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News Release from: Nohau UK | Subject: VisualRTXC Evaluation CD
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 November 2007
Environment accelerates real-time
development
Visual design environment works with the RTXC Quadros RTOS to dramatically reduce development time for embedded systems.
New from Quadros Systems, and available in the UK from Nohau, VisualRTXC is a design tool that promises shorter design cycles for systems of ever-increasing complexity This powerful visual design environment works with the RTXC Quadros RTOS to dramatically reduce development time for embedded systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The result is an easy-to-use powerful design tool that allows the developer to rapidly move between design concepts and generated C code.
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Engineering managers must either rely on traditional hand-coding methods or make a major investment in high-end modelling tools.
VisualRTXC provides the efficiency of a high level design tool with a practical implementation that fits neatly into any software design process.
It provides a visual abstraction and design aids for each of the typical design phases of the software development life cycle, including functional design, detailed design, coding and documentation.
With VisualRTXC, designers visualise their design with intuitive objects and flowcharts, generate ANSI C code and then document the entire project using a sophisticated graphical environment.
This powerful tool takes full advantage of the power and scalability of the RTXC Quadros RTOS.
The combined solution enables rapid prototyping, improves team communications and lowers software maintenance costs.
"Our customers are trying to build systems of increasing complexity while using tool technology from the last century", says Tom Barrett, founder and CEO of Quadros Systems.
"Better tools combined with a better way to view and manage projects are a necessity in today's embedded projects".
VisualRTXC can be used as a quick prototyping tool, or as a complete development environment when coupled with compilers, linkers and other traditional development tools.
Engineering managers can also enjoy increased engineer productivity with standardised code development across team members allowing for the ease of sharing projects and the ability to organise complex system development.
With globalised software development now a common practice, the graphical nature of VisualRTXC can help overcome language barriers between team members, improving communications and simplifying project management.
VisualRTXC is fully integrated with Quadros Systems' powerful kernel configuration tool, RTXCgen, so users can scale the kernel and define the necessary kernel objects, properties and attributes to meet the specific needs of the application.
The VisualRTXC Design Tool is available now from Quadros Systems' UK distributor Nohau UK.
A free evaluation CD is available.
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