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FlashICE Flash Memory emulator
URL: http://www.promice.com
True Flash memory emulation for AMD's Am29F010 and Am29F040.
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Grammar Engine, Inc.: Grammar Engine is dedicated to providing outstanding embedded development solutions based on memory emulation.
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The first memory emulator to recognize and respond to Flash commands. While many developers use PromICE to emulate Flash memory, this works only if Flash is used as a read-only device. A true Flash memory emulator must recognize and respond to commands specific to the manufacturer and type of flash. FlashICE is the first emulator to provide true Flash memory emulation.
FlashICE is a new type of tool for the development and test of Flash update routines. These routines update firmware once a product is in the field, log data or error conditions to Flash memory or update data in Flash file systems.
Developing these routines is a small but critical part of the product development. If an update routine does not recover fully from any error condition, it will terminate part way, leaving partially updated firmware and a nonfunctioning product. With the consequences of failure so great, update routines must be tested to ensure they will work or recover under any conditions. FlashICE is the only tool available to test or analyze flash update routines.
FlashICE responds exactly like a flash to commands such as read or write sectors, erase sectors, or suspend and resume erases. FlashICE speeds up development - it is no longer necessary to program flash in a programmer or via JTAG to test code. (Older programmers may not even recognize flash or accommodate the flash footprint.)
FlashICE provides simulation and analysis capabilities, providing feedback whenever a flash command is issued: verifying success or providing diagnostic error messages. Flash devices provide no such feedback. It's also possible to log the actions and results of each command to ensure that the update routines are executing correctly.
FlashICE simulates potential physical and logical problems which can occur with a flash device. Without FlashICE, there is no way to test how update routines respond and recover when they encounter these problems.
List Pricing: $1,595
Availability: Available immediately
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