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TRACE32 News Spring ’96 Exhibitions The TRACE32 In-Circuit Emulator · Embedded Systems Show supports more than 300 derivatives at Wembley Conference Centre in London When the first TRACE32 In-Circuit Emulator · Can the new emulator module offered April, 2, 3, 1996 was introduced for the 68000 really work on the same base-unit? Represented by microprocessor in 1986, the number of Noral Micrologics Limited potential customers was relatively small. In · Does the new module permit complete 1995, customers are offered more than 300 freedom of choice in the selection of the · Embedded Systems different probes for the TRACE32-ICE. programming language and compiler? Conference ‘96 The variety of Microprocessors and in Boston · Is the system available for all current host Microcontrollers will increase in the coming April, 2-4, 1996 platforms? years and there is no end in sight for the · Embedded Systems increasing stream of derivatives coming on to · Does the user software offer the same Conference ’96 the market. Although the TRACE32 ‘Look and Feel’ for all variants of the in San Jose development system cannot support them all, development system? September, 17-19, 1996 in comparison with other emulator manufacturers, our customers can rely on the For the TRACE32 system, the answer to all of · Het Instrument 1996 widest support available. these questions is ‘YES’. at Zaarbeurshallen at Utrecht, The Netherlands October, 7-11, 1996 Represented by TRITEC Benelux B.V. · Forum Mesure et Test at Parc des expositions, porte de Versailles in Paris October 1996 Represented by LOGIC INSTRUMENT S.A. TRACE32 Training TRACE32 training in English will be held on: When searching for a suitable tool for a device Some competitors claim to be the largest · Wednesday and Thursday family, not only is the support for the chosen emulator manufacturer in Europe. It is clear, June 12, 13, 1996 CPU important. When purchasing a both in terms of turnover and breadth of development tool, you must also consider the processor support, that we hold this position issues of universality: but more important to us is maintaining our in our headquarters Hofolding/ customer satisfaction and our commitment to Germany · Are all members of the processor family them as a reliable partner for the future. supported, or is the manufacturer limited For registration or further information to the standard types? The latest list of supported processors, please contact your local distributor compilers, real-time kernels and host or Ms Bidell: · Can you rely on rapid availability of a new computers can be found on our web site at HTTP://WWW.LAUTERBACH.COM Phone: ++49 8104 8943-10 probe, when new derivatives become FAX: ++49 8104 8943-49 available? Lauterbach Datentechnik GmbH Phone ++49 8104/8943-0 [email protected] FAX ++49 8104/8943-49 [email protected] Fichtenstraße 27 BBS ++49 8104/8943-47 [email protected] D-85649 Hofolding Hotline ++49 8104/8943-50 http://www.lauterbach.com Current Information BDM-Debugger und ROM-Monitor Lauterbach Datentechnik continues to In addition, an EPROM-simulator can be used 68MH360 expand the line of Low-Cost development to load and test the programs in EPROM The 68MH360 communication processor tools. A wide range of processors, including memory. contains 32 multiplexed HDLC-channels some of the newest releases, are now in addition to the 360 core. The processor supported using the BDM-debuggers and Standard Features: can be emulated with the same module as ROM-monitors. the 68360 and 68EN360, since all · Easy high-level debugging derivatives are pin-compatible. To These tools use the PODBUS interface, emulate a different member of the family, currently available either via the TRACE32 · Easy debugging at assembler level simply change the CPU on the emulation ECU module (as part of a TRACE32 system) · PRACTICE test language module. or via an ISA bus card for the PC. An Ethernet to PODBUS interface will be available · Internal and external peripherals dis- 68341, 68349 shortly, which will allow the tools to be Emulation modules for the MC68341 and played at a logical level connected to other host systems. the MC68349 are now available for the TRACE32 system. The modules are used BDM-debuggers and ROM-monitors are · Adaptation to the debug speed of the CPU with the 6833x base unit (LA-6750). highly cost effective when it comes to basic debugging. Debugging is achieved using a set · User Interface completely compatible ColdFire with TRACE32-ICE An emulation module supporting the of BDM commands providing control of RISC-processor, MCF5102 at 33MHz, important features such as registers, memory, In addition to these standard features, any zero wait state, will be available by the end complex high-level structures etc. All the CPU specific feature that are available are also of 1995. Support for the MCF5200 family major programming languages are supported, fully supported providing development is planned for 1996. H8 