WILSONVILLE, Ore., Sept. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor
Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the
availability of the Mentor® Embedded Linux® software for the AMD
(NYSE: AMD) Embedded G-Series SoC (previously codenamed: "Steppe
Eagle"), CPU (previously codenamed: "Crowned Eagle") and
2nd Generation R-Series APU (previously codenamed: "Bald
Eagle") devices. Developers who began evaluation, prototyping, and
development by downloading the previously announced and freely
available Mentor Embedded Lite and Sourcery™ CodeBench Lite
products can now easily migrate to these new commercially-supported
versions. Developers can make use of the Mentor Embedded Linux
(MEL) and the Sourcery CodeBench integrated development environment
(IDE) products to create dynamic applications targeting markets
such as digital gaming, point-of-sale (POS), and electronic
signage/displays.
"With this announcement, AMD Embedded customers now have even
more choices available for their Linux development, from the
no-cost Mentor Embedded Linux Lite to the robust
commercially-supported Mentor Embedded Linux," stated Kamal Khouri, director of product management and
marketing, AMD Embedded Solutions. "This additional software, along
with the service capability of Mentor, will be of great value to
our customers who require a scalable global supplier to meet the
needs of their embedded system design challenges."
Embedded Linux Platform and Development Tools
AMD
Embedded customers can take advantage of the commercial version of
the MEL product on the AMD Embedded G-Series and R-Series platforms
by quickly building, from source, a customized Linux-based platform
based on technology from the Yocto Project. Using the Mentor
Embedded Sourcery CodeBench and award-winning Sourcery Analyzer
technology, embedded C/C+ developers can gain valuable insights
into system behavior and timing through a visual debugging
framework that identifies functional, timing, and performance
bottlenecks.
For embedded graphics and user interface (UI) development, the
commercial MEL platform includes the integrated, accelerated Qt® 5
and graphics framework and accelerated GStreamer media stack
(OpenMax). This feature is an open source solution based on the Qt
Project, used by over 450,000 developers worldwide. In addition to
the Qt library modules, developers can make use of unique
system-level trace and analysis visualization to easily optimize UI
performance metrics, such as frame rate, to deliver highly
responsive graphics-intensive applications.
Additional features and capabilities in the MEL Platform for AMD
G-Series and R-Series devices include:
- Multimedia stack (GStreamer)
- Advanced debugging and profiling (Oprofile, Perf, KGDB)
- Eclipse-based IDE
- JTAG probe debug support
- Customization services and technical support are available for
AMD customers
"As part of our ongoing technology partnership with AMD, we're
excited to add a commercial embedded Linux development platform
that goes beyond the free software and tools already available,"
stated Kamran Shah, director of
marketing, Mentor Graphics embedded systems division. "The
combination of AMD Embedded R-Series and G-Series hardware and
Linux software from Mentor will help our mutual customers create
exciting new products including those with demanding and dynamic
user interfaces."
Product Availability and Information
The MEL Platform
for AMD Embedded customers is available now. For additional product
information, visit:
http://www.mentor.com/embedded-software/partners/amd.
About Mentor Embedded
The Mentor Graphics® Embedded
Systems Division enables embedded development for a variety of
applications including automotive, industrial, smart energy,
medical devices, and consumer electronics. Embedded developers can
create systems with the latest processors and micro-controllers
with commercially supported and customizable Linux based solutions
including the industry-leading Sourcery CodeBench and Mentor
Embedded Linux products. For real-time control, systems developers
can take advantage of the small foot-print and low-power-capable
Nucleus® RTOS. For more information, visit
www.mentor.com/embedded.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation
(NASDAQ: MENT) is a world leader in electronic hardware and
software design solutions, providing products, consulting services
and award-winning support for the world's most successful
electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in 1981, the
company reported revenues over the last 12 months in excess of
$1.15 billion. Corporate headquarters
are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777. World Wide Web
site: http://www.mentor.com/.
Mentor Graphics, Mentor, and Nucleus are registered trademarks
and Sourcery is a trademark of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All
other company or product names are the registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective owner.
The registered trademark Linux® is used pursuant to a sublicense
from LMI, the exclusive licensee of Linus Torvalds, owner of the
mark on a worldwide basis.
Qt is a registered trade mark of Digia Plc and/or its
subsidiaries.
For more information, please
contact:
Larry
Toda
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1664
larry_toda@mentor.com
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