LDRA Tool Suite Integrated With TI Code Composer Studio Development Environments

WIRRAL, United Kingdom--(Business Wire)--
LDRA®, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code
analysis, and test tools, has integrated the LDRA tool suite with the Texas
Instruments Code Composer Studio and Code Composer software development
environments. TI`s development environments offer a powerful set of integrated
development tools that can be further enhanced with TI and third-party plug-ins.
With the integration of all these resources into one environment, LDRA and Texas
Instruments deliver a combined solution that significantly boosts developer
effectiveness and productivity.

As the LDRA tool suite integration with Code Composer Studio uses TI`s own
scripting API, developers gain seamless compilation, device programming and I/O
capabilities. When users instruct the TBrun unit test facility to run a test
case, Code Composer Studio is invoked in a single operation in which code is
built, loaded and executed on the chosen target, the execution data extracted
and finally the results processed and reported.

Despite the small form factor and limited resources of many DSPs, all of the
capabilities of the LDRA tool suite are available for the full range of TI DSPs,
including the C2xxx, C55xx, and C6xxx series. This extensive support is
remarkable given that these DSPs have varying available execution space ranging
from a few hundred kilobytes to as much as a few megabytes and also varying
support for floating point units. Due to the wide differentiation of the DSPs,
tailored technical documentation is provided to ensure that developers can take
full advantage of the capabilities of their particular platform.

"The integration of the LDRA tool suite and TI Code Composer provides Code
Composer DSP users with a rich array of tools - including source code coverage,
test harness creation and results capture - that are rarely available in small
footprint environments," commented Ian Hennell, LDRA`s Operations Director.
"Since artefacts can be brought into TBreq for recording traceability, it opens
the door for certification of safety-critical systems running on small devices
to regimes as stringent as DO-178B Level A."
This integration is actively used by a number of customers worldwide and has
been used to ensure reliability of devices ranging from avionics systems to
industrial equipment.

The LDRA tool suite integration supports both TI Code Composer studio 3.1 and
3.3 and is immediately available. In addition, previous versions are supported
by legacy integration packages, including TI Code Composer 2.21. For more
information about the integration, visit www.ldra.com/integrations.asp or e-mail
info@ldra.com for more details.

About the LDRA tool suite

The LDRA tool suite has been derived from many ground-breaking testing
techniques developed by LDRA. The LDRA tool suite assists with the eight primary
tasks: traceability verification, design, code and quality review, unit testing,
target testing, test verification and test management. Focus on these key areas
is required to achieve a company`s software development and maintenance goals.
The LDRA tool suite can be used by an entire project team-developers, QA
managers, test engineers, project managers and maintenance/support engineers-to
automate the software development lifecycle. Through the deployment of the LDRA
tool suite, companies are able to deliver well-constructed, documented and
tested software, and benefit from significant time, cost and operational
savings. For more information on the LDRA tool suite, please visit:
www.ldra.com.

About LDRA

For more than thirty years, LDRA has developed and driven the market for
software that automates code analysis and software testing of safety-critical,
mission-critical and business-critical applications. The LDRA tool suite is
widely used in the aerospace, space and defence technology, nuclear energy and
automotive industries. Through the use of the LDRA tool suite, companies ensure
that their systems are built in accordance to prescribed industry standards and
are durable and reliable in use. The LDRA tool suite is available for a number
of programming languages over a wide range of host and target platforms.
Boasting a worldwide presence, LDRA is headquartered in the UK with subsidiaries
in the United States and an extensive distributor network. For more information
on the LDRA tool suite, please visit: www.ldra.com.

Please send reader enquiries to:

Mark James
LDRA, Portside, Monks Ferry, Wirral, CH41 5LH, UK
Email: mark.james@ldra.com

Graphics:
This release is available in a number of languages. Translations of the release
and graphics may be downloaded from the press room of Hughes Communications web
site:
http://www.hughescom.net/pressroom/LDRA.html.

Captions for graphics:
Photocaption 1: Having executed test cases on the TI target, the TBrun GUI shows
coverage and creates reports.

Photocaption 2: LDRA`s Comporter captures the execution history from the TI
target.

Hughes Communications, Inc.
Janice Hughes,(705) 751-9740
Media Relations
Mobile: (705) 774-8686
janice@hughescom.net
or
LDRA
Mark James, +44 (0)151 649 9300
LDRA Marketing Manager
mark.james@ldra.com
or
Jonathan Kelly, +44 (0)151 649 9300
LDRA Sales Manager
jonathan.kelly@ldra.com

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