Software tools drive latest 32bit automotive MCUs

The latest version of the Tasking TriCore software development toolset is the first toolset to offer full support for the newly released TriCore 2 architecture.

The latest version of the Tasking TriCore software development toolset is the first toolset to offer full support for the newly released TriCore 2 architecture.

TriCore 2 is the second-generation architecture step for the TriCore family of 32bit microcontrollers that is predominantly aimed at the fast-growing automotive/industrial control sectors of the electronics industry.

By being the first to offer full TriCore 2 support, Altium cements its leading industry position as the de facto industry standard for TriCore architecture software developments worldwide.

The TriCore's wide range of on-chip peripherals, integrated DSP and high processing speed, mean that it is very well equipped for the tasks required by the automotive and industrial control market segments, with applications in areas such as gasoline/diesel engine management, automatic gear shift control, and industrial control processing units.

The new Tasking TriCore toolset matches these market needs, and enables developers to take full advantage of the powerful and adaptable TriCore architecture with new and improved compiler optimisations such as loop unrolling, software pipelining and SIMD optimisations.

Software pipelining, for example, can result in loops being executed four times faster.

The Tasking TriCore software development toolset benefits from Altium's close partnership with Infineon Technologies, and the latest release is the first software development toolset to offer full support for the new, second-generation TriCore 2 architecture.

The new compiler is able to generate TriCore 2 specific instructions, and is further extended with many new intrinsics.

This, together with specially optimised assembly libraries, enables engineers to develop optimally performing TriCore 2-based embedded applications.

Additionally, click-and-go selection for the new TriCore TC1765 and TC1920 derivatives has been added in Tasking's award-winning embedded development environment (EDE), enabling the appropriate code development settings for the engineer.

Altium's Tasking TriCore toolset v1.5 is a complete, powerful, embedded software development toolset and includes the intuitive Tasking embedded development environment (EDE), fast and efficient C/C++/EC++ compiler with MISRA C support, powerful linker/locator and assembler, and the CrossView Pro debugger for simulation and debugging through on-chip debugging support (OCDS).

The toolset offers support for all derivatives within the TriCore target architectures.

The Tasking TriCore software development toolset v1.5 is now available for PC/Windows, PC/Linux and Sun/Solaris, and starts at US $3690 for the compiler, assembler and linker/locator package.

A demo version of the toolset is available from the Altium website.

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