01/27/12 Datalight Releases Support for and ClearNAND, Windows Compact 7 and VxWorks 6.9
Datalight today announced the release of FlashFX Tera 2.1, the latest version of its flash memory manager, which includes extensive updates for a range of hardware and software platforms. The product now supports both standard and enhanced ClearNAND, the newest versions of the Windows Compact 7 and VxWorks operating systems, and Freescale’s i.MX51 processor. An important new flash technology, ClearNAND improves the reliability and performance of smaller and more advanced memory devices (25-nanometer and below), making them more attractive to manufacturers of enterprise servers, tablet PCs, portable media players, and dozens of other consumer applications.
01/13/12 Logic Technology strategically increases presence in central Europe
Logic Technology today announced that it has increased its presence in Central Europe by adding Holger Jansen to its sales team in the role of Account Manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. "Mr. Jansen is a perfect fit for our International sales team”, said Leon Houwen, Director of Logic Technology. "His expertise with products like Static Code Analysis, Unit Testing and Performance Analysis tools will significantly improve support to our customers in the Central European region".
12/08/11 Atollic TrueSTUDIO® for ARM® C/C++ now supports the Giant Gecko and Leopard Gecko series
Atollic® today announced its Atollic TrueSTUDIO® for ARM® C/C++ development tool now supports the Giant Gecko and Leopard Gecko series of ARM-based microcontroller devices from Energy Micro. Atollic TrueSTUDIO now supports all currently available Energy Micro EFM®32 Cortex™-M3 families, including 130 devices in the Tiny Gecko, Gecko, Giant Gecko and Leopard Gecko families.“Adding full support for all Energy Micro Cortex-M3 devices in Atollic TrueSTUDIO is a significant milestone for Atollic”, says Magnus Unemyr, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Atollic.
11/10/11 Datalight Releases File Level Secure Delete on e•MMC 4.4x
Today Datalight released a new version of its Reliance Nitro File System, the first product to offer software support for file level secure delete, utilizing features defined by the e•MMC 4.40 and 4.41 specifications. The secure delete feature in Reliance Nitro purges all the file data, including any hidden copies created by the file system to safe-guard reliability, when a file is copied or altered by the file system to ensure a completely secure erase. Assuming the complimentary hardware support, users can be confident that every instance or fragment of a file will be permanently deleted and therefore unrecoverable.
11/08/11 ARM Development Studio 5 (DS-5)
The reference software development tool suite for ARM® powered platforms, ARM DS-5™, is the tool-chain of choice for software developers who want to fully realize the benefits of the ARM Architecture. Comprising features such as the best-in-class ARM Compiler, powerful OS-aware debugger, system-wide performance analyzer, and real-time system simulator, DS-5 is an integrated development environment that assists engineers in delivering optimized and robust software for ARM processors.
10/26/11 Keil announces STM32 F2 and STM32 F4 Evaluation Boards
Keil™ introduces the MCBSTM32F200 and MCBSTM32F400 evaluation boards for the STMicroelectronics STM32 F2 and STM32 F4 series of microcontrollers. The MCBSTM32F200 board features an STM32F207IG ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor-based microcontroller which offers 1MB Flash and 128KB RAM on-chip memory. The MCBSTM32F400 features an STM32F407IG Cortex-M4 processor-based microcontroller with 1MB Flash and 192KB RAM on-chip memory.
10/07/11 Sage Electronic Engineering Announces Support for the new AMD A-Series Fusion APU
Sage has extended the capabilities of the SmartProbe™ JTAG In-circuit Emulator to include support for the AMD A-Series Fusion APU processors and associated chipsets including the SB900 Southbridge.The EDK integrated development environment has also be improved with additional functionality to more easily view new MSR and IO spaces. The EDK will also allow the user to view multiple PCI configuration spaces simultaneously...
09/19/11 Atollic boosts ARM processor-based development productivity with unveiling of Atollic TrueSTUDIO for ARM
Atollic® has announced a major extension of its offering for embedded systems development tools with today’s unveiling of Atollic TrueSTUDIO® for ARM. Engineers that are developing embedded systems on ARM processor-based microcontrollers can now benefit from the feature-set and integration advantages of the Atollic TrueSTUDIO development tool. Atollic TrueSTUDIO is a world-class development and debugging tool that offers a state-of-the-art editor, an optimizing C/C++ compiler and a multiprocessor-aware debugger with real-time tracing...
