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SoftConsole

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. Programs developed with SoftConsole can be debugged on a target board or in the tool's simulator using the same uniform interface.

Product Features and Types

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, debug, and synchronization 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
Seamless integration with CoreConsole
Speed improvements over SoftConsole 2.0 and earlier
Memory map and peripheral core driver file import
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 basic debug support for Cortex-M1, CoreMP7, and Core8051s
Support for programming and debug with FlashPro3

SoftConsole User Interface

System Requirements

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

Windows XP Professional with SP2 (cumulative)

Licensing

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.