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Tools & Software
MIPS provides a complete portfolio of tools to address all stages of product development. Whether you require state-of-the-art compiler technology, embedded RTOS and Linux support, EJTAG probes, development boards, MIPS has tools and software to address your development needs.
MIPS® Navigator ICS
The MIPS® Navigator ICS (Integrated Component Suite) supports all MIPS32® and MIPS64® processor cores and is fully integrated with the CodeSourcery SG++ GNU-based Toolchain for MIPS, providing a complete development environment and a rich set of software utilities that is easy to install and use.
Eclipse Plug-ins for Debug & Analysis
For advanced debugging and analysis, MIPS Technologies, provides Eclipse plug-ins that can be used in the MIPS Navigator ICS environment or any Eclipse-based IDE. These include the Hot Spot Analyzer (HSA) for use with the System Navigator probes, the Arriba Linux Debugger and the Linux Event Analyzer (LEA) for MIPS-based Linux targets.
CodeSourcery GNU Toolchain for MIPS
CodeSourcery, in partnership with MIPS Technologies, provides releases of Sourcery G++ GNU Toolchain for the MIPS architecture. Sourcery G++ supports bare-iron (ELF) and GNU/Linux target systems. There are three editions available - Lite, Personal and Professional. These are available for download from CodeSourcery.
Probes & Probe Software
MIPS Technologies provides the System Navigator™ family of EJTAG probes. They support all the latest MIPS cores and licensee processors in the MIPS32 family, from the 4K® and 4KE® through to the 74K® and 1004K® cores.
The System Navigator probes are designed to support the special features and integrated peripherals of the MIPS family of synthesizable cores. The MIPS EJTAG features are completely supported. PDtrace™ features are also supported, if present, in the processor implementation. Both on-chip and off-chip trace capabilities are integrated into the synthesizable IP model for the core. This allows MIPS Technologies to provide powerful debug tools with advanced features at a competitive price.
MIPS Linux
MIPS Technologies actively supports, develops and improves the Linux kernel for the MIPS® architecture, in particular MIPS Technologies cores, the MIPS32® and MIPS64® ISAs and associated ASEs, and the Malta™ platform.
Complete Linux distributions for developers is also available through our partners: MontaVista, TimeSys and Wind River.
MIPS® Software Development Environment (SDE)
For older and legacy systems, a software development environment for embedded applications is available. This includes C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker, libraries, utilities, source-level debugger with GUI interface. It combines the popular FSF Open Source MIPS® SDE GNU tools with MIPS Technologies proprietary runtime libraries, pre-configured for MIPS® evaluation and development platforms (Malta™, MIPSsim™) and includes GDB Debugger with MDI interface to EJTAG probes.
This tool chain is primarily for the development of statically linked embedded applications.
