Accelerated Technology Upgrades Eclipse-Based Nucleus EDGE Environment for Embedded Developers
MOBILE, Ala.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 7, 2005—
Accelerated Technology, a Mentor Graphics division
(Nasdaq:MENT), today announced new features and capabilities added to
its Eclipse-powered Nucleus(R) EDGE software development environment.
Features such as extended kernel awareness, a new debug channel and
closer integration with the Nucleus UML suite and the Nucleus Profiler
software give embedded developers more versatility for designing,
building, debugging and deploying embedded applications.
The Nucleus EDGE environment version 1.1 now includes an extended
kernel awareness package, which includes support for micro-ITRON
developers and also opens the kernel awareness application programming
interface (API) to our RTOS users via extension points. This
capability allows users building with a non-Nucleus operating system
such as Linux or a proprietary kernel to add kernel awareness to the
OS they are currently using, taking advantage of all the features that
the Nucleus EDGE software has to offer without purchasing additional
software.
A new debug channel feature allows users to simulate I/O as well
as streaming audio, video, text and many other types of data through a
channel to the graphical user interface (GUI). From this, handlers
know how to manipulate the code such as how to play the audio, display
the video or output the text. This gives the user a more intuitive
view into their system, taking advantage of other Eclipse plug-ins to
at last connect the embedded code to the desktop world.
Another feature of the new Nucleus EDGE software release is the
close integration of tools in the environment, including the Nucleus
BridgePoint UML suite and the Nucleus Profiler software. This gives
embedded developers a complete and unique "design to deployment"
solution without having to leave the Eclipse environment.
"Accelerated Technology is helping to lead the way for
Eclipse-based embedded products," said Mike Milinkovich, executive
director of the Eclipse Foundation. "We are excited to see their
continued commitment to Eclipse through their Nucleus EDGE product
line -- and the extensions made in this upgrade help to promote the
Eclipse fundamentals of openness and interoperability."
"This new release of the Nucleus EDGE environment makes it easy
for users of either proprietary or other commercial RTOSs to use the
power of our new development tools," said Robert Day, director of
marketing, Accelerated Technology Division, Mentor Graphics. "We have
also taken advantage of other Eclipse plug-ins by linking through our
new debug channel architecture."
The Nucleus EDGE software contains an advanced project manager,
complete with an editor and builder, that helps users automate their
build process. Developers can now set up one or more build
environments by specifying the compiler and build options, giving
total control over multiple projects and allowing for quick and easy
revisions of their embedded systems.
Adhering to the Eclipse platform debug paradigm, and hence
offering ultimate openness, the Nucleus debugger provides developers
with a number of debugging environments. For example, using host-based
debugging, software developers can experiment by running an
application on the host machine before the final hardware is available
or even decided upon. This allows the software developer to start
coding earlier in the development cycle. Instruction set simulation
and on-chip debugging via JTAG then allows users to run their "real"
optimized embedded code from the same environment.
Pricing and Availability
Licenses for the complete Nucleus EDGE development suite begin at
U.S. $3,000 per seat. For more information, please contact Accelerated
Technology at 800-468-6853 or info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing 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 over
$700 million and employs approximately 3,850 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: http://www.mentor.com/.
Accelerated Technology, a division of Mentor Graphics Corporation,
is located in Mobile, Alabama, and has engineering sites, sales
offices and distributors worldwide. As a leading provider of
royalty-free, embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) software,
Accelerated Technology helps developers accelerate product
time-to-market in a wide range of embedded device applications. Its
comprehensive Nucleus RTOS includes a high-level design UML suite,
graphical prototyping tools, kernels, middleware and Eclipse-based
development tools. For more information, please visit
www.acceleratedtechnology.com or e-mail us at
info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
Mentor Graphics, Accelerated Technology and Nucleus are registered
trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics/Accelerated Technology
Jennifer Tanveer, 251-208-3400, ext 3415
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Mentor Graphics
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