The RealView® ICE run control unit can now be used with Microsoft’s Platform Builder for Windows CE and Windows Embedded CE to provide a comprehensive hardware-assisted debug solution for ARM processor based systems. You can register and download free of charge the unique driver software developed by ARM for use with the RealView ICE unit and immediately take the extended hardware assisted debug capabilities of Platform Builder beyond that of the traditional software debuggers. Register here.

The RealView ICE eXDI2 drivers connect to the Platform Builder extended Debugging Interface (eXDI) and provide a graphical user interface that enables access to additional debug functions and the ARM processor features that are not available in Platform Builder alone.

Using RealView ICE enables Windows Embedded CE and Windows CE developers to communicate directly with the target ARM processor, dramatically improving hardware visibility and enabling debug scenarios that would be impossible with just a software-based debug monitor.

Key features

• Direct code image download over JTAG
  • No need for a working Ethernet or USB bootloader
• Setting hardware breakpoints within the processor core
• Debugging new hardware bring-up and bootloaders
  • Early debugging before the kernel starts
• Direct viewing and modification of:
  • Standard registers r0 to r15
  • Program status register
  • Co-processor registers (including CP15)
  • External memory

ARM processors and Hardware Platforms currently supported

• ARM926EJ-S
• ARM1136J(F)-S
• ARM1176JZ(F)-S
• ARM11 MPCore

Contact ARM for details of the latest hardware platforms supported and board support packages available

Only the RealView ICE unit and the eXDI2 driver software are required from ARM to get started on developing your Windows CE or Embedded CE project on your target hardware, so register here to gain access to the latest downloads available for your particular project.