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Renesas Electronics America and IAR Systems Enhance RZ Express Program to Simplify HMI Application Development

2015-07-07 | Return

Renesas RZ/A1 Microprocessor, Express Logic ThreadX® RTOS and Middleware, and IAR Embedded Workbench Reduce Design Risk and Accelerate Time to Market

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 7, 2015 — Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that IAR Systems®, a world-leading provider of embedded development tools, has joined Renesas and Express Logic, a worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOSs) to support the popular Renesas RZ Express program. This optimized package integrates a powerful microprocessor (MPU), leading commercial RTOS and middleware, and software design tools to accelerate the design process and reduce execution risk by providing a proven path to high-performance human machine interfaces (HMI).

“The increasing design complexity facing the embedded industry is challenging, particularly for embedded designers working with HMI applications for building-automation, appliances, and industrial control. We have teamed up with IAR Systems and Express Logic to remove some of these pain points,” said Vin D’Agostino, Vice President General Purpose Unit, Renesas Electronics America. “The RZ Express program brings the power and performance of our industry-leading technologies to help designers quickly and effectively build differentiated HMI solutions on top of the Renesas RZ/A1 hardware platform.”

The RZ Express program now offers qualified embedded designers developing a commercial application with the Renesas RZ/A1 high-performance MPU the chance to obtain a valuable single-seat license of the IAR Embedded Workbench® for ARM® C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain at no cost.* Additionally, qualified users will have a 30-day period in which they can order additional seats at 50 percent off. As part of the new RZ Express program, embedded designers will also receive one High Resolution Embedded GUI Solution Kit, which features the Renesas RZ/A1H MPU.

“Becoming part of the RZ Express program demonstrates IAR Systems’ close and ongoing relationship with Renesas. Together, we can leverage our respective strengths to provide best-in-class hardware and software solutions that ensures a successful user experience for customers using Renesas RZ/A1 MPUs in their embedded designs,” noted Robert DeOliviera, Director Strategic Sales, IAR Systems.

“The widespread adoption of touch screens and user friendly GUIs has radically changed the expectations of HMI applications and devices,” noted William E. Lamie, President of Express Logic. “Our X-Ware Platform already provided the RTOS, network stacks, file system, and GUI tools and now with IAR’s contribution of excellent development tools, RZ Express gives engineers all they need to rapidly develop reliable, responsive, and graphically-pleasing products within a minimal footprint and with the highest real-time performance.”

The RZ Express promotion is available now for a limited time and is only valid in the Americas (North America, South America, and Central America). Qualified customers* can request a single-product license for Express Logic and IAR Systems software tools by applying to the program online at am.renesas.com/rzexpress. The Express Logic software, the tools from IAR Systems, and Renesas RZ/A1 MPU platform are tightly integrated though a large number of free sample software projects that customers can download fromwww.expresslogic.com/download_center to get up to speed rapidly.

Source:http://am.renesas.com/