M1AFS-EMBEDDED-KIT Actel, M1AFS-EMBEDDED-KIT Datasheet - Page 27

• Manufacturer Part Number: M1AFS-EMBEDDED-KIT
• Description: MCU, MPU & DSP Development Tools CortexM1-enabled Fusion Embedded Kit
• Manufacturer: Actel

Specifications of M1AFS-EMBEDDED-KIT

• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

4 – Software Development
SoftConsole is the free-of-charge Actel software development environment that allows quick turn-around
for C and C++ based projects targeting Cortex-M1 and other processor-based platforms available for use
in Actel devices. SoftConsole allows users to create a project and transparently manages all compilation
stages in order to generate a binary file ready to be used with the Cortex-M1 processor. SoftConsole
includes a fully integrated debugger that offers easy access to memory contents, registers, and single-
instruction execution. Programs developed with SoftConsole can be debugged on a target board or in the
tool's simulator using the same uniform interface.
SoftConsole provides a flexible and easy-to-use graphical user interface for managing your software
development projects. The tool gives you the ability to quickly develop and debug software programs and
to implement them in Actel devices. SoftConsole enables users to edit and debug software programs,
organize files, and configure settings in a project. This tool provides simultaneous access to multiple tool
windows and the ability to quickly switch editing, debug, and synchronization views.
The compilation tools can be used to build C or C++ programs. The following tools are included in
SoftConsole:
There are other tools available from ARM and third-party companies that can be purchased, including the
RealView Development Suite, RealView Microcontroller Development Kit, and embedded workbench
tools from IAR. The RealView and IAR tools feature compilers that offer a higher level of efficiency than
the GCC compiler included in SoftConsole. If higher code density is required for an application than what
can be achieved using GNU, Actel recommends that one of these other tools be purchased and used.
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SoftConsole Eclipse-based IDE
GCC Compiler
GDB Debugger
Support for program download and debug with FlashPro3
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