Media Alert

09 Apr 2010

Keil Supports Actel SmartFusion

Cambridge, UK: Keil™ announce immediate support for the Actel Corporation's (NASDAQ:ACTL) SmartFusion™ intelligent mixed signal FPGAs. Keil now supports the SmartFusion family devices in the Keil MDK-ARM (Microcontroller Development Kit).

SmartFusion, the industry's first intelligent mixed signal FPGA, is the only device that integrates an FPGA, hard ARM^® Cortex™M3-based microcontroller subsystem (MSS) and programmable analog, offering full customization, and ease-of-use. SmartFusion devices are ideal for hardware and embedded designers who require a true System-on-Chip (SoC) solution that gives more flexibility than traditional fixed-function microcontrollers, without the excessive cost of soft processor cores on traditional FPGAs.

MDK-ARM

The latest release of MDK-ARM supports the Cortex-M3 microcontroller sub-system on the SmartFusion devices and includes set-up files, device-specific views, and example projects. MDK features the industry-standard compiler from ARM, the Keil µVision4 IDE, the fully functional RTX RTOS, and sophisticated analysis tools. MDK provides a complete development environment for creating, debugging and verifying embedded applications.

Availability

MDK-ARM v4.10 is available for download now.

Keil µVision and Actel SmartFusion Application note is available for download now.

About Keil

Keil™, the tools division of ARM^®, makes C/C++ compilers,debuggers, integrated environments, real-time kernels, simulation models, and boards for ARM, 8051, C166, and 251 processor families. The comprehensive range supports standard microcontrollers (MCU), smartcards, application specific standard parts (ASSP), and complex system-on-chip (SoC) devices. More information on Keil is available at http://www.keil.com/.

About ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.

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