Complete 196 application development environment from Altium, the number one supplier of development tools for the 8 and 16 bit market

• New generation EDE, Windows based embedded development environment
  • Integrated tools delivering a rapid edit-compile-link process
  • Easy project setup with generation of makefiles
  • Language sensitive editor with many productive features:
    • Project Spaces that enable you to group multiple projects in one view, thus offering improved project management for more complex developments.
    • CodeSense advanced coding assistance that offers rich type-ahead features, which help you in selecting the next expected function parameter or available structure member. When positioning your mouse pointer over a function name, the function prototype will be displayed.
    • Tags Browsing which offers you a graphical overview of the applications' cross-references, and allows easy navigation through the available variables and functions.
    • CodeFolio that allows you to easily insert 'snippets' of template code, thus adding to coding efficiency, making possible macro expansion and prompted input as you insert the code.
    • Split Windows that provide full control over source code by allowing you to split your file horizontally or vertically into as many as four edit windows.
    • An HTML View Window has been integrated to allow browsing through the product manuals, your project or code documentation or even surfing the Internet.
• optimizing C compiler produces the tightest, fastest code in the industry, with dedicated features for embedded application development:
  • Supports all the 16 and 20 bit 196/296 microcontrollers from Intel and Aeroflex
  • Architecture specific language extensions
  • Interrupt functions in C and in-line assembly
  • Vertical Register Windowing in C
  • Single-precision floating point support
  • Complete ANSI C libraries in source, and runtime support libraries
  • Full Intel OMF-96 and Intel HEX support
• Based on the original Intel C96 tools and therefore "Intel compatible"
• Conformant to ANSI-C standard; Verified against defacto validation suites
• Versatile Macro Assembler, Linker/Locator and utilities
• Used by many industry leading companies in Aerospace, Automotive and Aviation

Third Party Tool Support

• RTOS: See the 196 RTOS partners page.
• In-Circuit Emulator: Lauterbach Datentechnik, i-SYSTEM, Signum Systems
• Debugger Solutions:
  ChipView-196 debugger from our partner company ChipTools
  • Full source-level transparent support for the TASKING C compiler and assembler
  • Windows controls for easy mouse use, as well as expert modes with short-cut keys
  • Key-in variable names and locations by OLE drag & drop
  • Total configuration save/restore including all breakpoints, watches, lists, window layout, macros, etc.
  • High-Level Function Call Stack window with parameters
  • Conditional breakpoints with pass counts & action selection
  • DataTips browse C structures, unions, arrays, and pointers by simply placing the cursor over the expression in source code
  • Peep-hole assembler, disassembler, session logging, more.
  The ChipView debugger is available from ChipTools or one of its distributors.
• Software Design and Test Tools:
  RistanCASE
• Consultancy and/or Training:
  Altium Professional Services

For more detailed information on third party tools support for the TASKING 196/296 Toolset, take a look at the TASKING 196/296 Third Party Product Guide (PDF).

Read more about our 196/296 Development Solutions:

• Detailed 196/296 Tools Datasheet (PDF)
• Technical Support, 196/296 Toolset manuals, Application Notes and FAQs
• The EDE development environment

Purchasing the TASKING 196/296 Tools

If you would like to purchase a TASKING License contact your local Altium Sales & Support Center, Reseller or order online.

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The TASKING 196/296 tools are available on PC/Windows and Sun/Solaris platforms.

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