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Corelis Announces JTAG Emulation Support for
the
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA PowerPC 405 Core
Corelis' CodeRunnerJTAG Debugger directly supports the multiple
PowerPC 405 processors included within the Xilinx Virtex-II Pro
FPGAs.
Cerritos, CA, September 15, 2003 - Corelis introduced today a family
of JTAG emulators for the Xilinx® Virtex-II Pro™ FPGA PowerPC®
405 Core with unprecedented code download speed. With Xilinx Virtex-II
Pro FPGAs, designers can quickly architect, customize, and automatically
generate custom PowerPC 405 processor systems. To enhance the productivity
afforded by this innovative design methodology, Corelis has added
direct support for Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs through their CodeRunner™
JTAG Debugger that was validated using the Virtex-II Pro development
board from Insight Electronics.
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs include up to four PowerPC 405 processors
connected to the fabric. Corelis' CodeRunner Debugger is a powerful
JTAG-based emulation tool that was designed, from the ground up,
specifically for these multiprocessor embedded core designs. The
CodeRunner Debugger effectively partitions the individual processor's
hardware and software resources into a multi-windowed environment
that provides for ultimate clarity, hence increasing productivity
in the areas of board bring up, driver/firmware development, and
software application debugging.
The CodeRunner Debugger offers many advanced features, reaching
far beyond the robust "run-start-stop" control that has
made JTAG based debuggers so popular. In addition to its many breakpoint
facilities, CodeRunner offers an extensive macro and scripting capability
and can interpret command files written in a structured "C"-like
language. CodeRunner works with all popular C/C++ cross-compilers
that generate DWARF, ELF, or Stabs debug information. This allows
for the greatest flexibility and cost reduction when selecting development
tools. Corelis JTAG emulators are available with PCI, PCMCIA, USB
2.0, Parallel Port and Ethernet JTAG controllers, to provide flexibility
when designing host and target environments.
To meet the needs of today's most demanding throughput applications,
Corelis has recently developed a new boundary-scan controller architecture,
based on the proprietary "Turbo Scan Engine". With the
ability to implement complete programming algorithms directly in
hardware, and the ability to provide a sustained test clock (TCK)
frequency reaching 80 MHz, boundary-scan controllers like the PCI-1149.1/Turbo™
are seen to achieve unprecedented throughput with file download
speeds exceeding 1 Megabytes/sec when used with the Virtex-II Pro
FPGA PowerPC 405 Core.
Corelis continues to offer a variety of solutions for JTAG-based
(IEEE 1149.1) Test, and In-System programming of CPLDs, FPGAs and
Flash memories using the same hardware connection as used for JTAG-based
Emulation, thus further reducing the cost of development.
"For today's complex designs, a multitude of tools are used
during a typical project and it is important to integrate these
capabilities as much as possible to minimize the impact on product
development and also offer the performance and cost necessary,"
said Jim Rodgers, technical marketing engineer at Corelis. "Our
direct support of Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs through our CodeRunner
Debugger, advanced boundary-scan controllers, and ScanPlus™
JTAG-based Test and In-System programming tools, offers both hardware
and software engineers a unified and premier solution for those
designs that demand the absolute highest level of testability, visibility,
and throughput."
About Corelis:
Corelis Inc., offers a broad line of boundary-scan software and
hardware products for interconnect testing, in-system programming
of Flash memories, CPLDs, FPGAs, JTAG emulation and debugging. Corelis
also provides various engineering services and is well known for
its outstanding customer support.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic
solutions. For more information, visit www.xilinx.com.
Xilinx and Virtex-II Pro are registered trademarks
of Xilinx Corporation IBM and PowerPC are registered trademarks
of IBM Corporation. CodeRunner, ScanPlus and PCI-1149.1/Turbo
are trademarks of Corelis, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned
are the property of their respective owners.
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