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Green is Our Favorite Color: Embracing Environmental Sustainability We might be known for our love of blue — after all, our hardware is called the BlueBox. But don’t let that fool you; when it comes to sustainability, green is our favorite color. Encouraging an Environmentally Conscious Workplace Sustainability starts with the mindset of our employees at TASKING Labs in Slovenia. We actively encourage an environmentally conscious mentality throughout our organization. Many employees choose to bike to work Read Article

Qualifying a C Library - Dealing with the conflicting worldviews of the ISO 26262 and ISO C standards Functional safety and cybersecurity standards treat the qualification of tools and libraries as independent subjects. This independence is inconsistent with the perspective of the ISO C standard which serves as the foundation for implementing compiler toolsets and their libraries. This fundamental difference poses difficulties when it comes to qualifying a compiler and the libraries associated with it. Introduction To achieve conformance with the Read Article

AUTOSAR Timing Analysis with Vector TA Tool Suite and TASKING winIDEA IDE TASKING has maintained a very close and cooperative partnership for many years. A particularly fruitful area of cooperation is focused on creating solutions for AUTOSAR Timing Analysis. Numerous joint research and customer projects result in a user-friendly workflow for advanced timing analysis using the Vector TA Tool Suite, based on hardware trace recordings on Vector MICROSAR-based ECUs. The trace recordings are performed by the TASKING Read Article

winIDEA Debugging Features Accessible in NXP's S32 Design Studio Developing complex embedded systems requires robust tools that optimize the coding, debugging, and testing processes. winIDEA IDE is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) widely recognized for its comprehensive debugging and testing capabilities. It supports a wide range of microcontrollers and processors, offering features such as real-time data acquisition, advanced breakpoints, and multi-core debugging. NXP's S32 Design Studio (S32DS) is Read Article

winIDEA and AURIX™ Development Studio: The Best Debugging Duo for AURIX Developers Developing complex embedded systems requires robust tools that optimize the coding, debugging, and testing processes. winIDEA IDE is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) widely recognized for its comprehensive debugging and testing capabilities. It supports a wide range of microcontrollers and processors, offering features such as real-time data acquisition, advanced breakpoints, and multi-core debugging. Infineon’s AURIX™ Development Read Article

TASKING Academy: A Platform for Future Engineers Established in 2017 at TASKING Labs in Slovenia, TASKING Academy offers students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Computer and Information Science a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in their field. Interested students can apply through our website or during the annual JobFair and Career Week events organized by the faculties. The selection process begins with a review of the applicants' CVs, followed by Read Article

Advanced Parallel Tracing with Active Probe Parallel The new TASKING Active Probe Parallel offers a comprehensive solution for debugging a variety of microcontroller architectures. As the name suggests, Active Probe Parallel supports parallel tracing among all other Debugging and Tracing protocols. One of the key advantages of parallel trace is that multiple bits of data are transmitted simultaneously across multiple wires, which: Allows higher data throughput without requiring a very high clock Read Article

Getting Started with winIDEA IDE Embark on a journey with winIDEA, the cornerstone of the TASKING integrated software development environment. This powerful tool, essential for embedded development engineers, offers invaluable insights and is readily available on both Windows and Linux platforms. Creating a workspace the same on both platforms, and it’s a breeze. Our comprehensive Getting started Tutorials, featuring graphical presentations and videos, guide you through every Watch Video

Explore the updated icons of winIDEA winIDEA is the cornerstone of the TASKING integrated software development environment. Continuously refined, this tool has been delivering essential insights to embedded development engineers, catering to both occasional users and power developers alike. Besides efficient breakpoint management, data visualization, streamlined workflow, from example projects for easy initiation to automation capabilities through scripting, and many other features Read Article

Development board MOUSE for the younger generations of embedded engineers MOUSE or MiŠKO (Slovenian: MIkrokrmilniški Študentski KOmplet) is a development board originally introduced by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana, Slovenia, to bring embedded hardware and software closer to students. The first MOUSE was created in 2011 based on Microchip ATmega324 microcontroller. It features a USB-A connector, USB-UART converter, a two-line alphanumeric LCD screen, and other simple peripherals. Students were not Read Article

Leveraging User Configuration Blocks (UCBs) in Infineon Aurix TC3xx and TC4x devices: A Guide to UCB Sets and Smart UCB Configuration with TASKING winIDEA In the world of Infineon Aurix microcontrollers, User Configuration Blocks (UCBs) stand as indispensable repositories housing critical settings and configurations that dictate the behavior and functionality of System-on-Chip (SoC) features. Understanding and effectively utilizing UCBs are paramount for engineers and developers aiming to harness the full potential of Infineon Aurix TC3xx and TC4x devices. What are UCBs and why are they important Read Article

On-the-fly winIDEA Configuration for Evaluation Boards and Emulation Adapters Imagine having a feature that automatically presets detailed CPU settings for different Evaluation Boards and Emulation Adapters in winIDEA? Enter the world of Target Board Preset Configuration - a wizardly solution that automates the process of setting up CPU parameters for various target boards and emulation adapters. Understanding Target Board Preset Configuration Each Evaluation Board and Emulation Adapter comes with its own unique Read Article

Simplify development with TASKING tools - SmartCode, winIDEA and iC7mini BlueBox In the fast-paced landscape of safety application development, developers require fast and user-friendly development environments and high-performance hardware debuggers. Our video showcases the integration of SmartCode, winIDEA, and the iC7mini BlueBox, when developing an Infineon TC4x safety application. Here is the step-by-step guide: Start TASKING SmartCode Toolset to easily import projects Compile your application and configure SmartCode to Watch Video

Start tracing with TASKING Compact Emulation Adapters In the realm of embedded systems development, having access to program and data trace is crucial. It's the key to gaining deep insights into your microcontroller's activities during development and testing. However, not all target devices come equipped with trace capabilities, which is where TASKING Emulation Adapters come into play. When is an Emulation Adapter needed? Before we dive into the specifics of Compact Emulation Adapters, let us Read Article

Connect to a Renesas Target at Maximum Performance with RH850 Aurora Active Probe TASKING introduces the new RH850 Aurora Active Probe, designed to establish a connection between the target system and the iC5700 BlueBox debug and analyzer platform. RH850 Aurora Active Probe enables debugging, tracing, and testing of Renesas RH850 microcontroller families. Besides the standard LPD debug interface it also supports a high-speed Aurora trace interface operating at its maximum frequency. The Active Probe supports up to 2 Aurora Read Article

Enhancing Visual Studio Code Development with TASKING winIDEA Debug Extension In recent years, Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has emerged as one of the most popular integrated development environments (IDEs). However, for developers working on embedded systems or requiring advanced debugging capabilities, the transition to VS Code may have posed some challenges. Enter the TASKING winIDEA Debug Extension, a powerful tool that smoothly integrates the best features of winIDEA and BlueBox tools with the familiar VS Code Watch Video

Exploring the power and versatility of mDIO port on the BlueBox Hardware In embedded systems development, having versatile tools and features at your disposal can make a significant difference in the efficiency and effectiveness of your work. One such feature is the mDIO (mini digital input-output) on the BlueBox Hardware, specifically the iC7mini BlueBox and specific Active Probes. In this blog post, we delve into the mDIO functionalities, use cases, and explore its capabilities and applications. mDIO port Read Article