Media Alert
21 Feb 2012
MDK-ARM Supports Infineon XMC4000
Cambridge, UK: ARM® today announced
Keil™ MDK-ARM™
toolkit support for the new XMC4000 microcontroller family of
Infineon Technologies that is based on the ARM
Cortex™-M4 processor and designed for use in
industrial applications. This is an important evolutionary step for
developers who have previously used Keil tools to develop products
based on the successful C166
and XC800 microcontrollers of Infineon. Support features include the
Cortex-M4 DSP capabilities and Floating-Point Unit (FPU), set-up
files and device-specific views.
Keil MDK-ARM connects, via ULINK Debug Adapters, to the XMC4000
Evaluation Boards from Infineon and Hitex. The ULINKpro
adapter provides extended debug capabilities along with streaming
trace that enables users to analyze real-time program behavior, code
coverage and software performance analysis for virtually unlimited
periods of time.
MDK-ARM is a complete C/C++ software development environment for
ARM processor-based microcontroller applications. It is easy to learn
and use, yet powerful enough for the most demanding embedded
applications. The MDK-ARM Professional edition includes a rich set of
middleware components for communication peripherals, memory cards and
graphic displays.
"Keil tool chains are already broadly adopted by users of the C166
and XC800 microcontrollers of Infineon. Keil MDK-ARM provides an easy
to use software development kit that includes the highly efficient
ARM compiler," said Dr. Stephan Zizala, Senior Director Industrial
and Multimarket Microcontrollers, Infineon Technologies. "The
Infineon XMC4000 family based on the Cortex-M4 processor contains
flexible and real-time optimized peripherals. With extended support
from Keil development tools, customers can now work seamlessly with
the Infineon microcontroller families C166, XC800 and XMC4000."
"Keil has a long history of supporting Infineon microcontroller
families and is providing industry leading tools for XC800 and
XC166/XC2000 microcontrollers. The new Infineon XMC4000 family is a
natural upgrade path for our users," said Reinhard Keil, Director of
MCU Tools, ARM. "The peripheral features of the first product
generation XMC4000 include Ethernet, USB 2.0 full-speed OTG, CAN, and
SD/MMC interface, which makes these devices an ideal platform for the
middleware provided with MDK-ARM Professional."
"Keil and Hitex have supported Infineon microcontrollers for a
number of years, and the new XMC4000 family, based on the Cortex-M4
processor, extends our mutual user base," said Frank Grobe, Managing
Director, Hitex. "Hitex has extensive experience in safety-critical
applications and complements the MDK-ARM development suite with
evaluation boards, sample code, and extensive product training."
About Keil
The Keil products from ARM include C/C++ compilers, debuggers,
integrated environments, RTOS, simulation models, and evaluation
boards for ARM, Cortex-M, Cortex-R4, ARM7™,
ARM9™,8051, C166, and 251 processor families.
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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