Sample and diagnostic files speed PCI development

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Aug 29, 2001

QuickLogic and Jungo Software Technologies have announced enhanced support for QuickLogic's Avalanche, Hurricane and Snowstorm PCI development platforms.

QuickLogic and Jungo Software Technologies have announced enhanced support for QuickLogic's Avalanche, Hurricane and Snowstorm PCI development platforms.

New support includes QuickLogic-specific sample and diagnostic files designed to shorten driver development times when using WinDriver.

WinDriver offers immediate hardware access via graphical tools and the WinDriver API, and enables developers to quickly create custom device drivers by generating skeletal driver code.

Developers may add their specific driver functionality in a user mode application.

The development process does not require knowledge of operating system internals or the DDK.

Device drivers created with WinDriver can be ported between Windows 9x/Me/NT/NT Embedded/2000/CE, Linux, Solaris and VxWorks without additional code modification.

"Jungo is pleased to expand WinDriver's enhanced support for QuickLogic's PCI development platforms subsequent to the previous collaboration for the QuickPCI family", said Limor Shmerling, WinDriver product manager, "QuickLogic customers will now benefit from a wide variety of drivers that have been developed using WinDriver technology and will be able to easily add their own functionality to these drivers using WinDriver".

"The addition of this technology is part of our focus on fast system development and high performance", said Stacy Joseph, QuickLogic's director of product marketing.

"It specifically addresses ease-of-use for engineers regardless of their level of PCI specialisation and enhances overall productivity".

QuickLogic PCI bridge platforms are comprehensive development systems that include hardware, software and technical support to give embedded system designers ready-made solutions for PCI target applications.

The Snowstorm, Avalanche and Hurricane boards are part of complete development kits that provide proven platforms to create application software during hardware development, substantially reducing the design cycle.

QuickLogic combines a full-featured, 30-day evaluation WinDriver CD with its reference design kits, providing QuickLogic customers with an immediate solution to their driver development needs.

The Hurricane (V320USC-V3USC32API), Avalanche (350EPC/V96SSC - V3PBC32API) and Snowstorm (V370PDC - V3PDC32API) samples can be found on the WinDriver CD or may be downloaded directly from Jungo's site, www.jungo.com.