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Signum Systems Announces Network Connectivity for Texas Instruments XDS560™ Emulators

HIGH SPEED NETWORK INTERFACE KIT MAKES
XDS560 EMULATOR PORTABLE

Moorpark, CA – May 20, 2002 – Signum Systems Corp. today announced a companion product for the new XDS560™ emulator from Texas Instruments (TI), which allows it to be used in networked environments. The JDSnet-560, based on TI's XDS560 PCI-based emulator, is a small footprint, desktop unit that connects to the TCP/IP network giving the advantage of portable and remote debugging.

The JDSnet-560 is fully compatible with the TI's Code Composer Studio™ Integrated Development Environment (IDE) v2.1 and is targeted specifically for design teams that need the high-speed operation of the XDS560, but require portability and remote debugging. The XDS560 emulator is simply inserted into the JDSnet-560 and connected to any hub, router, PC workstation or notebook via the RJ45 network connection. This gives speeds comparable to PCI bus without the need of installing the emulator inside a PC, and allows full compatibility with computers that don't have PCI slots.

With the new XDS560 emulation technology from TI, high-speed Real-Time Data Exchange (RTDX)™ speeds between the target and host PC can reach two megabytes per second (MBps), allowing developers to inspect variables, audio packets and even video streams in real-time, while the DSP is running the application. The XDS560-class technology extends capabilities to the developer by providing Advanced Event Triggering capabilities to quickly find and fix difficult real-time software problems. These new key features increase productivity for designers and shorten time to market for new DSP applications.

"Our JDSnet-560 network interface companion product makes the XDS560 emulator even more powerful by expanding its connectivity, while preserving the high-speed operation," said Jerry Lewandowski, CEO, Signum Systems. "Customers who require network capabilities are able to take advantage of the high-speed RTDX data link and increased code download speeds offered by the XDS560."

The JDSnet-560 emulator has its own IP address allowing it to be remotely controlled from anywhere over the Internet or from inside a local area network (LAN) using the TCP/IP protocol. This allows any Code Composer Studio debugging session to be accomplished remotely over the network without requiring the engineer to be in the same room with the emulator.

"We are happy to be able to offer our customers the advantages of remote debugging," said Bill Novak, emulation technology product manager, TI. "Network-based emulation is an important feature for our customers, and we are excited to see Signum Systems addressing this issue with the JDSnet-560 network interface kit."

The JDSnet-560 is available now and may be bundled with the XDS560 emulator and Code Composer Studio offering a complete development system. For further information call Signum Systems at (800) 838-8012 or visit their web site at www.signum.com.

XDS560, Code Composer Studio and RTDX are trademarks of Texas Instruments Incorporated JDSnet-560 is a trademark of Signum Systems Corp. Other brands and products are trademarks of their respective holders.