SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Dec. 23, 1997 - Green Hills Software,
Inc., today announced the availability of a free
demonstration/evaluation CD-ROM containing its popular C and C++
Optimizing Compilers and
MULTI® Integrated Development Environment
for PowerPC targeted development. The CD contains an interactive
demonstration of Green Hills products, actual evaluation software
copies of the PowerPC compilers and MULTI, a Quick-Start Tutorial to
help first-time users get up and running, full Product Documentation,
and introductory information on Green Hills Software and its
customers.
Product Demonstration
The Product Demonstration contained on the CD provides a multimedia,
interactive, user-paced demonstration of Green Hills Optimizing
Compilers and MULTI. The demo includes the construction and debugging
of a sample application program containing C, C++, and Fortran
modules. The program is compiled on the Host PC under Windows 95, for
execution on an embedded PowerPC ADS860 board from Motorola, using the
Hewlett Packard Processor Probe as the Host-Target connection. The
demonstration covers all aspects of embedded program development,
including writing/editing the source code, compiling, downloading,
debugging, and version control. MULTI's powerful capabilities in all
of these areas are highlighted. The user can control the sequence of
topics, pause/single-step the demo, fast-forward to a particular
section, select narrative sound or mute, and stop at any time. This
flexibility is extremely valuable in helping the viewer to spend as
much time in a given section as he or she would like.
MULTI Quick-Start Tutorial
In addition to the evaluation software and demonstration, a
Quick-Start Tutorial is included that walks the user through the
actual step-by-step process of writing a program, compiling it,
downloading it to a target, and debugging it remotely from the
Host. As opposed to the demonstration, which is intended to show many
of MULTI's varied capabilities, the tutorial is limited in scope to provide an example of the minimal steps needed to get up and running.
Evaluation Software
The CD contains a full complement of evaluation software for use
with the user's application software or benchmarks. The software
consists of C and C++ Optimizing Compilers for the PowerPC, including
the industry's first support for Embedded C++ ("EC++"). All popular
versions of the PowerPC are supported, including 4xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx,
and 8xx models from Motorola and IBM. Also included is the MULTI
Integrated Development Environment containing source-level debugger,
remote target connection server, text editor, graphical program
builder, C++/EC++ class browser, execution profiler, run-time error
checking, and version control. MULTI includes everything needed for
embedded application development. Activation of the evaluation
software is by license key, issued upon e-mail or written request to
Green Hills.
Product Documentation
A complete set of user documentation is provided on the CD, including:
- Evaluation Software Installation Guide
- Green Hills C User's Guide
- Green Hills C++ User's Guide
- MULTI Software Development Environment Reference Manual
- Embedded PowerPC Development Guide
- Tornado PowerPC Development Guide
- Using MULTI with Hewlett-Packard Processor Probes
- Using MULTI with On-Chip Debugging
The PowerPC Evaluation Software and Demonstration CD is available
free of charge from any Green Hills Sales Representative, or by
calling Green Hills Software at (805)965-6044. Also, a copy can be
requested via e-mail to:sales@ghs.com.
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