Code Confidence announces tools update for eCos -- based on Eclipse Luna IDE

July 31, 2014 -- CAMBRIDGE, UK -- Code Confidence Ltd, the embedded software tooling specialists, today announced a new release of their Code Confidence™ Tools product for use with the Eclipse™ Luna Platform. The latest tools enable embedded software developers working with the eCos^® real-time operating system to take maximum advantage of new features within the Luna C/C++ Development Tooling (CDT 8.4).

Delivered as a set of Eclipse plugins for rapid on-line installation, the Code Confidence Tools provide the most productive environment for eCos application development. Product features include project creation wizards, an advanced configuration editor, C/C++ editor integration, performance-optimized GNU toolchains and kernel-aware debug views which simplify and accelerate eCos application debugging. Recent enhancements enable inspection of the stack pointer and stack usage data for each thread of execution. The tools incorporate ThreadSpy™ technology for the thread-aware debugging of eCos applications using JTAG, SWD, BDM and other on-chip debug hardware. Code analysis features enable the retrieval of profiling and code coverage data from remote target hardware for presentation within the Eclipse workbench.

"Integration of the Code Confidence Tools with the Luna release train enables interoperation with new and updated Eclipse features based on e4 technology." commented John Dallaway, Director at Code Confidence. "Recent improvements within CDT for the presentation of method return values and enhanced console performance serve to further increase the productivity of eCos developers."

For further details, visit the Code Confidence website: http://www.codeconfidence.com/tools