Selecting Software Development Tools
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Getting Started With Blackfin Processors
Currently, three sets of software development tools are available for the
Blackfin processor architecture:
• Vi+ 4.5 from Analog Devices
• MULTI® from Green Hills Software
• Open source GCC tool chain and µClinux
Each offers advantages for different types of applications. Other software
development tools are available in languages such as Japanese and Chi-
nese. Contact your local Analog Devices sales office or distributor for
more information.
Figure 2-1
shows the tool selection workflow.
Vi+ From Analog Devices
Vi+ is an easy-to-install and easy-to-use integrated software
development and debugging environment (IDDE) that enables efficient
management of projects from start to finish from within a single interface.
Because project development and debugging is integrated, you can move
quickly and easily between editing, building, and debugging activities.
Key features include the native C/C++ compiler, advanced graphical plot-
ting tools, statistical profiling, and the Vi+ kernel (VDK), which
allows a user’s code to be implemented in a more structured and eas-
ier-to-scale manner. Other features include assembler, linker, libraries,
splitter, cycle-accurate and functional-accurate compiled simulators, emu-
lator support, and more. Vi+ offers programmers a powerful yet
easy-to-use programming tool with flexibility that significantly reduces
the time to market.
Platform and Processor Support
Vi+ supports Blackfin processors from Analog Devices. Win-
dows® Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000 hosts are supported.
Summary of Contents for Blackfin
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