CodeWarrior 'Panther' Interface Provides Significant Performance Increase
For DSP Software Development
BOSTON, EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Metrowerks
has enhanced the company's CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment for
StarCore with a new, high-performance Host-Target Interface (HTI) technology.
The device, named Panther, provides developers with a run-control solution
that is capable of transferring data and at more than twice the speed of any
existing StarCore target interface.
The ability to interact with a running target is a critical requirement
for DSP application development. To observe and understand application
behavior under real-world conditions, developers need a new generation of
host-target interface technology. The Panther interface provides a high
performance, Ethernet-based solution optimized for the StarCore architecture.
It enables data transfer between the host computer and the on-chip emulation
module of a StarCore processor with minimal intrusion, eliminating the slow
download times and run control problems commonly associated with JTAG-based,
run-control connections. Using Panther, developers are able to dramatically
shorten the "edit/compile/download and debug" cycles associated with creating
complex DSP software.
The standard capabilities of Panther include:
-- Real-time target control and data transfer
-- Multiprocessor based debugging support
-- Trigger In/Out support for integration with leading logic analyzers
-- Standard TCP/IP networking support
-- 10 Base T support
-- Real-time program trace and data acquisition
-- Support for additional Motorola DSP and MCU architectures
Combined with the CodeWarrior IDE, Panther provides a fully integrated
debugging environment for Motorola's leading family of StarCore-based DSPs,
including the MSC8101 and the recently announced MSC8102.
"The Panther host-target interface is a genuine breakthrough for
performance intensive DSP applications," said John Smolucha, Metrowerks'
vice-president of marketing. "It also demonstrates Metrowerks' leadership in
developing sophisticated hardware solutions designed to complement our
industry-leading software tools."
Metrowerks provides a comprehensive development system for StarCore
applications, which includes an MSC8101 evaluation board, the CodeWarrior
development tools, and everything required for fast setup and installation.
The development system enables a developer to begin programming on a StarCore
target within minutes of opening the box.
Availability
The Panther host-target interface will be available in October of 2001 as
an option for licensees of the CodeWarrior IDE for StarCore DSP Version 1.0.
For more information, contact Metrowerks by telephone at 800-377-5416 or by
email at sales@metrowerks.com. For pricing and availability outside the U.S.
and Canada, please see the list of Metrowerks International Sales Offices at
http://www.metrowerks.com/buy or send an email to intlsls@metrowerks.com.
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks develops, markets and supports CodeWarrior hardware and
software development tools and middleware for a number of operating systems
and the most popular processors. CodeWarrior tools allow programmers to build
applications from one unique integrated development environment (IDE).
Metrowerks is an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola Inc.
(NYSE: MOT). Metrowerks was founded in 1985. The company's worldwide
headquarters are in Austin, Texas; regional headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan
and Basel, Switzerland. For more information, please visit the Metrowerks web
site at http://www.metrowerks.com.
About Motorola
As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's
Semiconductor Products Sector offers multiple DigitalDNA(TM) technologies
which enable its customers to create "smart" products and new business
opportunities in the networking and computing, wireless communications,
transportation, and home networking markets. Motorola's worldwide
semiconductor sales were $7.9 billion (USD) in 2000.
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global leader in providing integrated communications and embedded electronic
solutions. Sales in 2000 were $37.6 billion. http://www.motorola.com
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