Table 1

Comparison tools for development software for built-in systems

Product name	Year	Company a manufacturer	Quality factor
WInter	2000	New IT Labs	48
mVision 2.04b	2000	Keil Software	27
IAR EW 2.31a	1999	IAR Systems	26
AVR Studio 3.0	2000	Atmel Corporation	22
CCStudio 1.0	1999	Texas Instruments	22
ProView32 3.0	1996	FSI	21
MPLab 5.0	2000	Microchip Technology	20

Table 2

Interpret quality factor

Component criterion
Year	2000	2000	1999	2000	1999	1996	2000
Interface	9	6	5	2	6	2	5
Editor	6	4	3	2	3	3	0
Windows of processor	16	8	8	9	7	8	6
Commands of execution	7	5	6	6	4	3	4
Debug abilities	10	4	4	3	2	5	5
Quality factor	48	27	26	22	22	21	20

Table 3

Benchmark analysis of interface of user

Feature
Rememberring a current project
Possibility to load any one of earlier preserved conditions
Conservation and recovering a location of windows, panels of instruments etc.
Windows always inhere on that place where their have moved
Mechanism of deliverance from overlappings of windows
Automatic installing the sizes of window depending on its contents
Possibility to take out any interface element of windows of exhibit
Fullscreen mode (seen only window of editor)
Choice of language of the interface
Total	9	6	5	2	6	2	5

Table 4

Benchmark analysis of editor

Feature
Syntax highlight
Possibility to change colour
For each language its scheme of highlight
Auto indention when editing
Tabulation by columns
Code insight
Total	6	4	3	2	3	3	0

Table 5

Benchmark analysis of windows of processor

Feature
Window with dump of memory
Window with registers
Window with flags
Window with bits
Window with variable
Window with stack
Window with disassembler
Highlight of changing values
Show address of current cell in dump of memory
Changing an amount of columns in dump
Choice of displayed registers, flags, bit
Changing an order of displaying the registers, flags, bit
Changing the displayed names of registers, flags, bit
Adjustment variable in memories
Absence of twinklings of the contents of windows in mode of animation
Image of values of resources of processor on background of scene
Total	16	8	8	9	7	8	6

Table 6

Benchmark analysis of commands of execution

Feature
Execute operator
Trace
Step
Trace until return
Run to cursor
Animate trace
Animate trace over
Total	7	5	6	6	4	3	4

Table 7

Benchmark analysis of debug abilities

Feature
Simple breakpoints
Conditional breakpoints
Points of refresh
Points of seting value
Points of verifing value
Show a value variable in hint window
Standard periphery support
Random periphery support
Using the real microcontrollers
Automatic testing
Total	10	4	4	3	2	5	5