Actel's Embedded Software Development Environment
SoftConsole is a free software development environment enabling the rapid production of C and C++ executables for ARM® Cortex™-M1, CoreMP7, and Core8051s. Creating a project inside SoftConsole lets you write software that is immediately compiled into a usable binary. SoftConsole includes a fully integrated debugger that offers easy access to memory contents, registers, and single-instruction execution.
SoftConsole provides a flexible and easy to use graphical user interface for managing your software development projects. The tool gives you the ability to quickly develop and debug software programs and to implement them in Actel devices. SoftConsole enables you to edit and debug software programs, organize your files, and configure settings in a project. With this tool you get simultaneous access to multiple tool windows and the ability to quickly switch editing and debug views.
Key Features
- Available to download for free
- Eclipse-based IDE
- GNU C/C++ compiler (Cortex-M1 and CoreMP7)
- SDCC compiler (Core8051s)
- GDB debugger
- FlashPro3 debug interface
- Simultaneous access to multiple tool windows
- Fast switch between C/C++ and Debug
- One or more perspectives in a Workbench window
- Perspectives can be customized by the user
SoftConsole Package
- SoftConsole Eclipse-based IDE
- GCC compiler
- SDCC compiler
- GDB debugger
- FREE debug support for Cortex-M1, CoreMP7, and Core8051s
- Support for programming and debug with FlashPro3
The minimum, recommended system requirements are listed below:
| Platform |
Processor |
File System |
Disk Space |
RAM |
Other |
Microsoft Windows XP
(Professional only) |
1.0 GHz Pentium |
NTFS,
FAT32 |
400 MB |
128 MB |
CDROM,
HTML browser,
1024 x 768 video resolution |
Supported Platform
Microsoft Windows
SoftConsole v2.1 is Open Source. The individual licenses for the elements that make up SoftConsole are presented during the installation process for your review.
