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News Release from: Embedded Toolsmiths | Subject: JTAG tools for PowerPC
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 September 2005
JTAG tools cover full PowerPC family
Embedded Toolsmiths is now offering Guardian-SE JTAG ICE and Agile-DB debugger support for Applied Micro Circuits Corporation's PowerPC 440SP and 440SPe processors.
Embedded Toolsmiths is now offering Guardian-SE JTAG ICE and Agile-DB debugger support for Applied Micro Circuits Corporation's PowerPC 440SP and 440SPe processors With the addition of these new processors, Embedded Toolsmiths' powerful, cost-effective JTAG tools now support the entire portfolio of AMCC's 400 series processors built on the award-winning PowerPC architecture
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The Agile-DB debugger and Guardian-SE JTAG emulator for AMCC's entire PowerPC portfolio provide many unique features, which help to simplify the debug process for customers, such as automatic detection of processor and Flash devices and the ability to 'hot plug' into a running system", said Greg Johansen, Vice President of Engineering for Embedded Toolsmiths.
"We are delighted to see Embedded Toolsmiths offering JTAG ICE and debugger support for our 440SP and 440SPe processors", said Charlie Ashton, Director of PowerPC Software at AMCC.
"Customers around the world are working on system designs based on these platforms and it's critical that they have access to high-quality debugging tools, which will accelerate their development process".
Guardian-SE and Agile-DB for the entire AMCC 400 series processor family are now available.
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