• ARM Compiler 5 and ARM Compiler 6. Provides the only build toolchain specifically designed to optimize software for Cortex®-A9 and Cortex-A53 processors in Altera's SoC portfolio.

• Debug support for ARM Cortex-A53 quad-core processors in Stratix® 10 SoC.

Includes FPGA adaptive debugging capabilities to remove debug barriers between the multicore subsystem and the FPGA fabric

Both companies also agreed to enter into a long-term OEM agreement for the DS-5 Altera Edition and to provide support for all future ARM-based Altera SoC devices, thereby ensuring a consistent, industry-leading software development platform for Altera's entire SoC FPGA portfolio.

Hobson Bullman, General Manager of ARM’s Development Solutions business unit, said, “DS-5 provides advanced solutions for software development on SoC FPGAs with ARM processors and ARM CoreSight™ debug technology. Through this agreement with Altera, customers can minimize development costs and risks using the latest tools, as well as minimize time-to-market for future ARM-based devices.”

Chris Balough, Executive Director of SoC Product Marketing at Altera, said, “The key productivity benefits we introduced with the DS-5 Altera Edition and FPGA Adaptive Debug support have been met with an enthusiastic response from Altera customers, and we have shipped thousands of licenses to date.” “This expanded OEM agreement with ARM enables us to provide a richer toolkit while maintaining the same low prices. Development using SoC FPGAs will become even more attractive to our customers,” he said.

ARM DS-5 Altera Edition Delivers a New Level of Developer Productivity

ARM DS-5 is ARM's flagship tool solution for embedded software development. ARM DS-5 Altera Edition is a complete tool solution dedicated to Altera SoCs sold and distributed by Altera, optimized to remove debugging barriers between the embedded multicore CPU subsystem and the FPGA fabric. The new DS-5 Altera Edition provides high productivity gains for product development based on Altera SoC FPGAs. Key features include the following:

• Debug and trace support for 32-bit dual-core Cortex-A9 CPUs on Cyclone® V, Arria® V, and Arria 10 SoCs, and 64-bit quad-core Cortex-A53 on Stratix 10 SoCs

• ARM Compiler 5 (ARMv7) and ARM Compiler 6 (ARMv8) Toolchain

• FPGA Adaptive Debug Support for SoC FPGAs. Software register views of IP programmed within the FPGA, including cross-triggering between CPU and FPGA logic regions for hardware/software co-debugging

• Advanced tracing. Includes FPGA fabric time-correlated events and software events, and processor instruction traces.

• DS-5 Streamline™ Performance Analyzer for Identifying and Correcting System-Level Bottlenecks

Altera SoC Design Resources

Building products with a robust architecture is key to ensuring that system designs meet current and future system requirements. Altera provides many SoC design resources to help designers make the right choices.

• Altera.com: Selecting the Right SoC Architecture for Your Application http://www.altera.com/devices/processor/fpgas/architecture/emb-arch-matters.html

• Video (7:20): FPGA Adaptive Debugging on Altera SoC using ARM DS-5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NBcUv2TxbI

• ARM TechCon Session – October 2 (Thu) 2:30 p.m. – Location F: Wireless Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD) Optimization and Profiling on Altera SoC Devices, Presenter: Richard Maiden, Senior Manager, Altera Wireless System Solutions Engineering

http://schedule.armtechcon.com/session/wireless-dpd-digital-pre-distortion-optimization-and-profiling-in-altera-soc-devices

• Architecture Introduction: Altera SoC FPGA Adaptive Debug http://www.altera.com/literature/ab/ab20_soc_fpga.pdf

Supply and Price

DS-5 Altera Edition is available exclusively for Altera SoCs. One license is included with every Altera SoC development kit at no extra cost. DS-5 Altera Edition is also included in the Altera SoC Embedded Design Suite (EDS). EDS can be purchased for $995 or a 30-day free trial is available at http://dl.altera.com/soceds/?edition=subscription. More information about DS-5 Altera Edition can be found at www.altera.com/ds-5-ae. The next release of DS-5 Altera Edition will add ARM Compiler 5 and is scheduled for release in November 2014. Existing customers with valid licenses can receive the new release at no extra cost.