Ashling's Emulators, Debuggers and Trace systems for Embedded Systems with MIPST cores

Ashling's Vitra, Genia, Opella and PathFinder development tools support development on all popular MIPST cores. For details on tools for SmartMIPS click here.

Developed with the co-operation of MIPST Inc., Ashling's products provide powerful, up-to-date tools for developing microprocessors and SoC's based on the latest MIPST technology.

The full range of Ashling development tools provide Source-Level Debugging, runtime control and Real-Time Trace debugging capability based on MIPST EJTAG on-chip debug modules.

Product Descriptions

PathFinder Source Debugger (full PathFinder Datasheet)
Powerful Source Level Debugger for MIPST, based on Ashling's uniquely powerful PathFinder user-interface. PathFinder works with the full range of Vitra, Genia and Opella Emulators and the MIPS Inc. MIPSsim Software Simulator. Support is provided for all popular Compilers for the MIPST architecture.

Vitra Networked Emulator and Real-Time Trace (full Vitra Datasheet )

• Very powerful Real-Time Emulator and Trace for MIPST-core development
• Complete environment for development, debugging, optimization and testing for performance-critical MIPST applications that need Instruction and Data Trace debugging
• Trace memory available in 64K-frames to 512K-frames options (each frame is 128 bits wide)
• Extensive configurable triggers and trace, including External Trigger Out, External Trigger In and External Data Trace controls
• Remote debugging via TCP/IP
• Provides program-load, run, halt, hardware and software breakpoints, register display and modify, and Source-level Debugging
• Supports multi-processor and coprocessor debugging
• Connects to host PC using an Ethernet, RS232 or USB connection
• Operates on MIPST-based systems that incorporate MIPST's EJTAG on-chip debug modules (all versions supported) and MIPST PCTRACE (EJTAG v2.0x) or PDTRACE (EJTAG v2.6x) on-chip real-time trace interfaces.

Genia Networked JTAG Emulator (full Genia Datasheet )

• Stand-alone MIPST emulator
• Connects to host PC using an Ethernet, RS232 or USB connection
• Remote debugging via TCP/IP
• Provides program-load, run, halt, hardware and software breakpoints, register display and modify, and Source-level Debugging
• Supports multi-processor and DSP coprocessor debugging
• Operates on MIPST-based systems that incorporate MIPST's EJTAG on-chip debug modules
• Genia may be easily upgraded to the trace-capable Vitra by adding the Real-Time trace expansion card.

Opella Entry-level JTAG Emulator (full Opella Datasheet )

• Low-cost Emulator and Source-Level Debugger for MIPST
• Connects to host PC using parallel-port (printer) connection
• Provides program-load, run, halt, hardware and software breakpoints, register display and modify, and Source-level Debugging
• Supports multi-processor and DSP coprocessor debugging
• Operates on MIPST-based systems that incorporate MIPST's EJTAG on-chip debug modules.

Product	Vitra	Genia	Opella	PathFinder
Summary Description	Emulator with Real-Time Instruction/data Trace	Scalable emulator with run-time control	Entry-level run-time-control emulator	Source-level debugger
Hardware	Vitra emulator unit	Genia emulator unit	Opella emulator unit	-
Emulator	Run-time control and debugging with Real-Time trace	Run-time control and debugging	Run-time control and debugging	-
General-purpose trace	Up to 12 user-specified pins			-
PC interface	Ethernet, USB, RS232	Ethernet, USB,RS232	Printer Port (USB under development)	-
Debugger	PathFinder	PathFinder	PathFinder	PathFinder
Target Connector	EJTAG v1.5x/v2.0x 20-way Standard IDC (0.05") connector EJTAG v2.5x Standard 14-way IDC (0.1") connector EJTAG v2.0x PCTRACE 28-way IDC (0.05") connector EJTAG v2.6x PDTRACE 38-way MICTOR connector	EJTAG v1.5x/v2.0x 20-way Standard IDC (0.05") connector EJTAG v2.5x Standard 14-way IDC (0.1") connector	EJTAG v1.5x/v2.0x 20-way Standard IDC (0.05") connector EJTAG v2.5x Standard 14-way IDC (0.1") connector	-

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