Emulation modules for the new H8 derivatives H8/3614, H8/3734, H8/3834, H8/3927, H8/3292, H8/3294, H8/3296, H8/3297 are now available. With these additions, Lauterbach Datentechnik GmbH now offers support for the entire H8-family. C163, PMB2706 GOLD-uC From the end of 1995, emulation modules are available for Siemens’ new processors. The C163 can be emulated with the same module as the C167 and an additional adapter for the emulation of the XBUS. 80386/80486 A module is now available for the TRACE32 which supports all 486 PGA and PQFP derivatives thus completing the C, C++, PASCAL, MODULA2, ADA, PL/M support for breakpoints, memory-accesses, coverage of the entire 80386/ from most compiler vendors. Real time trigger points, execution histories, 80486-family. The 486-PGA-module, can systems also include support for task-registers TPU-Debugging, etc. support the 80486SX, 80486DX, and processor states. The TRACE32’s macro 80486DX2 and 80486SL Enhanced language, PRACTICE, is included to allow ROM-Monitor derivatives. Changing between derivatives batch processing for automated testing, fast Processors which do not support a BDM simply involves changing the CPU on the set-up’s etc. interface can be developed using a ROM emulation probe and adjusting a monitor based solution. An 8KB monitor DIP-switch. For the 80386 devices, Low cost systems comprise: universal BDM, Monitor/EPROM-Simulator, the evaluation program may be located anywhere in the support is offered for the 80386SX, processors address space. The monitor can be 80386CX, 80386DX and 80386EX. boards, PODBUS-interface and of course the debugging software. linked and loaded separately or it can be 80186 linked and loaded along with the Software support for bank switching on the BDM-Debugger user-program. To implement a ROM Monitor, some interrupt vectors must be reserved for 80186 family is being added, allowing up Processors with a Background Debug Mode monitor program use and these must be to 16 banks of 1 Mbyte accessible by using interface can be interfaced with debugging allowed for in the target software design. a Bank:Segment:Offset type of software running on a host system. addressing format. Features: AMD 80186EM, 80386EM A universal BDM-module has been From the end of 1995, a module developed which allows the debugger to · Easy high-level debugging interface to the target processor using an supporting AMD’s 80186EM device will adaptive protocol within the software. As a be available. A module for the 80386EM · Easy debugging at assembler level result, BDM debuggers are now available for from AMD is planned for the middle of a large number of processors. next year. · PRACTICE test language · User Interface completely compatible with TRACE32-ICE Page 2 Spring ’96 TRACE32 NEWS BDM-Debuggers ROM-Monitors Evaluation Boards · BDM-68K · MON-68K · EVAL-166 for 68330..68336, 68340, 68341, 68349, for 68K family Evaluation Board for 80C166 68360, 68370, ColdFire · MON-166 · EVAL-68332 · BDM-68HC16 for 80C165, 80C166, 80C167, PMB2705 Evaluation Board for 68332 for all 68HC16 derivates · MON-68HC11 · EVAL-68340 · NEW! BDM-MPC600 for 68HC11 family Evaluation Board for 68340 for MPC601, MPC603 · MON-196 · EVAL-68HC11 · NEW! BDM-MPC505 for 80C196,80C194,80C198 Evaluation Board for 68HC11 for MPC505, MPC821, MPC860 · NEW! MON-NS32000 · EVAL-51 · NEW! BDM-PPC403 for NS32000 family Evaluation Board for 8051/80537 for PPC403GA, PPC403GB · MON-Z80 · EVAL-196 · NEW! BDM-DSP56K for Z80 family Evaluation Board for 80C196 for DSP56002/4/5, DSP-part of 68356 · NEW! MON-POWERPC · NEW! EVAL-PPC403 · NEW! BDM-ARM7 for MPC601, MPC603 Evaluation Board for PPC403 for ARM7 family · NEW! EVAL-MPC505 · NEW! BDM-196EA Evaluation Board for MPC505 EPROM Simulator Host interfaces Application possibilities The monitor/EPROM-simulator can support The universal BDM-module is connected to The compatibility that exists between the two 8-bit or one 16-bit EPROM. The the host system via a high speed serial bus emulator and the BDM-debugger/ combination of several modules allows 32 or known as the PODBUS. This has a data ROM-monitor opens up a wide range of 64-bit configurations to be supported. During transfer rate of 10 Mbit/s. application areas for these tools. simulation the EPROM configuration of the In addition to their obvious application in target system can be imitated by the software The PODBUS-interface is currently available starter and test system environments for small in the EPROM-Simulator. Using this either via the ECU as part of a full TRACE32 and medium size projects, both tools are technique paged or banked EPROM’s can be system or as an ISA-Bus card for the PC. being used more and more for pure software simulated. However, an ethernet interface to the PODBUS will shortly be available which development. Compatibility means that it is Evaluation Boards means that a large range of host systems are easy to move from one system to the other now supported.
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