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Getting Code Coverage with LDRA Tools on Simics

A system development tool like Simics is rarely used completely on its own. Simics is usually brought in by companies and development teams who are already using a variety of tools...

Happy 30, 80186 (and 0b100000, 8051)

As mentioned in past blog posts on Simics , maintaining old software and developing new software for older hardware is a not-too-uncommon use case for Simics. Case in point: we...

13 years 1 month ago

Crystal Forest on Simics

A few week ago, Intel announced the Crystal Forest platform , a new IA-based platform for networking and communications applications. The first Crystal Forest hardware is appearing...

13 years 1 month ago

Detecting security problems – using static analysis to catch them early and less expensively

In my previous post I discussed the potential benefits in quality and costs that static analysis brings to software development. In addition to common coding errors, many of the...

13 years 3 months ago

Making a Faulty Serial Port

As noted before , one common use case for Simics is doing fault injection. Fault injection is typically added to an existing system without changing it, since the goal is to...

13 years 3 months ago

Secure Mobility Message Resonates at MILCOM 2011

MILCOM 2011 last week in Baltimore, MD was not only educational, but it was a watershed event. Last year, it was a “coming out” party for custom Android devices; this year however...

13 years 5 months ago

Simics for Networked Systems: An Interview with RTI

Networked systems is one of the primary application areas for Simics . Simics can run many machines inside a single Simics simulation, and apply all Simics features to the system...

13 years 5 months ago

Leveraging Virtual Platforms to Improve the Intel Product Lifecycle Process

An Interview with Atul Kwatra, Principal Engineer at Intel My colleague Jakob Engblom and I had the opportunity to meet with Atul Kwatra, Principal Engineer at Intel recently. Atul...

13 years 5 months ago

Improving Embedded Security: Proper Runtime Selection

Selection of secure components for an embedded system is key to a secure system. Leveraging a secure RTOS, middleware, virtualization and tools significantly reduces the effort and...

13 years 6 months ago

Why Simics Won't Run Super Mario

Emulating old computer gaming systems is a popular consumer-market application of simulation technology similar to Wind River Simics. There are a large number of emulators out...

13 years 6 months ago