IAR Launches C++ compiler for AVR microcontroller
26 Jan 2000
DSP, Micros & Memory
Noel Honey - Avnet Kopp
IAR Systems is to release the world's first embedded C++ compiler for an 8 bit architecture. The compiler is targeted for the high performance 8 bit AVR microcontroller from Atmel Corporation. The compiler will be released early this year (2000), and will be a part of the IAR embedded workbench, a leading integrated development environment for embedded systems design.
IAR is announcing the world's first EC++ compiler for an 8 bit microcontroller, breaking new ground in the embedded systems tools industry. The development of the EC++ compiler was accomplished with inputs from AVR customers whose applications require the benefit of an object-oriented design approach. The launch will enable all current and new AVR users to benefit from the advantages of programming in EC++. EC++ is a subset of C++ , which was designed to suit the specific demands of embedded applications.
EC++ is well suited for modern modeling and development techniques says IAR. Compared to C, the most widely used language in the embedded field, EC++ adds a number of new language features. The most important is support of object-oriented programming, a technique used to modularise an application, making it easier to structure and maintain larger applications. Object oriented programming often shortens the time to market for new products, by increasing the reusability of code and reducing the time to test new applications.
The Atmel AVR is used in a variety of applications including designs where 16 bit architectures were formerly used. The AVR microcontroller executes most instructions in a single clock cycle. This feature makes the AVR a highly suitable choice for high perfor- mance low power consumption applications.
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