Sunnyvale, Calif.— Viosoft Corp. has developed a toolkit that enables field programmable gate array (FPGA) designers to develop, debug, and deploy mobile applications based on QuickLogic's Wi-Fi bridge and µWatt programmable hard disk drive (HDD) controller for Intel Corp.'s PXA2xx embedded processor.

The Arriba Embedded Linux Edition for QuickLogic's mobile applications platform is pre-configured for Intel's PXA270 Mainstone DVK system and supports QuickLogic's mobile applications board (MAB) running under Embedded Linux.

It is designed with features that help designers of QuickLogic's µWatt field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) bring products to market more quickly for the portable and handheld markets.

The software has a source level debugger, which threads and processes from a single connection. The device driver can be debugged without pre-empting the PXA270 servicing of external interrupts. It also includes a graphic debugger GUI hosted on Linux and Windows platforms.

From a single desktop environment, Arriba Embedded Linux Edition can import, configure and integrate various components of the Linux kernel with their applications code. The software is designed with a GNU cross-compiler, as well as utilities tailored for the Intel PXA270 embedded processor.

"The challenge with developing applications and drivers for today's embedded systems is the ability to debug multi-media applications at full system speeds," said Hieu Tran, chief executive and chairman of Viosoft. "The integration of the Arriba Embedded Linux debugger with QuickLogic's Wi-Fi and HDD solution packs completes the Linux pakage that customers are looking for in a development environment."

The Viosoft Arriba Embedded Linux Edition is available now for $4999. The Wi-Fi and HDD solution packs, QV-PXA-MiniPCI and QV-PXA-IDE are available for $999 from QuickLogic.

Viosoft Corp., 1-408-341-1015, www.viosoft.com
QuickLogic Corp., 1-408-990-4000, www.quicklogic.com