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XDS560™ Trace Exposes the
Most Difficult to Find Real-Time Intermittent
Bugs and Allows Users to Save Valuable Time Diagnosing
High-Performance
Embedded Applications
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MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., March 19 /PRNewswire/
-- Blackhawk™, a leader in the design of digital signal
processor (DSP) hardware and software development tools,
announced today that it has started shipping TI's XDS560™
Trace module, a non-intrusive, hardware-based trace tool
offering unparalleled visibility and advanced capabilities for
debugging the complex problems that arise in high-performance,
real-time embedded applications, as well as for fine-tuning code
performance and cache optimization of multi-channel
applications.
The XDS560 Trace module includes
the Blackhawk high-speed XDS560 USB JTAG Emulator and TI's Trace
pod cable assembly with high-density (HD), 60-pin header
connector. Specialized watch-points based on hardware-based
state machines enable complex, real-time Advanced Event Triggers
to start and stop data capture. Real-time visibility and a
high-speed interface provide developers with the detailed
forensics they require to determine where and why complex,
intermittent problems occur. Trace nonintrusively extends
real-time visibility of registers and counters, requires no
special
drivers, and is fully supported by TI's Code Composer Studio™
Integrated Development Environment.
"When TI asked developers what
frustrated them most, the leading answer was how much time they
spent finding complex, context-sensitive real-time bugs in their
code," said Stephen Lau, emulation technology product manager,
TI. "We designed this trace technology so developers could
quickly identify and resolve these types of errors as well as
maximize application performance.
XDS560 Trace specifically addresses
the problem of isolating and fixing real-time bugs that occur in
an application that continues to run for some time before the
error manifests itself, often masking the root cause behind
potentially millions of lines of code. Many trace systems can
only track tens to thousands of program branches, limiting the
usefulness of trace capture. The XDS560 Trace solves this issue
through the ability to trace back over millions of program
branches, guaranteeing that the root cause will be captured
within the trace buffer.
"Our development team worked
closely with the TI development team to overcome unique and
sometimes difficult design and production hurdles in order to
bring this highly advanced product to market," said Brian Nix,
president, EWA Technologies, Inc., the parent company of
Blackhawk.
Advanced Debugging and Profiling
Capabilities
Real-time bugs are typically extremely complex and difficult to
track down. Because they appear intermittently and are extremely
sensitive to the overall system context, they can appear almost
invisible to developers. Bugs of this nature include race
conditions, crashes, scheduling conflicts, runaway code and
false interrupts. Typically developers will use a
watchpoint to detect that an error has occurred. However,
without a comprehensive execution history, little information is
available as to which line of code caused the error or why.
Pricing and Availability
The Blackhawk XDS560 Trace is available for immediate delivery,
at a SRP of $9,995, through TI's worldwide distribution channels
and from a worldwide network of industry resellers.
Please visit
http://www.blackhawk-dsp.com/resellers.aspx for a complete
list.
About Texas Instruments Third Party Program
Blackhawk is a member of the TI DSP
Third Party Network, a worldwide organization of independent
companies that offer products and services supporting TI DSPs.
TI third parties provide expertise across a variety of
applications, including audio, control, telecom, video and
imaging and wireless communications. Third party products and
services include a broad range of application software,
development hardware and software, and consulting services that
support original equipment manufacturers' efforts to bring
differentiated products to the market quickly. For more
information about the TI DSP Third Party Network, please visit
http://www.ti.com/3p .
About Blackhawk
Blackhawk™ is a brand of EWA
Technologies, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, that designs and
builds hardware and software for the rapid development of DSP-based
applications for a wide variety of vertical markets.
Blackhawk™ is a TI DSP Third Party member and the first to
develop a USB-based JTAG emulator for TI DSPs. For more
information on Blackhawk, please visit
http://www.blackhawk-dsp.com .
Blackhawk is a trademark of EWA Technologies, Inc. All other
marks are trademarks of their respective owners
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XDS560 Trace System shown
with USB560m Controller
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