Xilinx Virtex Embedded Software Solutions |
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Green Hills Software provides a comprehensive solution for developing applications based on the Xilinx Virtex™ family of FPGA platforms powered by a Power Architecture core. Real-time operating system support
Software Development Tools
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Real-Time operating system support | ||||||||||
Green Hills Software offers three upward-compatible RTOSes that give the developer a scalable solution optimized to the particular Xilinx Virtex processor. Features include:
The µ-velOSity™ microkernel is the smallest of Green Hills Software’s family of royalty-free operating systems. It is implemented as a C library and so can be easily ported to multiple target architectures. Its simple design as well as integration with the best-in-class MULTI tools make µ-velOSity both easy to learn and simple to use. The velOSity™ kernel is small, fast and royalty-free— making it perfect for high-volume, cost-sensitive, and deeply embedded applications. The velOSitykernel provides a rich set of kernel services, device drivers, BSPs and middleware. The INTEGRITY RTOS is a secure, royalty-free RTOS intended for use in embedded systems that require maximum reliability. Representing the most advanced RTOS technology available, INTEGRITY achieves unprecendented levels of reliability, availability, and serviceability for applications in telecommunications, defense, networking and medical equipment along with many other industries. |
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Optimizing compilers | ||||||||||
The Green Hills optimizing compiler for the Power Architecture (formerly PowerPC) core within Xilinx Virtex is highly optimized for Power Architecture (formerly PowerPC) pipeline, instruction set, and unique architecture features. Power Architecture manufacturers have chosen Green Hills optimizing compilers more than any other compiler when publishing EEMBC scores on their respective processors. EEMBC (Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium) provides independently certified benchmark scores relevant to deeply embedded processor applications. Run-Time Libraries |
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The MULTI integrated development environment | ||||||||||
MULTI provides a host-based (Windows, Solaris, or Linux) graphical environment for Xilinx Virtex target development. Host-target connectivity is provided through a variety of means, depending on the target environment. MULTI supports many targets, with a variety of interfaces:
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Hardware-assisted debugging | ||||||||||
The Green Hills probe is an advanced hardware debug device that enables the MULTI debugger to load, control, debug and test a target system without prior board initialization. Through the JTAG port on board, the Green Hills probe can debug and control the core state (such as CPU internal registers) as well as the system state (external RAM and flash memory). |
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SuperTrace probe and TimeMachine debugger | ||||||||||
Green Hills Software’s award winning TimeMachine is the first debugger to provide developers with complete visibility into an application’s precise behavior both forward and backward in time. Using TimeMachine you can step and run backward through time to uncover problems in application code and complex real-time interactions. TimeMachine exploits the power of the Green Hills SuperTrace probe, which can collect up to a gigabyte of trace data, more than 20 times the typical trace depth of other probes. SuperTrace works with trace ports running at speeds beyond 300 MHz, collecting trace data while the CPU executes at full speed. |