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Metrowerks Helps Developers Reach Market Quickly
-- Company Delivers CodeWarrior(TM) Analysis Tools for DSP56800E
Designed To Improve Code Performance
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 28, 2002 -- Metrowerks, a Motorola company (NYSE: MOT), is delivering an
advanced version of its CodeWarrior(TM) development tools designed to exploit the advanced capabilities of the Motorola 56800E, both as a
digital signal processor (DSP) and as a microcontroller (MCU), thereby helping developers build and deploy even the most sophisticated systems
quickly and easily.
CodeWarrior Development Studio for DSP56800E, Version 2.0, is designed for application development targeting a variety of vertical markets
including motor control, telephony, industrial control, Internet radio and wireless messaging.
This software development environment seamlessly integrates the project manager, build system, editor, compiler, linker and debugger. Also
included in this version is an instruction set simulator that allows developers to start writing code prior to hardware availability. Additionally, the
product is designed to support Motorola's DSP56838E, DSP56852E, DSP56858E and all subsequent Evaluation Modules (EVMs).
"Metrowerks' tightly integrated development environment and optimizing compiler provide a key advantage for developers designing applications
built around the Motorola DSP56800E architecture," said Greg Coonley, president of DSP OS, Inc. "The combination of Metrowerks tools and
Motorola processors provides developers with the strong foundation needed to create embedded applications quickly and easily."
CodeWarrior Analysis Tools (CATS) for DSP56800E
Metrowerks is also delivering CodeWarrior Analysis Tools (CATS) for Motorola DSP56800E, Version 1.0. This new add-on product is designed
to help developers quickly analyze and increase the performance of their code.
CATS for DSP56800E includes a hierarchical profiler designed for higher granularity when profiling to pinpoint performance bottlenecks, plus a
visual code coverage tool designed to measure, analyze and help improve the overall quality of the code. All analysis results are displayed in an
easy-to-read graphical format represented by charts, lists and code trees so that developers can quickly determine what is hindering code
performance.
Metrowerks' CATS tools have been very successful in helping games developers optimize the performance of their code. Games, like embedded
systems, have strict performance requirements. The use of the CATS tools has enabled games developers to analyze their code in detail, thereby
promoting code execution with greater speed and efficiency.
"Recognizing that DSP developers have requirements to get to market quickly, we provide a simulator that allows developers to use our
CodeWarrior tools to evaluate the hardware even prior to purchasing it," said John Smolucha, vice president of marketing, Metrowerks.
"Additionally, for DSP developers who need to quickly resolve issues with their code, our CATS product enables them to monitor and control the
performance of specific pieces of code - something they're not able to do with a basic debugger."
CodeWarrior Host-Target Interface
The ability to interact with a running target is a critical requirement for DSP application development. To observe and understand application
behavior under real-world conditions, developers need a new generation of host-target interface technology. CodeWarrior Host-Target Interface
(HTI), available with CodeWarrior Development Studio for DSP56800E, Version 2.0, provides a high-performance, Ethernet-based solution
optimized for the DSP56800E architecture.
The HTI enables data transfer between the host computer and the on-chip emulation module of a 56800E processor with minimal intrusion,
eliminating the slow download times and run control problems commonly associated with JTAG- based, run-control connections. Using
CodeWarrior HTI, developers can dramatically shorten the edit/compile/download and debug cycles associated with creating complex DSP
software.
Availability and Pricing
CodeWarrior Development Studio for DSP56800E, Version 2.0, and CodeWarrior Code Analysis Tools for Motorola DSP56800E, Version
1.0, are expected to be available in early November direct from Metrowerks at www.metrowerks.com/buy/ and from Metrowerks' authorized
distributors. The suggested retail prices are $1795 (USD) per license for CodeWarrior Development Studio for DSP56800E, and $700 for
CodeWarrior Code Analysis Tools for DSP56800E. The CodeWarrior Host Target Interface is available for a suggested retail price of $2750,
and the Standard Embedded Support Package is available for $360.
More information is available from Metrowerks by telephone at 800-377-5416 or +1-512-997-4700, and by email at sales@metrowerks.com.
Pricing and availability outside the U.S. and Canada is available by contacting Metrowerks International Sales Offices listed at
www.metrowerks.com/buy or by email request to intlsls@metrowerks.com .
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries:
consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and
software development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their time to market. The company also offers services, including
training and custom software development. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is today an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola, Inc.
Metrowerks corporate headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan is
headquartered in Tokyo. More information is available from www.metrowerks.com
About Motorola
As the world's #1 producer of embedded processors, Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector creates DigitalDNA(TM) system-on-chip
solutions for a connected world. Our strong focus on wireless communications and networking enables customers to develop smarter, simpler,
faster and synchronized products for the person, work team, home and automobile. Motorola's worldwide semiconductor sales were $4.9 billion
(USD) in 2001. www.motorola.com/semiconductors
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