GNUPro for MeP
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MeP is reconfigurable microprocessor core developed by Toshiba. It can be freely customized according to user requirement. Using this flexibility, MeP can be used in many different applications while providing very high cost performance solutions.
With Toshiba's support, Red Hat has developed embedded development tools, GNUPro for Toshiba MeP.
What is MeP?
MeP is designed
to meet the needs of custom module
SoC , which would process
various digital signals such as video, image, audio and network.
MeP is capable of optimizing its configurations and adding
application-specific extensions such as user-custom instructions
and a VLIW coprocessor. The configurability and the expandability
of MeP enable rapid and low cost development of high-performance
SoC.
- For more detailed about MeP, please visit MePcore.com.
What is GNUPro?
GNUPro is Red Hat's commercial software development suite of tools that is built around the open source GNU standard, such as compiler (GCC) and debugger (GDB). GNUPro toolchain is an integrated commercial toolsuite, which Red Hat has tested and released for commercial software development of both desktop and embedded applications.
Add to basic GNU tools, GNUPro for MeP contains the tools to
support the configurability and expandability of MeP; a
configuration tool called MeP-Integrator
and a instruction
set simulator SID
for MeP. With GNUPro for MeP, you can
develop the MeP core optimized for your own purpose by repeating
the process of reconfiguration, simulataion, tests, and progfilings.
MeP Design Flow:
- Cross compile the target program, run it on instruction set simulator and analyze its performance with GNUPro for MeP.
- Configure the cache size or add/remove option insturctions. If needed, desgin the hardware extension module and arrange software model of this hardware extension.
- Reconfigure GNUPro for MeP to fit with the customized MeP configuration.
- Repeat the above process and optimize the MeP configuration.
Support service
About GNUPro for MeP, we provide two kinds of commercial service.
Red Hat offers commercial subscription-based support services for GNUPro which provides the latest GNUPro tools as well as support for software failure. In case of GNUPro for MeP, Red Hat also offers a custom configuration certificaiton service. Please use Red Hat's commerical support services when you use GNUPro for MeP for your product development.
Our standard subscription support service is available for those who use GNUPro for MeP from our web site as is. In addition, the custom configuration certification service is also available for those who need to customize the configuration of GNUPro for MeP.
Custom configuration certification program
- Red Hat will certify your custom configuration.
- Red Hat will provide upto 20 hours of engineering service if any modification is required in order to meet the certification.
Subscription-based support service
- Red Hat provides the subscription service based on the nubmer of developers.
Free trial version
Red Hat offers 30-day trial version of GNUPro for MeP for developers: download page
The tools are provided solely for or evaluation purpose. For your actual product development, Red Hat provides commecial support services. Please contact Red Hat for detail information.
For any in queries with this site and our tools, please contact to embedded-jp@redhat.com.