ThreadX RTOS Support in IAR Embedded Workbench IDE for ColdFire

The IAR Embedded Workbench now supports Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS. Developers using ThreadX can elect to use IAR Embedded Workbench IDE for their ColdFire software development tools. IAR Embedded Workbench, with support for ColdFire V1, V2 and V3 cores, is a set of development tools—C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker, librarian, text editor, project manager, and debugger—combined in an integrated development environment (IDE) for programming embedded applications. With its built-in chip-specific code optimizer, IAR Embedded Workbench generates flash/PROMable code for ColdFire devices.

 The Workbench includes a ThreadX-aware debugger that helps developers view kernel objects (threads, queues, semaphores, mutexes, etc.) during application development. Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS is a RTOS for ColdFire-based applications. ThreadX supports ColdFire application development with a preemptive real-time scheduler, memory allocation/deallocation, interrupt handling, and many other RTOS services. ThreadX is a RTOS for embedded systems in consumer electronics, medical equipment, industrial automation, wireless networking, and automotive applications.

 ThreadX support for IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire is available from Express Logic, and IAR Embedded Workbench for ColdFire is available from IAR Systems. ThreadX licenses, with full source code, start at $12,500 with no run-time royalties.