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Develop software early, on virtual ARM hardware.

by Graham Prophet

Designers of complex microprocessor-based systems often face the problem of having to develop software before their hardware is ready: according to ARM, that problem becomes particularly acute for developers of high-specification consumer multimedia products. But conventional software-based simulations often run too slowly to be useful. The company has created Realview System Generator, a tool that allows ARM platform developers to build instruction-accurate models that software engineers can use to verify software behaviour, as the models run c

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