New TASKING R8C/Tiny development toolset has Viper compiler

New compiler technology makes very efficient code

TASKING has introduced a toolset for the new Renesas R8C/Tiny family of microcontrollers.

The high performance, low-cost microcontroller is complemented by the use of a new compiler technology codenamed Viper, which is claimed to produce spectacular results in terms of both code size and performance. The new compiler is integrated within the user-friendly TASKING Embedded Development Environment, featuring the Crossview-Pro debugger, with R8C/Tiny instruction set simulator and ROM monitor functionality.

Compiler optimizations include Partial Redundancy and Elimination (PRE), loop optimizations, control-flow analysis-based code reduction, function inlining, constant propagation and code compaction by automatic function creation for duplicated sequences. Nullstone and EEMBC benchmarks are available.

The toolset includes an integrated R8C/Tiny Flasher for USB/Serial port Flash programming, file system simulation, and code profiling and average analysis, as well as MISRA "C" code checking.

The new toolset is available immediately from Direct Insight. A demo version is available for download.