Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Mentor Graphics UK
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 March 2002
Altera bases SoPC
development on Mentor models
Altera is to provide its SoPC designers with a complete embedded software development solution, including the Mentor Graphics Xray debugger and GNUPro compiler suite
Altera is to provide its system-on-a-programmable-chip (SoPC) designers with a complete embedded software development solution, including the Mentor Graphics Xray debugger and GNUPro compiler suite. The solution will be included in the Excalibur development kit, which consists of an Excalibur EPXA10 development board, development software, product documentation and reference designs.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 March 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The emergence of embedded processors in programmable logic devices forces a radical shift in design methodologies for users working with these architectures.
These new devices require software development and debugging environments tailored to the unique capabilities of the PLD and its embedded processor.
The licensing of best-in-class software development tools technology allows for the rapid deployment of specifically optimised tools for these hardware platforms.
The Embedded Technology Adoption Programme (ETAP) from Mentor Graphics has given Altera access to the state-of-the-art Xray debugger technology to connect directly to the ARM-based Excalibur devices.
"Our customers now demand the best software development tools to extract maximum performance from our devices and to meet time-to-market goals", said Joe Hanson, director of Altera's Excalibur marketing and applications.
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"Mentor Graphics is the only company to deliver tool support for both the hardware and software design flows, helping us to provide our customers with a front-to-back solution for SoPC design".
"Altera recognised early that software development in the era of system-on-chip design has to be tackled in tandem with hardware development", said Robert Day, director of marketing for the Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division.
"By taking advantage of our unique Embedded Technology Adoption Programme, Altera now provides a proven software development platform to help its customers quickly build and debug the software components of a complex SoPC design".
Altera will ship the Xray debugger in its Excalibur development kits featuring the EPXA10 development boards.
The Xray debugger will include a 60-day evaluation license and will be preconfigured to target the EPXA10 device using the Altera ByteBlasterMV downloadable cable.
Xray will provide support for both the ARM Development Suite (ADS) and GNU compilers and connects to the Excalibur embedded processor solution through the JTAG interface.
In addition to embedded software development solutions, Mentor Graphics provides a broad portfolio of tools for PLD development, including tools for design creation and management, simulation, synthesis and hardware/software coverification.
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