Virtio says Texas Instruments (TI) has licensed its virtual platform technology for internal use in developing application processors, reference designs, and development systems. Additionally, TI will help promote VI's emulators to customers of TI products, including its 1510 and 1610 OMAP Innovator kits targeting phones and other mobile devices.

Virtio says its Virtual Platform products allow silicon and software development to proceed concurrently. Additionally, the tool remains useful after hardware availability, allowing developers to use their favorite development environment, while offering increased visibility for debugging, according to the company.

“Virtio's expertise and rich library of system-level IPs enable timely modeling of TI's complex SoCs and boards,” said Virtio CEO Shay Ben-Chorin.

“By using Virtio's Virtual Platforms, TI is able to develop software and silicon in parallel, which enables us to deliver mature code and drivers to customers faster,” added Avner Goren, marketing director of TI's Cellular Systems division.

Availability

TI currently promotes Virtio's Virtual Platform emulators for its OMAP 1610 and 1510 mobile device development kits. A downloadable MontaVista Linux configuration is offered for the 1610, and TI says MontaVista Linux is a proven option for the 1510.

Virtio says TI also uses its Virtual Platform and Platform Development Kit products with its OMAP-Vox, DA295, and “other imaging and audio processors.”

 
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