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News Release from: Wind River Systems | Subject: Workbench On-Chip Debugging
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 October 2006
On-chip debug software extends to Intel
IOP342
Wind River Systems has released a new multicore on-chip debugging solution for the Intel IOP342 processor.
Wind River Systems has released a new multicore on-chip debugging solution for the Intel IOP342 processor Wind River Workbench On-Chip Debugging tools now enable customers to shorten debug-compile-edit cycles by leveraging a high-performance JTAG solution that not only debugs hardware, but also complex interactions between one or more different operating systems running across multiple cores
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 23 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Wind River is tailoring its industry-leading multicore on-chip debugging capabilities so that customers can bring-up new hardware quickly and leverage the full power of device software applications on Intel's IOP342 processors.
The Workbench On-Chip Debugging solution provides an advanced graphical JTAG development environment that allows organisations to standardise on a common framework of tools for hardware bring-up, kernel debugging, and software development (OS, middleware, applications) as well as test and manufacturing.
The technology enables rapid diagnosis of complex 32 and 64bit multiprocessor systems, whether the processors reside on a single, chip, a single board or are linked in an overall system.
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Specific benefits include: project-based JTAG development that supports remote development, collaboration between hardware and software developers, reducing errors and improving overall development time; and standards-based technology (Eclipse) that enables customers to easily and quickly integrate other Eclipse-based applications.
This integration allows customers to take advantage of the rich Eclipse ecosystem.
Advanced debugging tools are provided for the hardware developer, including, Flash programming register details, command line interface (CLI), and low-level hardware diagnostics that eliminate the need for separate diagnostic tools.
Immediate availability of bit-level register details, eliminating the need to sort through separate semiconductor documentation, as well as improving debugging reliability and shortening development time.
"Intel IOP342 processors should provide performance benefits that Wind River customers can now fully leverage with the new capabilities included in Wind River Workbench On-Chip Debugging", said Sandy Orlando, Vice President and General Manager of On-Chip Debugging, Wind River.
"More than 500 Wind River customers already rely on our standards-based JTAG tools and we're very excited to provide advanced multicore debugging functionality to IOP342 processor users".
"Support from Wind River's advanced on-chip debugging tools helps our customers realise the full multicore performance gains from Intel's newest dual-core processors for device software applications", said Dave Boehmer, Director of Platform Applications Engineering, Intel Storage Group.
"Workbench On-Chip Debugging means that developers can now more effectively debug and resolve problems early in the development cycle, from hardware bring-up to early OS and hardware integration".
Wind River is leading the way in multicore support, both in standards bodies and with the company's patent-pending Workbench On-Chip Debugging technology.
In addition to this new support for Intel IOP342 processors, Wind River also has strong partnerships with major semiconductor firms including ARM, Broadcom, Freescale, and MIPS.
As part of its industry standards leadership efforts, Wind River is a member of the Multicore Association and the Eclipse Foundation.
Support for Intel IOP342 processors is available today as a prototype used with Workbench On-Chip Debugging 2.5.
Full volume shipments will begin in Spring 2007.
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