ARM offers free download of SoC Designer v7.1

ARM's SoC Designer version 7.1 provides several new benefits and enhancements from previous generations. As per the agreement with Carbon Design Systems, Carbon has assumed future development, support and sale of the SoC Designer tool.

Product benefits include faster loading of the component library thanks to caching support as well as faster component creation with new IP-XACT and Verilog based modes. According to ARM, the new release offers remote debugging using new TCP/IP based communication protocol for the CADI Server and Client apps. It also features link to algorithmic level with updated Mathworks' Simulink co-simulation support and now has easier profiling via new and improved simulation probes.

Added ARM, version 7.1 offers broader choice of supported platforms and compilers and easier installation procedure with new customized installer.

The ARM SoC Designer version 7.1 is available free of charge for existing SoC Designer customers with valid support and maintenance and can be downloaded from the ARM ESL Support Web site.