Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Express Logic | Subject: BenchX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 16 April 2008
Eclipse-based IDE is logical development
Integrated development environment provides a simple, basic, yet fully modular foundation that is open for expansion and upgrade thanks to its Eclipse heritage.
Express Logic has entered the tools business with the introduction of BenchX, a comprehensive integrated development environment (IDE) for embedded systems Expanding beyond the RTOS and middleware markets it has served for 11 years, Express Logic designed the BenchX IDE to address customer needs for low-cost industrial-grade software development tools
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Thanks to the Eclipse community's tremendous contributions to IDE technology, Express Logic is able to deliver a mature, commercial product that is an ideal solution for developers using the ARM, ColdFire architecture, Power Architecture technology or MIPS architectures.
BenchX is based on the Eclipse Europa CDT Release (4.0) and contains the following components: a complete windows-hosted graphical IDE; a project builder with new project wizard; a language-sensitive editor and code browser; Gnu C/C++ compilers; GDB debugger with graphical interface; a target instruction set simulator; user tutorials for quick learning; a target connectivity hardware probe; and no licence keys.
Each BenchX component has been configured for embedded use, enhanced by Express Logic with added-value, and integrated together, creating a polished commercial product that can be used out-of-the-box.
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"With BenchX, we're taking a huge step forward, growing beyond being solely an RTOS company", says William E Lamie, President of Express Logic.
"Developers have consistently asked us for development tools, and we've built BenchX to provide them with good quality tools at a very affordable price".
"Our existing development tools partners will provide their richer technology for customers needing a more powerful offering".