Accelerated Technology Announces E-SIM Prototyping Technology Extended to Nucleus Applications
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002--Accelerated Technology,
the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq:MENT), today
announced the complete integration of the Nucleus(TM) Real-Time
Operating System (RTOS) with the E-SIM prototyping tool which Mentor
introduced in June 2002 ("Accelerated Technology® Welcomes
Simulation and Testing Technology from Innoveda®").
Nucleus developers can now take advantage of the benefits of E-SIM
in their embedded applications.
The integration of the E-SIM product with the Accelerated
Technology Nucleus RTOS results in the premier embedded prototyping
environment. A unique simulation and testing environment for embedded
software, E-SIM provides all of the benefits of prototyping tools
including the ability to develop embedded applications before the
target hardware is available and development with the host's native
tools. In addition, E-SIM provides powerful features not found in
other prototyping tools. For example, E-SIM allows for virtual
prototypes of peripheral controllers, such as a Bluetooth host
controller, to be plugged in. This capability lets E-SIM model the
behavior of peripheral components and simulate input/output (I/O).
E-SIM also includes support for a powerful scripting feature.
Utilizing this feature, developers can record and replay tests as well
as easily create automated regression tests. E-SIM also makes it
possible to prototype the user interface of devices such as cell
phones. Developers can build a graphical user interface (GUI) that
models the man-machine interface of a product. This allows problems in
the interface to be detected much earlier than is possible when
waiting for a hardware prototype to debug such problems.
With the integration of Nucleus and E-SIM, Nucleus developers can
benefit from the power of E-SIM. It also provides the ability to
perform OS tracing, allowing developers to monitor the interactions
between Nucleus and their applications. Nucleus applications executing
within the E-SIM environment can be compiled, executed, tested and
debugged on a Windows or UNIX workstation. This permits developers to
leverage workstation development tools including compilers, profilers,
coverage tools, debuggers and more.
Accelerated Technology will provide a demonstration of the Nucleus
integration with E-SIM at the Embedded Systems Conference, booth
#1101. There will be a presentation on the use of prototyping in
embedded systems at the booth as well.
"Prototyping is proving to be one of the most economical steps a
company can take to accelerate time to market. The integration of
E-SIM is exciting in that it makes one of the world's most powerful
prototyping tools available to the masses that have adopted the
Nucleus RTOS," said Robert Day, director of marketing for the
Embedded Systems Division of Mentor Graphics.
Pricing and Availability
E-SIM is available now through Accelerated Technology. Licenses
for E-SIM start at U.S. $4,995 per seat. For more information, please
contact us at 800/468-6853.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about
$600 million and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Accelerated Technology, the Embedded Systems Division of Mentor
Graphics, is located in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices and
distributors worldwide. By providing embedded systems developers with
a focus on service, well-documented source code and industry leading
non-royalty based Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) software, AT's
RTOS software shortens time-to-market and provides a complete solution
for engineers. For more information, please visit
www.acceleratedtechnology.com or email us at
info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
Mentor Graphics and Accelerated Technology are registered
trademarks and Nucleus is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation.
All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owners.
Contact:
Accelerated Technology
Jennifer Whiddon, 251/661-5770 ext 5032
jwhiddon@acceleratedtechnology.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503/685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
Source:
Accelerated Technology
