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News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Multi 4.0
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 September 2003
Development environment expands high and
low
The latest version of the Multi IDE combines powerful data visualisation and workspace management with low-level bare-board debugging features.
The latest version of Green Hills Software's flagship integrated development environment combines powerful data visualisation and workspace management with low-level, bare-board debugging features The new Multi 4.0 enables developers to efficiently perform the full range of software development activities ranging from connecting to, exercising and testing new boards to advanced application debugging and project management
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Green Hills' new Multi 4.0 offers significantly enhanced support for low-level debugging.
These include a low intrusion mode to allow the restriction of access to memory and registers (used when debugging sensitive code segments such as board initialisation), enhanced register visualisation to provide data book display of core registers and a memory test wizard that manages a comprehensive battery of tests to quickly and thoroughly exercise and verify memory.
In addition, script debugging records enable controlled replay of the sequence of actions while adjusting system variables and registers during board initialisation.
PCI visualisation also allows developers to quickly enumerate attached devices (including devices across bridges) as well as viewing and controlling them.
Other Multi 4.0 features assisting in low-level debugging include a generic serial terminal that provides an integrated and consistent view across host platforms, a hex editor for editing binary files, and an improved graphical Flash programmer extensible to custom flash devices.
The Multi Editor supports complete cross reference browsing capabilities without the need for a compiled or linked program.
In addition the Editor also intelligently discovers function prototypes included in header files so the user can see the required function signatures while typing, without requiring any previous configuration.
Multi 4.0 also provides seamless integration with the recently announced TimeMachine debugger and SuperTrace probe.
The combination of these products revolutionise the way developers approach debugging, providing unprecedented visibility into code execution and enabling discovery and eradication of the most difficult, intermittent bugs and glitches.
Green Hills' Multi 4.0 will support PowerPC, ARM, MIPS, x86/Pentium, 68K/Coldfire, V800 and StarCore processor families as well as native development for Windows, Solaris, HP/UX and Linux.
Multi 4.0 is scheduled to ship in Q4 2003. Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software ...
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