Wind River Probe

Build Smarter Products

Wind River Probe provides the fastest high-speed USB connection between a host debugger and target microprocessor for PC-based development, supplying a high-performance emulation system that offers industry-leading download speeds, overall debug throughput, and unprecedented debug efficiency.

With Wind River Probe, developers can perform common source-level debug activities—such as watching memory and controlling large numbers of registers—in a matter of seconds. You can shorten edit/compile/download/debug cycles and make more turns, even with the most complex of applications.

High-Performance JTAG

Wind River's JTAG Accelerator technology enables Probe to incorporate maximum efficiency scheduling that uses 100 percent of the available JTAG bandwidth. Probe eliminates slow download times and slow response to run control (step in, step out, and single step) when developing with on-chip debugging microprocessors. With new hardware logic that optimizes JTAG communications, Probe dramatically improves development performance.

RoHS/WEEE Compliance
All products shipped by Wind River are in compliance with European Union RoHS and WEEE requirements.

Features

• USB 2.0 high-speed host connection; compatible with USB 1.1
• High-speed JTAG run control and program download
• RTOS awareness
• Built-in hardware diagnostics
• Flash memory programming
• Source-level debugging via Wind River's hardware-optimized software debuggers
• Support for the usage of memory management units (MMUs) to create virtual memory or protected applications
• Support for VxWorks, Wind River Linux, and third-party operating systems
• Internal register configuration
• Additional custom registers
• Open API

Benefits

• Download rates up to 1.5MB per second with certain targets: Typically three to 10 times faster than other products and enables faster edit, compile, download, and debug cycles
• Modular design and target versatility: Enables developers to move from one target to another using the same debugging hardware
• On-chip debug target control: Start/stop target, set hardware/software breakpoints, take a target snapshot, reset the target, step one statement/instruction into function calls, and step over or out of a function; provides developers with access and control of their target at all stages of development
• Built-in hardware diagnostics: Comprehensive suite of RAM tests, scope loops, and CRC checks that reduces engineering development time by eliminating the need for developers to write custom test scripts for the purposes of verifying or validating memory
• Flash memory programming: Complete library of turnkey algorithms for programming flash devices enables developers to quickly move to software download, debug, and test, avoiding wasted cycles in writing customer flash algorithms
• Internal register configuration: Automated internal register configuration utility with bit-level detail and online help provides developers with access to key information regarding CPU and system-on-chip (SOC) registers without having to sift through pages of content in SOC hardware manuals
• Additional custom registers: Supports 32 groups for a total of 960 custom registers allowing end users to create their own groupings of registers or add additional registers not already supported
• Open API: Fully integrated with Wind River On-Chip Debugging API to allow fast and flexible integration of its powerful capabilities into your custom environment (e.g., automated test and production application) providing extensibility of support across the entire product development and manufacturing life cycle

Host, Target, and OS Support

Supported Hosts*

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4.0 (Update 3)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 (Wind River Probe supports 32-bit operation)
• Fedora 7
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 (SP 1)
• OpenSUSE 10.2
• Windows XP/Vista

Supported Targets*

• ARM 9, 11, Cortex
• ColdFire
• MIPS 32, 64
• PowerPC
• XScale
• PAM and FLASH PAM

* For current target availability, please contact your Wind River sales representative.

Supported Target Operating Systems

• VxWorks 5.5
• VxWorks 6.x
• VxWorks 653
• Wind River Linux 1.x, 2.x
• Linux (kernel.org, semiconductor Linux, roll-your-own Linux kernels 2.4 and 2.6)
• ThreadX 4.0, 5.0

Wind River Professional Services

As part of our comprehensive solutions offering, Wind River offers outsourced engineering services specifically designed to help our customers meet strict market deadlines while keeping development costs down. Our team of technical experts has in-depth knowledge of Wind River products, as well as experience assisting customers with product realization in all vertical industries. Services include device design, BSP and driver optimization, software system and middleware integration, legacy application and infrastructure migration, and real-time best practices.

Wind River Support

Wind River Support works when you do. Services include person-to-person help lines, a broad and deep knowledge base, and Web-based support to solve problems as they arise. Our Online Support site also provides details on Wind River products and services that can help you overcome obstacles or take your implementation of our technology to the next level.

Service Capability and Performance Certification

Wind River has achieved Service Capability and Performance (SCP) certification, recognized as the gold standard for delivering world-class customer support. Learn more about the selection criteria for this prestigious recognition.

Wind River 24/7 Online Support

Visit Wind River Online Support (formerly known as WindSurf) for easy access to product manuals, downloadable software, and other resources.

Additional features, including patches and technical tips for common problems, are available for customers with maintenance agreements. Online Support visitors can also access a community of developers to discuss issues and experiences.