Processors - Direct Insight Support for Altera Excalibur ARM-based family devices

Summary:
As FPGA densities increase, it becomes increasingly viable to implement embedded systems by running a pre-synthesized processor within the programmable device. New technologies also allow embedded engineers to directly implement dataflow algorithms in FPGA logic. As experts in both embedded design and FPGA design, we are specialists in supporting this fusion of technologies.

Highlights:

VX-toolset for Nios II: TASKING
The TASKING VX-toolset for the Nios II brings to developers the power of Altium’s sophisticated, next-generation Viper C compiler technology framework, allowing them to take full advantage of the popular FPGA-based Nios II embedded processor from Altera. With its Viper technology, the TASKING VX-toolset for Nios II is able to generate code with the level of execution speed and code density needed for tomorrow’s automotive, industrial and communications applications. The Nios II compiler features state-of-the-art capabilities such as MISRA C code checking, profiling through code instrumentation and run-time error checking. The TASKING VX-toolset for Nios II comprises:

• Plug-in for Eclipse based IDE from Altera
• Viper-based C compiler
• Assembler with macro-preprocessor
• C libraries, run-time libraries, floating-point libraries
• Linker and locator
  The toolset provides a perfect ‘drop in’ replacement for the GNU based compiler provided with Altera’s Nios II Integrated Development Environment, offering significantly better performance on code speed and density.

The C compiler included in the TASKING VX-toolset for Nios II is also included as part of Altium Designer, available separately from Altium. Altium Designer is the industry’s first and only unified design system that incorporates all the technologies and capabilities necessary for complete electronic product development. Altium Designer brings together hardware, programmable hardware and software design within a single, unified design environment, and can significantly speed application development by fully harnessing the potential of large-scale programmable devices.

Low-cost RTOS : Segger embOS
embOS is a real-time operating system for embedded applications designed to offer the benefits of a fully fledged multitasking system at minimum cost. The kernel is fully interruptible, and so efficient that it can be used in very time critical situations. The memory footprint in both RAM and ROM is so small that it can be used in single-chip applications, leaving maximum room for the user-program.

embOS is supplied on a royalty-free basis, with source code. An optional TCP/IP stack is available.

ROM Monitor Debugger for NIOS: Sophia
Supporting NIOS 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0 cores, the Sophia WatchPoint Debugger provides a powerful alternative toolset for developers using all NIOS variants.

JTAG emulator for Excalibur ARM922T: EPI Majic EPI provides the Majic and MajicPlus processor probes and the EDB debug software for use with the Excalibur ARM embedded processor solutions from Altera. The MAJIC emulator provides a high-speed hardware interface between processors with an on-chip debugging interface and industry standard debuggers, and the MajicPlus interface adds external trace capture via the ARM ETM functionality.

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