CAD-UL announces first debugger for Intel XScale microarchitecture

<%=company1%>, a company that specializes in embedded development tools for the Intel 80x86 and Intel Pentium families of microprocessors, announced CAD-UL XDB Simulator for Intel XScale microarchitecture, the first software debugger for Intel's recently launched technology for Internet-capable wireless devices. CAD-UL XDB Simulator now supports the Intel 80200 Processor based on Intel XScale microarchitecture, speeding the development process by simulating the architecture of the Intel 80200 processor on a host development platform. This will allow engineers to debug application code, even at the lowest level, before their target hardware based on Intel XScale microarchitecture is ready.

"Engineers developing portable computing devices will now be able to prototype their application code for the Intel 80200 Processor based on Intel XScale microarchitecture with the greatest confidence, knowing they are using a simulator-debugger that mirrors the exact architecture of the microprocessor itself," said Martin A. Hermann, managing director of CAD-UL.

CAD-UL XDB Simulator for Intel XScale microarchitecture replicates the Intel 80200 Processor to provide integrated instruction-level debugging. Thus, XDB Simulator handles program functionality, including memory access and processor modes (32-bit and Thumb Mode), just as the microprocessor does - ensuring accuracy of debugging before prototype hardware is ready. XDB Simulator also supports all of the hardware features of the processor, including its on-chip coprocessors, to enable testing of (both) isolated modules and partial application code. This allows engineers to develop and test code specific to the Intel 80200 Processor, such as audio-processing algorithms, using the on-chip ACC0-DSP unit.

The Intel XScale microarchitecture, which is the next generation of the Intel StrongARM microarchitecture, was designed to optimize low power consumption and high-performance processing for a wide range of embedded Internet devices based on the same processor core. Intel XScale microarchitecture is compliant with version 5TE of the ARM architecture.

Edited by Bruce A. Bennett
Managing Editor, Embedded Technology.com