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News Release from: Metrowerks Europe | Subject: CodeWarrior for ColdFire Version 4.0
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 01 May 2003
Studio simplifies networked embedded
systems
CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0 is designed to support all ColdFire architectures from Motorola.
As customers require more cost-effective, powerful development systems for embedded systems and the importance for industrial control applications increases, companies are searching for solutions that are flexible, support multiple architectures and can be easily networked CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0 is designed to support all ColdFire architectures from Motorola
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Metrowerks strives to deliver products that will make a difference in the customer's development cycle", said David Clifton, Vice President of Marketing for Metrowerks.
"CodeWarrior Development Studio is part of our ongoing strategy to provide a competitive solution ideal for the embedded market".
"As a long-time user of CodeWarrior products, I know first hand how critical the Metrowerks tools are for helping our developers running immediately and working productively", said David Moore, Director of Development, Micro Digital.
"Metrowerks refined CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0, based on feedback from customers, like myself, which further demonstrates their high regard and commitment to users".
An evaluation sample of the two CDs is available free of charge.
Both the Embedded Networks Evaluation set that bundles the RTXC Quadros RTOS and communication protocol modules special edition with CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0, (PN#CWCF5282QUAEVL), and the Embedded Networks Evaluation CD set that bundles ARC Precise/MQX RTOS and communication protocol modules evaluation CD with CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0, (PN#CWCF5282ARCEVL) are available from Metrowerks sales.
Both software evaluation sets plus the M5282EVB evaluation board, power supply, the necessary cables, Background Debug Module, documentation, international plugs and more are available in the CodeWarrior Development System for Embedded Networks Evaluation Edition: M5282EVB for a suggested retail price of Eur 895.
CodeWarrior Development Studio for ColdFire Architectures, Version 4.0 is available now from Metrowerks.
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