Wind River Helps Automotive Developers Leverage Motorola MPC565 Technology with First-to-Market Hardware-Assisted Tool Suite.Business Editors ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2000 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 Facilitate Rapid, Lower-Cost Development of Engine, Transmission Management Systems Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for smart devices in the Internet age, today announced that it will be the first to support Motorola's newest PowerPC(TM) architecture, the MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 565 microcontroller, with hardware-assisted debug tools. Wind River's debug technology enables automotive and transportation system developers, for whom the processor was designed, to take advantage of unique features brought to the industry by this architecture including on-chip code compression and emulation memory. The MPC565 overcomes a number of significant technological roadblocks faced by automotive developers by helping to reduce application memory requirements and simplify development designs. "Wind River is one of the key embedded solutions suppliers providing a tool suite to address the benefits of our new MPC565 technology," said Ray Cornyn, Motorola Semiconductor's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. powertrain manager. "We believe the MPC565 will be extremely popular among developers designing applications in the automotive space, and having solid, reliable tool support for this processor is very important to us. Wind River's tool suite will allow powertrain control designers to debug early hardware so they can focus on application development and the incorporation of new features into their systems." "Wind River has been working closely with Motorola, prior to the release of MPC565, to tailor our development tools for this promising new architecture," said Peter Dawson, vice president and general manager of Wind River's Hardware Software Integration business unit. "It is our strategy to work closely with leading semiconductor manufacturers so that run control emulators and on-chip debuggers are available to developers upon the announcement of silicon availability, as is the case with our MPC565 tool suite." In addition to the widely accepted background debug mode (BDM BDM Black Divorced Male BDM Business Development Manager BDM Background Debug(ger) Mode BDM Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls during the Third Reich, akin to Hitler Youth) ) interface used for debugging, the MPC565 employs the latest Nexus 5001 "class 3" implementation for on-chip debug interfaces from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-- Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO). Motorola's implementation of the Nexus 5001 debug interface is known as the real-time embedded application An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. development interface (READI READI Rights for Electronic Access to and Dissemination of Information READI Response to Emergencies & Disaster Institute (George Washington University) ) and is significant to the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. because it supports debugger, real-time trace, calibration and rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. debug processes that previously required expensive, bandwidth-limited read only memory (ROM) emulators. With this development, Wind River's hardware-assisted tool suite can be used to provide significant savings in tooling costs and a higher level of tool re-use. The MPC565 also features new on-chip code compression technology that reduces overall application memory requirements. Wind River is currently the only company providing both the compiler and debugger technology need to fully support this code compression technology. Furthermore, the tools are suitable for in-vehicle work when application modifications are necessary, offering tool commonality along both "on-bench" and in-vehicle development environments. Complete Automotive Solution Featuring OSEKWorks(TM) Wind River's debug tool suite for the MPC565 includes compilers, run control emulators, on-chip debuggers, 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 ++ software debuggers and trace analyzers that are designed to help embedded automotive developers bring up new hardware and debug applications during product development, and then to facilitate production and test of completed products. The tool suite is fully integrated with OSEKWorks-- Wind River's OSEK-compliant operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and product line designed for the automotive market (see related announcement, Wind River Introduces OSEK OSEK Offene Systeme und Deren Schnittstellen für die Elektronik im Kraftfahrzeug (English: Open Systems and the Corresponding Interfaces for Automotive Electronics). Product Line, Delivers Comprehensive Solution for Developing Automotive Applications, Oct. 16, 2000). OSEKWorks is tightly integrated with the Wind River Tornadoa integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) and addresses the development needs of automotive customers by providing an OSEK-compliant software solution that enables them to focus on their value add and core expertise. MPC5xx Simulator In addition, Wind River's cycle accurate MPC5xx simulator can be used as the basis for creating fast, software-focused virtual prototypes with MPC565 applications. The simulator can be used to accurately measure the performance of real engine application software on a MPC5xx-based controller and to evaluate the impact of changes to peripheral devices, peripheral configuration, memory configuration, or bus architecture on system performance. Availability Wind River BDM run control products for the MPC565, including the visionPROBE II debug cable and visionCLICK C/C++ software debugger, are available immediately. These products will be available for the Nexus 5001 GEPDIS debug connection in the coming months as will trace and trigger functionality via the visionTRACE analyzer. For more information, please call 800/545-WIND, go to www.windriver.com or contact your local Wind River representative. About Wind River Wind River, www.windriver.com, is a worldwide leader in 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. . Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications 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. , digital imaging, digital consumer electronics, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is how smart things think. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on a small island of the same name next to Oakland, California in the San Francisco Bay. An additional part of the city is Bay Farm Island, which is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. , with operations in sixteen countries worldwide. Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo and OSEKWorks are registered trademarks or trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. Other names are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies or organizations. |
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