• Overview
• The Solution
• Your Requirements

Overview

IMEX utilise a number of suppliers in order to keep the embedded lab updated to the latest technology and give its users choice. We use a single integrated development environment, which contains all the tools used to write, edit, compile and debug high-level and low-level code. A number of programming languages can be utilised such as processor specific assembler, C and C++.

Crossware, an Embedded Software Laboratory, is ideal for teaching due to its flexible pricing and appealing Windows like user interface. IMEX have been selling the individual components of the Embedded Software Lab for years and now have an all-in-one solution for teaching the subject in institutes and universities.

More details on Crossware related products can be found at http://www.crossware.com. The laboratory covers beginner level straight through to final year project work.

Our IMEX Embedded solution is:

• Flexible - you can teach multiple processor architectures in the same environment, ideal for comparing RISC and CISC architectures.
• Modular - expand to your system as required.
• Future Proof - can incorporate a wide range of processors.
• Affordable - buy in stages, plus education gets special rates on industry standard software
• User Friendly - works under Windows with an attractive interface that will appeal to all users, using the same environment from start to finish minimising unnecessary confusion.
• Comprehensive – full programming capability is given in the one IDE as well as industry-standard analogue and digital debugging facilities for those tricky problems!

More advanced components such as hardware debugging in the form of downloading the code to physical hardware boards, from architectures such as ARM, ColdFire, Intel and Motorola can be deployed in the same environment. No additional software needs to be purchased merely an add-on option to your existing environment. For the very advanced user a final option includes debugging bit-level problems (1/0’s) with their code. Hardware instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and logic analysers can included in the system for this purpose.

IMEX are glad to announce that the new Tektronix MSO4000 oscilloscope range as a cost effective solution to this problem. Visualize analogue and digital signals on one instrument. The MSO4000 Series is a powerful oscilloscope with logic analyser functionality.

Its familiar oscilloscope operation, large display and innovative user-friendly features have been designed to make your work easier. Add to this industry-leading specifications and you have the ultimate all-in-one debug tool for embedded design. This unit comes with 2 or 4 analogue channels and 16 digital channels. Its small footprint and ease of use make it a very appealing and non-threatening addition to the embedded lab.

If 16 digital channels is not enough, why not integrate a Tektronix logic analyser (TLA) in to your solution? The TLA5000B or TLA7000 series supports up to 136 channels and can be integrated with an oscilloscope to give full analogue and digital debug capabilities.

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