As expected, LynuxWorks has introduced an Eclipse-based integrated development environment (IDE), which it is demonstrating at this week's Embedded Systems Conference, along with a preview version 5.0 of its VisualLynux IDE that supports Linux 2.6 development.

According to LynuxWorks, its new Eclipse-based IDE supports C/C++ and Java development on Linux and Solaris hosts, and targets Linux 2.4, 2.6, and LynxOS applications and devices that exhibit real-time behavior.

LynuxWorks's Eclipse-based tool helps developers create, edit, compile, manage and debug their work, the company claims. It includes a target connection wizard claimed to simplify target setup, an application wizard to jumpstarts development, and a cross process viewer enabling developers to view all target processes and threads.

LynuxWorks's Eclipse IDE can work in conjunction with TotalView, its multi-process embedded debugger for LynxOS, and SpyKer, its embedded system trace tool, according to LynuxWorks, and supports development of embedded systems based on the Linux kernel 2.6.

LynuxWorks competitor TimeSys also recently announced an Eclipse-based IDE it claims supports development of systems based on “any 2.6 Linux kernel.”

Additionally, LynuxWorks says it plans to revise VisualLynux, its Microsoft's Visual Studio based IDE. VisualLynux 5.0 will support Linux kernel 2.6 development, and will add the Visual Studio.NET look and feel, “creating a familiar environment for existing Visual Studio.NET users,” the company says.

Additionally, LynuxWorks says its proprietary real-time RTOS LynuxOS now supports the Real Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) version 1.0, an industry standard set of extensions to bring real-time functionality to Java Basic systems. RTSJ features include binary portability, dynamic code loading, tool support, safety, security, and simplicity, LynuxWorks claims.

Marketing VP Bob Morris sais, “RTSJ, the Eclipse toolset and VisualLynux [are] driving the next wave of Linux adoption by providing tools for the Linux 2.6 kernel, [and] LynuxWorks's tools are also open-standards based so they work with the full product line — from Linux to LynxOS.”

 
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