a key differentiating feature for products rang-
ing from mobile phones to medical devices to
industrial control systems: increased support
now includes open-source graphics capability
such as an OpenVG-based graphics stack, hard-
ware-assisted 3D graphics and frame-buffer
drivers for a wide range of processors. Embed-
ded devices are increasingly being connected
to networks in a wide range of applications
such as industrial control systems or in med-
ical devices used in the home that send diag-
nostic data back to a hospital. New connectivity
protocols within VxWorks 7 include Blue-
tooth/BLE, CAN, FireWire (IEE1394) and the
Continua stack for healthcare applications,
along with continued support for ZigBee, WiFi
and Ethernet. Also, the tool increased storage
functionality includes support for NAND, VFS
(Virtual File System) and secure storage of file
system data.
Also, and in conjunction with VXWorks 7, the
Wind River Workbench tool suite has been en-
hanced. The tool suite is based on the indus-
try-standard Eclipse (version 4.3.1) IDE (Inte-
grated Development Environment) and the
Eclipse CDT (C/C++ Development Tools)
plug-ins, and includes tools such as kernel
configurators, system and memory analysers
and simulators, plus numerous other plug-ins
available via Wind River extensive ecosystem
of third-party vendors.
Key to the new functionality withinWorkbench
is the ability to dynamically insert code, or
even remove it, during system runtime. New
system analysis tools also now deliver more
advanced data profiling capabilities and proces-
sor/memory analysis in various graphical com-
binations, enabling faster development and
reduced costs for customers.
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Figure 5. Enhanced analysis capabilities within Wind River Workbench
