Actel's embedded processor development tool suite now includes the firm's latest catalogue of firmware.

The Firmware Catalogue is used to source firmware that is compatible with intellectual property cores used in the firm's embedded processor based low-power IGLOO, ProASIC3 or Fusion mixed-signal FPGA designs.

It is a standalone executable program that enables the browsing, selection, and GUI configuration of firmware drivers, hardware abstraction layers and design examples.

Through a web connection to a remote repository, the catalogue dynamically reminds the user of new cores or core versions available for download.

It also provides detailed descriptions and direct access to user guides.

When used with Actel's SoftConsole Eclipse-based embedded software development environment, developers are provided a means for the production of C and C++ executables for Actel's ARM Cortex-M1 and Core8051s soft processor designs.

The Firmware Catalogue can also be used with other software IDEs currently available.