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new products Virtex-5 FXT support added Lauterbach has launched TRACE32 debugging tool support for the PowerPC 440 processor cores embedded in the Virtex-5 FXT FPGA family. Building on its support of the PowerPC440 processing architecture, Lauterbach has added Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs to its list of validated target devices. This is in addition to current TRACE32 support for the PowerPC405 processor found in earlier Virtex devices as well as the MicroBlaze soft processor. In multicore designs, any combination of these cores can be debugged concurrently using a single TRACE32 debug interface. TRACE32 supports all hardware debug features of the PowerPC440 core, access to ISOCM memories in Virtex-II Pro, Virtex-4 FX and Virtex5 FXT devices, and ﬂash programming. To conserve logic resources on the FPGA, Lauterbach also offers an off-chip real-time trace capability with sophisticated trace ﬁlters and triggers that stores data in up to 2GB of external high-speed memory. Additionally, there are kernel awareness extensions for uCLinux, Linux QNX, VxWorks, Nucleus PLUS and many other operating systems. www.lauterbach.com Rittal’s Flexi-cube for MicroTCA Rittal has expanded its MicroTCA product range with the addition of an MTCA Cube. The rugged Cube offers a simple, efﬁcient architecture capable of handling up to 6 AMCs and an MCH (MicroTCA Carrier Hub), plus the resources required to power, cool and support them. The stainless steel cube measures 307 x 118 x 285mm and offers advantages over larger shelf level MicroTCA architectures or Advanced TCA shelves for low-end applications. Conforming to speciﬁcation MicroTCA.0R1.0, the Rittal MTCA Cube is supplied complete with backplane and 250W ac/dc power pack. www.rittal.co.uk PCI-SIG approves PCI Express 2.0 protocol test card The Special Interest Group responsible for PCI Express, has approved the LeCroy Protocol Test Card (PTC) as its standard test tool for PCI Express 2.0 protocol veriﬁcation. LeCroy’s PTC has been developed in close collaboration with the Intel Corporation and PCI Express industry, and is designed to meet industry requirements for next generation development tools for PCI Express. This new tool will be used by validation and test engineers to check for 42 functionality of add-in cards, systems, and chips that use PCI Express 2.0. A newly-added user interface makes running the link, transaction and BIOS tests much simpler, allowing all tests to be selected from an intuitive menu and then run by simply pushing a button. A descriptive report can be generated indicating which of the tests were passed or failed. All LeCroy protocol analyzers feature a hierarchical display, real-time statistics, protocol trafﬁc summaries, detailed error reports, powerful scripting, and the ability to create user-deﬁned test reports, which allow developers to troubleshoot intricate problems and ﬁnish their projects on time. www.lecroy.com MAY 2008 | embedded systems design europe | www.embedded.com/europe http://www.lauterbach.com http://www.rittal.co.uk http://www.lecroy.com http://www.embedded.com/europe

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Embedded Systems Design Europe - May 2008 Contents Microsoft Provides Embedded Roadmap Enea Buys Developers Irish Start-Up Raises Funds for Telecom FPGAs Kontron Promotes COM Express Nano Mentor Nucleus Platform Provides UI for Atmel Small Form Factor Boards Head for the SUMIT Proffibus Advances IO-Link Integration Embedded Developers Cautious on Multicore Auto Cooperation Improves Test Altera Launches DO-254 Partner Network Building an ‘Instant-Up’ Real-Time Operating Systems An Architecture for Reusable Embedded Systems Software Free up Bandwidth in PCI Express Evaluating Software in Medical Devices Circuit Sensitivity in Analog Circuits Choosing Flash Memory New Products Advertising Contacts

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