in a minimal amount of time," said Patrick J. Byrne, general manager of HP's Colorado Springs Division. "HP's new support tools broaden our scalable solutions by providing emulation features such a code download and real-time trace to designers working with the PowerQUICC II microprocessor. When coupled with logic-analysis capabilities, such as real-time correlations of software traces, the probe and module can more easily determine the causes of problems with PowerQUICC II communication systems such as ATM (asynchronous transfer mode), PCI (peripheral component interconnect) and Ethernet."

EMULATION PROBE

The HP emulation probe for the PowerQUICC II allows designers to control critical microprocessor functions easily. When the probe is used with a debugger, designers can view and download source code, set breakpoints, single-step through code, and examine and modify source-code variables. The new probe can be readily controlled over a local area network and hooked up to a PowerQUICC II microprocessor through any standard connector.

EMULATION MODULE

The HP emulation module offers the same capabilities as an emulation probe, but it is integrated directly into a logic-analysis system. The module, when used with HP 16600, 16700 and 16702 logic analyzers, which provide timing and state analysis, gives designers a complete view of all system activity. For example, designers can monitor processor activity in relation to other system signals, such as those from a PCI bus, an Ethernet or ATM channel, other processors or I/O (input/output) devices. They also can time-correlate these signals with their source code using timing, state and oscilloscope measurements -- all on the same display.

Because logic-analyzer probing is non-intrusive (that is, it does not affect the microprocessor's performance), designers can use the HP emulation module or probe to run and debug communications systems at full speed. Both the module and emulation probe are compatible with industry-leading debuggers.

MIGRATION PACKAGE

Customers who own an HP emulation probe or module for the PowerPC family can get a migration package to enable them to use the one they have with the PowerQUICC II. The migration package includes firmware, a target interface module and all necessary cables.

POST-PROCESSING

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     Other HP support tools will expedite post-processing of captured
data. They are as follows:

    -- an HP source-correlation tool set -- coordinates a
       logic-analyzer trace with the source code that produced it;

    -- an HP system-performance-analysis tool set -- lets users
       profile and analyze system performance to identify software or
       hardware bottlenecks; and

    -- an HP serial-analysis tool set -- lets users view and acquire
       serial data streams to detect problems in peripheral
       communications systems.

U.S. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

     HP E5900 Option No. 100 emulation probe        $3,495

     HP E5901 Option No. 100 emulation module        3,495

     HP E5902 Option No. 100 migration package       1,500

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Delivery for all products is approximately four weeks from receipt of order.

INVERSE ASSEMBLER

HP also says that it plans to introduce an inverse assembler later this year, which will translate a trace captured on a logic analyzer into numbers of bus cycles captured and other PowerQUICC II mnemonics, such as memory read/write, interrupt acknowledge or input/output (I/O) read/write.

ABOUT HP

Hewlett-Packard Company is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 127,200 employees and had revenue of $42.9 billion in its 1997 fiscal year.

Information about HP logic analyzers is online at http://www.hp.com/go/logicanalyzer.

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