Press Release

02 Mar 2005

Keil C51 Supports Infineon XC866

Plano, TX: Keil Software announces µVision3 support for the new Infineon XC800 8-bit microcontroller series. The PK51 Professional Developers Kit and the popular µVision3 IDE/Debugger integrate Compiler, Assembler, Editor, Project Manager, Debugger, and CPU & Peripheral Simulator in a single intelligent environment (the same environment is used for the Infineon C500, C16x, and XC16x series).

The Infineon XC866 is the first product of the advanced 8-bit XC800 microcontroller family, which combines the extended performance of a high-speed 8051 core with powerful on-chip peripherals and Flash memory. System costs are minimized through high integration, on-chip oscillator, and 3.3V or 5.0V single supply voltage. Key features of the XC866 are the CAPCOM6E unit, which provides flexible PWM generation, and a new 10-bit A/D Converter, with extended functionality like comparator mode. An enhanced UART supports LIN-wake-up-message.

"We are excited to provide complete development support for the new Infineon XC800 high-performance microcontroller series.", said Reinhard Keil, President, Keil Elektronik GmbH. "µVision now includes complete, cycle-accurate simulation for the XC800 device family. This is required to test complex applications like motor control systems. The built-in Logic Analyzer and Performance Analyzer in the µVision Debugger/Simulator enable precise timing analysis and, when combined with simulation scripts that provide input signals, provide a complete, safe test environment that requires no interaction with motors or other external hardware. Single-stepping, which is not possible in live-hardware testing, is possible under simulation. For even higher-fidelity testing, the AGSI interface to µVision provides access to external modelling tools like MATLAB/Simulink which provides Software-in-the-Loop (SiL) analysis of control algorithms."

Keil offers the MCBXC866 Evaluation Board that allows rapid performance and functional evaluation of the Infineon XC866. The ULINK USB-JTAG Adapter, which is completely integrated into the µVision Debugger, connects directly to the XC866 OCDS (On-Chip Debugging System) and supports Flash download and program debug of target hardware.

About Infineon

Infineon is a leading innovator in the international semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and complete system solutions targeted at selected industries. Products serve applications in the wireless and wire-line communications, automotive, industrial, computer, security and chip card markets. See www.infineon.com for more information.

About Keil Software

Keil Software is the leading vendor for 8/16-bit development tools (ranked at first position in the 2004 Embedded Market Study of Embedded Systems and EE Times magazine). Keil Software is represented world-wide in more than 40 countries. Since its market introduction in 1988, the Keil C51 Compiler has become the de-facto industry standard with its support of more than 500 current 8051 device variants. Now, Keil Software offers development tools for ARM. Complete product information and technical details may be found on the web at www.keil.com.

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