09/07/11 Seminar: Optimizing UEFI Firmware for Embedded Systems
If you are planning or currently implementing UEFI Firmware for an embedded system, such as Intel's Oak Trail platform (Intel Atom processor Z670), Insyde Software and Logic Technology can help you optimize the BIOS for your project. Learn how UEFI Firmware is being implemented to provide significant benefits to embedded systems developers worldwide. The seminar will show you how to optimize and implement specific features within UEFI firmware, allowing you to develop the most efficient applications possible and ensure your project meets its objectives and is on schedule. If you are considering or using UEFI Firmware and want to learn more about BIOS firmware, BIOS optimization techniques and how to get the most out of your development efforts, this seminar is for you...
09/05/11 Optimized development tools for Infineon's new TC1791, TC1793 and TC1798 AUDIO MAX 32-bit microcontrollers
Full support for TriCore version 1.6
PLS Programmierbare Logik & Systeme now also supports the latest TC1791, TC1793 and TC1798 32-bit automotive microcontrollers (MCUs), which operate with clock frequencies of up to 300 MHz, of Infineon's AUDO (AUtomotive unifieD processOr) MAX family with its modular component based Universal Debug Engine (UDE) 3.0.10, its Universal Access Device 2 family and its Universal Emulation Configurator (UEC). These SoCs of the TriCore version 1.6, which are specifically designed for engine and transmission controls in automotive applications, are based on a new 32-bit core that, among other things, feature a significantly increased Floating Point Unit performance and an Integer Division Unit in hardware...
08/11/11 Datalight demonstrates software to reduce write amplification on flash memory
Today Datalight demonstrated the next release of its Reliance Nitro file system that greatly reduces the write amplification factor in flash-based storage media. Long a problem for users of flash memory and SSDs, write amplification slows performance and causes premature wear of the media. It is one of the primary reasons flash-based storage has such limited lifespan, causing it to burn through its finite number of write/erase cycles much faster than it otherwise would...
08/01/11 Keil extends support of the Fujitsu FM3 Family of Cortex-M based devices
Keil™announces immediate support for the Fujitsu MB9A1xx in the Keil MDK-ARM
The Fujitsu MB9A1xx family, based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 core, extends the FM3 family to a total of 96 devices. The family features advanced peripheral functions from the FR family including high speed 12 bit A/D converters, a rich array of timers, and USB 2.0 Host/Function. The high-speed CPU, flash memory, peripherals, and the ability to operate with a wide range of voltage (2.7 to 5.5V), makes the devices ideally suited for a wide range of applications, including, home appliances, digital consumer products, audio products, and office automation applications...
07/26/11 ARM Releases Fast Models v6.1
ARM has announced the release of the Fast Models v6.1, which adds support for the Cortex™-A15 and Cortex-R5 cores along with updates to the ARMv7-A Architecture Envelope Model (AEMv7), providing access to high performance Programmer's View (PV) models for the latest ARM IP. Fast Models v6.1 adds enhanced features for Exported Virtual Subsystems (EVS) for improved integration with EDA solutions, 64-bit support for Linux and Windows hosts, and support for Windows 7...
07/07/11 Keil™ announces the release of MDK-ARM v4.21
Keil MDK-ARM features the industry-standard compiler from ARM®, the KeilµVision®4 IDE/debugger, and analysis tools as well as target debugging with advanced trace capabilities for all Cortex™-M series processor-based devices.
MDK-ARM v4.21 adds support for the following devices:
-Freescale K50 devices and TWR-K53 Tower board
-Fujitsu MB9AF112/114/115/116, MB9AF312/314/315/316
-Holtek HT32F1251/2/3
-Nuvoton NUC122LC/LD/SD/ZC/ZDNXP LPC11U12/201, LPC11U13/201, LPC11U14/201, LPC1311/01, and LPC1313/01...
07/06/11 Insyde® Software Brings UEFI BIOS to TI’s OMAP™ Platform Supporting Microsoft’s Next Version of Windows
InsydeH2O™ Support Ensures a Fast Booting, Mature UEFI BIOS for OMAP 4 Platform-based Tablets and Mobile Computing Devices
Insyde Software today announced the delivery of UEFI BIOS and engineering services to customers designing ultra-thin laptops, tablets, and mobile internet devices based on the ARM-based OMAP™ 4 platform from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Insyde Software will ensure that InsydeH2O, the most widely used UEFI BIOS in mobile devices today, has complete support for the OMAP platform features, complies with the most current UEFI specifications , and offers customers the ability to easily customize their OMAP firmware for product differentiation...
07/04/11 Atollic White Paper: Test Automation
It is an unfortunate fact that many embedded systems are released to market without sufficient testing. Most embedded developers do not use testing tools of any kind to support this crucial activity. Further compounding the problem is that very few tools for in-target testing of embedded systems software are available on the market. This white paper outlines how modern tools can support embedded developers in the important areas of automated in-target testing which reduces the amount of engineering hours needed while at the same time increasing both completeness of the test coverage and the software quality...
