SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Embedded Systems Conference
today, First Silicon Solutions, the leader in producing OCI(R) (On-chip
Instrumentation) and custom development tools, and Accelerated Technology, the
leading no-royalty embedded software solution, announced the availability of
the first comprehensive integrated tool chain for MIPS32 4KE Cores.
The tools combine key elements of the FS2 Navigator(R) suite of tools:
the Navigator OCI(R) which is standard in the MIPS core, the FS2 BlackBox(R)
hardware debugger, and the Accelerated Technology code|lab(TM) Debugger, for a
powerful, easy to use, source level debug interface that brings all the debug
features in the silicon out to the user's desktop.
OCI Technology, an FS2 exclusive, consists of debug block logic integrated
into the synthesizable Verilog or VHDL core. A major benefit of this approach
is the ability to support complex multi-core and mixed-core designs. In
addition, complementary application specific IP can be added to the design.
The application specific IP can be used for a variety of tasks ranging from
logic analysis and debug of programmable logic FPGA elements embedded in the
device, to performance analysis, code coverage, and network protocol analysis
in applications such as complex network processors.
The sophisticated debug features of the OCI are non-intrusively accessed
by the FS2 BlackBox hardware debugger. The system enables user configurable
real-time on-chip and/or off-chip trace collection with sophisticated
triggers. The system is attached to the MIPS target using a standard EJTAG
connector for on-chip trace features, or optionally by using a 38-pin
controlled impedance Mictor cable that handles both the EJATG signals and
off-chip trace data.
Accelerated Technology's source-level debugger, code|lab Debug, runs on
the user's PC and interfaces to the FS2 BlackBox using parallel or USB
connections. code|lab Debug supports the industry standard GNU tools for C,
assembly and linker/locator utilities. It gives the user complete visibility
into the MIPS target CPU resources, memory, RTOS, task information,
source-level run-control, breakpoint settings, trace display, and a variety of
other project and target management features.
"There are a wide variety of software tools for SoC design, but finding
one that is seamlessly integrated from host IDE to silicon IP is uncommon. For
MIPS32 4KE Cores, FS2 is the first to seamlessly integrate everything from
trace and trigger features in the core, through a high-performance
hardware-assisted debugger that manages the debug block and development
system, to Accelerated Technology's code|lab(TM) Debugger, and GNU compiler
running on a Windows PC ... making the first complete real-time trace enabled
tool chain. The advantage is significant time-to-market savings for our
users," said Rick Leatherman, president, FS2.
"The combination of the code|lab Debugger with the FS2 tool will bring
unprecedented benefits of a fully integrated suite of solutions to the MIPS
4KE users," said Michelle Hale, vice president of Marketing, Accelerated
Technology, Inc. "For the first time, customers will be able to realize the
benefits of the FS2 on-chip instrumentation, on-chip and off-chip trace
technology, with the readily available GNU tool chain and code|lab Debug
complemented with Accelerated Technology's Nucleus RTOS products."
About First Silicon Solutions, Inc. - http://www.fs2.com
FS2 provides OCI enabled IP and custom development tools for testing and
debug of microprocessor-based hardware and software. FS2 products help silicon
vendors and their customers develop and more effectively market their
products, reducing their development cycles, and allowing them to focus on
delivering all the potential of the system on silicon.
About Accelerated Technology, Inc. - http://www.acceleratedtechnology.com
Accelerated Technology, the leading no-royalty embedded software solution,
is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices and distributors
worldwide. By providing embedded systems developers with a focus on service,
well-documented source code and industry leading non-royalty based Real-Time
Operating Systems (RTOS) software, ATI's RTOS software shortens time-to-market
and provides a complete solution for engineers.
NOTE: First Silicon Solutions, FS2, OCI and FS2 BlackBox are registered
trademarks of First Silicon Solutions, Inc. code|lab is a trademark of
Accelerated Technology, Inc. MIPS3 and, 4KE are trademarks of MIPS
Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Rick Leatherman of First Silicon Solutions, +1-503-292-6730,
ext. 102, or rickl@fs2.com; or Jennifer Whiddon of Accelerated Technology,
+1-251-661-5770, ext. 2140, or jwhiddon@acceleratedtechnology.com.
SOURCE First Silicon Solutions, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Rick Leatherman of First Silicon Solutions,
+1-503-292-6730, ext. 102, or rickl@fs2.com; or Jennifer Whiddon
of Accelerated Technology, +1-251-661-5770, ext. 2140, or
jwhiddon@acceleratedtechnology.com
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