ARM Inc. Fast Models Software Development

Software development cycles for embedded systems can be delayed waiting for expensive development hardware. Remaining competitive in today’s market requires fast turn-around of fully-featured software that has been developed on a fully validated system. Solution: Early access to a Virtual Platform (VP) for accelerated software development With ARM Fast Models, software development can begin prior to silicon availability. These extensively validated programmer’s view models provide access to ARM-based systems suitable for early software development. Used in conjunction with ARM Profiler and RealView Debugger, the Fast Models can help developers debug, analyze, and optimize their applications throughout the development cycle. Design of System Models The System Canvas for Fast Models is a block diagram editor being used to create or customize single as well as multi-core systems. The System Generator for Fast Models is used to generate a virtual platform or export a subsystem to SystemC using TLM-2.0 compliant interfaces for inter-component communication. With a wide range of parameters for each component and the ability to extend the model portfolio with customer components, systems can be modelled such that they directly match the targeted System on Chip. These virtual platforms can then be conveniently distributed to software developers for early software development without the need for expensive development boards.