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The MathWorks today announced at the 2006 Design Automation Conference the release of Link for Code Composer Studio™ Development Tools 2, which now enables developers deploying embedded software on TI's digital signal processors (DSP) and microcontrollers (MCU) to perform continuous verification of code, a core component of Model-Based Design. TI's Code Composer Studio™ (CCStudio) software is a fully integrated development environment for TI DSP and MCU platforms.

The time savings associated with Link for Code Composer Studio Development Tools come from two major improvements. First, the new version uses the CCStudio in-process communications and data-transfer technology to transfer test data between CCStudio software and MATLAB® or Simulink®, delivering up to 50 times faster performance than the previous version. The improved data transfer rates let engineers test embedded applications on TI's TMS320C6000™ DSP, TMS320C5000™ DSP, TMS320C2000™ DSP-based controller, and OMAP™ platforms. Second, developers using Link for Code Composer Studio Development Tools can now construct test benches directly in Simulink, as well as MATLAB, using TI's RTDXTM (Real-Time Data eXchange) hardware and software to automate code verification.

Developers can also save time and reduce development costs by using Link for Studio Code Composer Development Tools in conjunction with Embedded Target for TI's C2000™ DSP-based controller platform and Embedded Target for TI's C6000™ DSP platform, add-ons available separately from The MathWorks. With these products, engineers can perform automatic code generation, prototyping, and embedded system deployment on TI's C2000 and C6000 DSPs, rather than relying on hand coding to implement their designs.

"Model-Based Design calls for the same model to flow through four major stages in the software-development process, from specification to simulation to code generation to code verification," said Arun Mulpur, technical marketing manager for signal processing and communications at The MathWorks. "A significant trend in embedded signal-processing systems is that more and more system implementations involve tightly coordinated hardware and software components. Now with The MathWorks Link for Code Composer Studio Development Tools and other MathWorks products, engineers can verify designs for a software component like an ARM or a DSP, or a hardware component like an FPGA or an ASIC using the same test-bench environment, which automates and accelerates code verification and validation."

"Texas Instruments has collaborated with The MathWorks over the past six years to provide tools for faster implementation and verification of embedded software on our DSPs and MCUs," said Lori Vidra, eXpressDSP™ product marketing manager, TI. "The new version of The MathWorks Link for Code Composer Studio Development Tools has blocks that let developers construct test benches in Simulink for real-time verification, while they retain the power and flexibility of MATLAB for debugging and visualizing DSP software."