IAR's Embedded Workbench Plus JTAG-ICE Supports Deterministic Features of
Atmel's Sub-$3 ARM uC
Embedded Systems Conference, SAN FRANCISCO and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 7
/PRNewswire/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and IAR Systems(R) AB
(Stockholmsborsen: IAR) today announced the industry's lowest cost full
featured ARM(R) development kit. At just $295, IAR's AT91SAM7S Development
Kit is priced to fit the budgets of cost-sensitive microcontroller designs in
applications like remote controls, interface panels and USB accessories. It
is about 1/30th the price of traditional 32-bit ARM Development tools, which
typically range in price from $5,000 to $10,000.
The 32kByte code limited KickStart kit facilitates the migration of
existing 8/16-bit C-code to Atmel's AT91SAM7S32, the industry's first sub-$3
flash ARM processor. It includes an evaluation board, JTAG-ICE debug
interface, IAR's Embedded Workbench(R) and a 20-state version of
visualSTATE(R). Stand-alone JTAG-ICE debug interfaces frequently cost more
than the entire KickStart package.
Atmel's AT91SAM7 architecture overcomes several weaknesses in the standard
ARM7(TM) architecture that make it less than ideal for real-time applications.
These features include non-cached high-speed Flash, vectored interrupt
controller with an 8-level hardware priority scheme and peripheral DMA
controller. Two virtual registers in the Atmel device allow bits to be
modified by a single atomic store instruction eliminating the need for read-
modify-write bit manipulation and interrupt masking. These features
drastically reduce the software overhead required for many designs, improving
the microcontroller response time to events.
IAR's AT91SAM Integrated Development Environment includes a C/C++ cross
compiler, linker, debugger, editor and project manager. IAR's visualSTATE(R)
graphical verification and code generation environment allows designers to
simultaneously view, in UML-compliant charts, multiple concurrent,
interrelated processes or execution threads in complex real-time systems using
UML-based state charts.
IAR's cross compiler is optimized to facilitate the porting of existing
8/16-bit code to the AT91SAM7 architecture. A library of API drivers greatly
simplifies the conversion of assembly instructions. The JTAG In-circuit-
emulator supports hardware breakpoints and software-controlled trace, and
provides complete access to the processor registers and internal memory space.
A fully compatible upgrade path for larger code sizes is available from
IAR Systems.
"IAR Systems' development tools are allowing designers to fully exploit
our new 32-bit ARM architecture, while making it easy to migrate their 8/16-
bit designs," said Jacko Wilbrink, Atmel's ARM-based Product Manager. They now
have tools with the same look, feel and pricing as the IAR tools they have
become accustomed to."
"Seven years ago, we contributed to the successful introduction of the
Atmel AVR(R) MCU," said Andreas Lifvendahl, Global Account Manager, IAR
Systems. "We have provided another complete and adapted suite of development
tools to ensure another successful launch. Customers can rapidly show proof of
concept when designing in the AT91SAM7S with this starter kit, and IAR Systems
is able to offer a smooth tool upgrade path when ramping up to production use
of the AT91SAM7S."
The AT91SAM7S64-IAR Development Kit for the AT91SAM7S-series is available
now for $295 in any quantity from both IAR Systems and Atmel.
Additional Information:
Atmel's AT91SAM7S product information is available at:
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/ or by email from at91support@atmel.com.
For additional information about IAR Systems, visit http://www.iar.com.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio
frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the
electronics industry with complete system solutions. Focused on consumer,
industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets, Atmel
ICs can be found Everywhere You Are(SM).
NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, and others, are registered
trademarks, and Everywhere You Are(SM) and others are the trademarks of Atmel
Corporation or its subsidiaries. AVR(R) is the registered trademark, and ARM7
is the trademark of ARM Limited. Other terms and product names may be
trademarks of others.
About IAR Systems
IAR Systems is one of the world's leading providers of programming tools
for embedded systems. In close cooperation with the world's premier chip
manufacturers, IAR System has ever since the company was founded in 1983
offered integrated programming tools for a large number of 8-, 16-, and 32-bit
microprocessors.
IAR Systems' business concept is to offer products and services that help
customers reduce development time and accelerate time to market. The product
portfolio includes C/C++ compilers and debuggers as well as graphical
programming tools for automated design and code generation.
IAR Systems' customers represent many different market segments such as
telecommunications, industrial automation and the automotive industry.
IAR Systems is listed on the Stockholmsborsens O list (OMX). The company
operates in Sweden, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Japan, China and the US and has
a large net of distributors in approximately 30 countries.
IAR Systems(R), IAR Embedded Workbench(R), and visualSTATE(R) are registered
trademarks of IAR Systems.
Atmel Press Contacts:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset,
Tel: (+33) (0)4 42 53 61 50, Email: pbishop@atmel.com
Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe,
Tel: (+33) (0)1 30 60 70 68, Fax : (+49) 71 31 67 24 23
Email: veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Clive Over, Corporate Communications Director - USA and Asia,
Tel: (+1) 408 451-2855, Email: clive.over@atmel.com
IAR Systems Contacts:
Europe and Asia:
Stefan Lof, Corporate Sales & Marketing Manager
IAR Systems
Phone: +46 18 16 78 00
Email: stefan.lof@iar.se
US:
Nadim Shehayed, Sales & Marketing Manager, Americas
IAR Systems Inc.
Phone: +1 650 287 4250
Email: nadim@iar.com
Japan:
Kjell Esko, Sales & Marketing Manager, Japan
IAR Systems K.K.
Phone: +81 3 5337 6436
Email: kjell@iarsys.co.jp
SOURCE Atmel Corporation
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CONTACT:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel
Rousset, (+33) (0)4 42 53 61 50, or pbishop@atmel.com, or
Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe,
(+33) (0)1 30 60 70 68, or fax, (+49) 71 31 67 24 23, or
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, or Clive Over, Corporate
Communications Director - USA and Asia, (+1) 408 451-2855, or
clive.over@atmel.com, all of Atmel Corporation; or in Europe and
Asia, Stefan Lof, Corporate Sales & Marketing Manager of IAR
Systems, +46 18 16 78 00, or stefan.lof@iar.se; or in the U.S.,
Nadim Shehayed, Sales & Marketing Manager, Americas of IAR
Systems Inc., +1-650-287-4250, or nadim@iar.com; or in Japan,
Kjell Esko, Sales & Marketing Manager, Japan of IAR Systems K.K.,
+81 3 5337 6436, or kjell@iarsys.co.jp
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