Freescale MQX software solutions gains support from IAR
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IAR Systems has announced that Freescale MQX Software Solutions has been integrated together with IAR Embedded Workbench, to provide a development tool suite for embedded applications running on Freescale's ColdFire devices.
The integration is designed to provide developers of embedded systems built on ColdFire mcus with the set of features provided by the Freescale MQX Software Solution.
Freescale MQX Software Solutions comprises an rtos, a file system, usb host and device stacks, and a TCP/IP communication stack.
The integration between IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire and Freescale MQX Software Solutions consist mainly of three parts. The first part of the integration has been to port the source code for the software to make it available for direct inclusion in an IAR Embedded Workbench project where it can be built, downloaded to target, and debugged together with the rest of the application.
The second part has been to add rtos awareness in IAR C-SPY Debugger. A plug-in provides information about the operating systems internals during a debug session. It makes it possible to watch for example tasks, semaphores and mailboxes.
The third part has been to create a number of example projects that help users using the MQX software in a project built with tools from IAR Systems.
Jeff Bock, global marketing manager, Industrial and Multi-Market Microcontrollers, Freescale, said: "IAR Systems is a key partner for us. IAR Embedded Workbench is one of the most appreciated tool suites available for embedded development. The integration with Freescale MQX Software Solutions opens new possibilities to develop advanced software in a shorter time on ColdFire platforms."
The solution can be downloaded from Freescale's website.
