Ny udviklingsmiljø til XMOS's unikke multicore produkter

XMOS har netop lanceret firmaets hidtil mest avancerede og featurespækkede udviklingsmiljø til firmaet xCORE multicore processorer - herunder også den nye xCORE-XA, der også inkluderer en ARM Cortex M3 processor (in english):

The annual subscription, multi-site license will also provide an upgrade path that integrates an ARM compiler and debugger development flow to support the new multicore xCORE-XA products which add an ARM Cortex™ M3 processor to the configurable xCORE multicore microcontroller architecture.

The new xTIMEcomposer-Enterprise tool suite allows developers of configurable multicore microcontroller products not only to develop in a C or C++ development language but also to include simple extensions that describe parallel tasks. It allows fully tested – xSOFTip industry standard compliant – peripherals and reference solutions to be easily included as part of the design, and supports modular code and overlays for in-field configuration of xCORE multicore microcontroller programmable system on chip solutions.

The comprehensive debug environment is enhanced by the inclusion of a new xTAG-PRO™ multifunction debugger. This advanced debug hardware solution allows full multicore debug and analysis with accurate real-time trace and fast instrumentation of the target hardware board or system. I/O signals and internal xCORE signals can be accurately monitored in real-time while the target system is running, with both digital and analog signals available for view in the xSCOPE™ instrumentation tool. Real-time power analysis of the target system is also supported, allowing developers to optimize their code for the most energy efficient operation.

xTIMEcomposer-Enterprise also allows customers to make full use of the deterministic xCORE multicore architecture. The tools provide the ability to define very accurate task and I/O timings, giving developers all of the capabilities of an RTOS (real time operating system) but with nanosecond timing accuracy and instant I/O response. High priority real-time tasks can run to completion without interruption on separate logical processor cores.

The xCORE Timing Analyser (XTA) tool, included as part of xTIMEcomposer-Enterprise, allows all timing characteristics to be statically analyzed and timing critical parameters to be defined and maintained through subsequent compiles and code additions. As a result software code can meet hardware levels of performance and provide complete functional safety.

The xTIMEcomposer-Enterprise tool suite is backed up by comprehensive and integrated one-to-one online support that delivers an assured industrial grade level of response to issues and support enquiries as well as providing on-going, long-term support for customer code releases that are shipping in the field.

- The new xTIMEcomposer-Enterprise tools provide the highest level of design productivity for demanding embedded system applications, says Nigel Toon, XMOS CEO.

- The advanced multicore design features have been combined with the most advanced hardware debug capability, and comprehensive one-to-one support, to provide the most advanced industrial grade multicore microcontroller development suite shipping today. 
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