ThreadX Support for the Renesas RX Architecture

Express Logic is proud to announce its support for the new Renesas RX architecture, and the RX family of processors. ThreadX, NetX and USBX will support the RX processors, with ThreadX now available and NetX and USBX soon to follow.

The Renesas RX next generation microcontrollers based on the revolutionary RX CPU core enable a new class of MCUs blending the best traits of RISC and CISC MCU architectures while adding DSP and floating point math capability.

This hybrid Digital Signal Controller approach meets the demands of today's embedded applications requiring high performance yet very low power consumption; the smallest possible code and data size; the lowest cost; and the need for digital signal processing.

Drawing from a rich heritage of existing CPU cores from the world's #1 MCU supplier, the RX CPU core design leads the industry for performance and capability in embedded MCUs. There are two compatible RX series to best match your needs starting with RX600 for extreme performance and connectivity, followed by RX200 for ultra-low power applications. Tools, firmware libraries, and documentation make it easy to migrate to RX from any other MCU platform, or to start a new RX design.

For more information about the Renesas RX family, click here.

ThreadX Now Supports the TI MSP430

Express Logic adds support for the TI MSP430 to its ThreadX RTOS offering. ThreadX has been ported to the MSP430, and is available for use with IAR’s Embedded Workbench development tools, with a ready-to-use project distribution for quick out-of-the-box start for MSP430-based product development.

The MSP430 microprocessor platform of ultra-low power 16-bit RISC mixed-signal microcontrollers from TI provides the ultimate solution for a wide range of low power and portable applications. TI provides robust design support for the MSP430 microcontroller including technical documents, training, tools, and software.

For more information about the TI MSP430, click here.

ThreadX Supports TI Code Composer Studio

ThreadX now offers developers the ability to use TI’s Code Composer Studio (CCS) IDE with ThreadX, when building applications for TI’s XXXXX microcontrollers, DSPs and application processors.

CCS includes a suite of tools used to develop and debug embedded applications. It includes compilers for each of TI's device families, source code editor, project build environment, debugger, profiler, simulators and many other features. The CCS IDE provides a single user interface taking you through each step of the application development flow. Familiar tools and interfaces allow users to get started faster than ever before and add functionality to their application thanks to sophisticated productivity tools.

As of version 4 CCS is based on the Eclipse open source software framework. CCS combines the advantages of the Eclipse software framework with advanced embedded debug capabilities from Texas Instruments resulting in a compelling feature rich development environment for embedded developers.

For more information about TI’s CCS, click here.

Express Logic and IAR Team to Support the Renesas V850 Architecture

Recently acquired by Renesas as part of the NEC Electronics acquisition, the V850 processor architecture has long been a mainstay in the embedded systems marketplace. The V850 line is the number-one 32-bit microcontroller because it was developed to meet the ever-growing demand for high-performing, low-power-consuming embedded applications. Based on NEC Electronics' proprietary high-performance 32-bit V850ES core, these real-time RISC microcontrollers incorporate DSP capabilities for cost-effective handling of computation-intensive control applications.

For further information about the V85x architecture, click here.

Upcoming Event
Express Logic to Present at RTECC, Santa Clara, January 27th
Admission is free!

Please join Express Logic at the Real-Time Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) in Santa Clara, CA this week, where John Carbone will present a paper on Preemption-Threshold™. The paper shows how using Preemption-Threshold can reduce the number of context switches in a real-time application, while still retaining its schedulability. You can download a copy of the presentation HERE. For additional information about the RTECC, click here.

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