Green Hills Software Extends Support for Texas Instruments’ DaVinci Digital Media Processors

The DM355 device is targeted at low power, low cost consumer devices supporting high definition video. Green Hills Software’s product offering for this processor features a scalable family of operating systems that range from the extremely small footprint µ-velOSity to the maximum security INTEGRITY real time operating system. A wide range of middleware and device support is available with all of the operating systems, including file systems, USB, networking stacks, and security protocols. Developers can tailor the required feature set for their device, maximizing performance while minimizing footprint. All of the Green Hills operating systems and middleware are royalty free, helping to further reduce manufacturing cost for cost sensitive devices.

“We are pleased to announce the addition of the DM355 device to the growing list of TI processors that Green Hills Software supports,” stated David Kleidermacher, chief technology officer, Green Hills Software. “At the DM355’s price point, device manufacturers will have the ability to take high definition video to a new class of electronic devices. Getting to market fast with high quality, optimized performance, and long battery life will differentiate DM355-based products in the market. Green Hills Software products enable our customers to achieve these important design goals.”

The Green Hills solution for the DM355 consists of the following components:
• Green Hills family of royalty-free operating systems
• μ-velOSity – providing the smallest and fastest kernel for low cost, low power devices
• velOSity – small footprint and a broad range of integrated middleware
• INTEGRITY – maximizing security and reliability
• MULTI integrated development environment – the leading DSO tool set for embedded software developers
• TimeMachine – providing back-in-time debugging and in depth analysis of software execution
• Green Hills ARM C/C++ compilers – generating the fastest and smallest code in the industry
• Green Hills Hardware Probe – providing reliable and efficient debugging
• DoubleCheck integrated static analyzer – increasing software reliability and reducing time-to-market by eradicating more defects early in the development process