Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio and Code Generation Tools are a very widespread DSP application development toolkit. With the addition of the Third Party ActiveX components,Code Composer Studio now offers a whole new range of possibilities for software development. Development Assistant for C uses ActiveX interface to communicate with CC Studio and use debugger commands.

Figure: DA-C supports breakpoints in flow chart, call- hierarchy diagram, editor and browser.

Development Assistant for C can be used independently or parallel with Code Composer Studio (ActiveX communication Plug-In) or Code Generation Tools, as well as with individual TI TMS Code Generation Tools. Using DA-C augments their functions with the following features:

• Editor with the structured and non-structured Flow Chart feature
• Start debugger commands (CC Studio)
• Symbol Browser
• Call- and Type-Hierarchy Graph
• Makefile Generator
• Software Metrics
• Interface to Version Control Systems
• Project Manager
• Static Code Analyzer

Using DA-C, according to users in the cellular telephony field, increases productivity from 30 up to 70%.

RistanCASE GmbH is offering DA-C at the very attractive prices.

DAC Demo software is available from the
http://www.RistanCASE.com/dac site.
You can find more about the ActiveX Plug-In at the
http://www.RistanCASE.com/dac/specificsupport/texas.php site.