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News Release from: Express Logic | Subject: ThreadX for ColdFire
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 April 2008
Workbench supports RTOS on ColdFire
IAR Embedded Workbench includes a ThreadX-aware debugger that helps developers view kernel objects during application development.
The IAR Embedded Workbench now supports Express Logic's ThreadX RTOS Developers using ThreadX now can elect to use IAR Embedded Workbench IDE for their ColdFire software development tools
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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IAR Embedded Workbench, with support for ColdFire V1, V2 and V3 cores, is a set of highly sophisticated and easy-to-use development tools - C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker, librarian, text editor, project manager and debugger - combined in an integrated development environment (IDE) for programming embedded applications.
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Express Logic's ThreadX RTOS is a popular small-footprint, fast, easy-to-use RTOS for ColdFire-based applications.
ThreadX supports ColdFire application development with a preemptive real-time scheduler, memory allocation/deallocation, fast interrupt handling, and many other RTOS services.
ThreadX helps developers speed application development and time to market with its intuitive API and excellent documentation and support.
With over 450 million ThreadX-powered products deployed, ThreadX is one of the most widely used RTOSs for embedded systems in consumer electronics, medical equipment, industrial automation, wireless networking, and automotive applications.
"IAR Systems consistently provides superior tools and support to its customers", says William E Lamie, President of Express Logic.
"That support for ThreadX is included in IAR Systems' initial offering is a tribute to the reliable nature of our RTOS.
Our combined resources on the ColdFire platform will speed product development".
"Many of our existing customers have enjoyed using ThreadX in their ARM-based designs, making ThreadX support a clear priority for our new ColdFire tools", adds Anders Flodin, Director of Business Development at IAR Systems.
"We are very pleased to be able to enable developers to choose this excellent tools-RTOS combination for ColdFire-based applications".
ThreadX support for IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire is available from Express Logic, and IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire is available from IAR Systems.
ThreadX licences, with full source code, start at US $12,500 with no run-time royalties. Request a free brochure from Express Logic ...
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