LynuxWorks has announced that it is planning to ship its new development tool, Luminosity, in two weeks. The product will provide developers a means of creating, editing, compiling, managing, and debugging Java and C/C++ embedded and real-time applications, the company says.
 

The development tool is based on the Eclipse framework, and supports Solaris and Linux hosts, along with architectures supported by BlueCat Linux and LynxOS. LynuxWorks said in March, in conjunction with a demonstration at the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in San Francisco, that it was creating Eclipse-based development tools with support for Java and C/C++.

The company has long marketed the real-time upgrade path that its operating system (OS) offers. LynuxWorks has strived to make their Linux offerings as interoperable as possible, and furthermore, has taken steps to provide an area where other development tools and environments can be developed. There are two embedded OSes in LynuxWorks. Analysts say that a unified development ecosystem that can support both OSes will add to the real-time upgrade path between its Linux-related components.

LynuxWorks says that Luminosity will provide for a "simplified, flexible development platform ideally suited for telecommunications and aerospace customers." Luminosity includes a project wizard to jump-start development, and a universal system viewer that is capable of providing a view of all processes, Java included, and thread activity. LynuxWorks VP of Marketing Bob Morris said, "Developers have another open standard-based platform that is compatible with our entire product line."

LynuxWorks offered some other operations that Luminosity supports, most of which are aimed at facilitating development across platforms. A Target Administrator will help to define the exact hardware in use, and a Platform Administrator will configure and manage cross-platform environments. Furthermore, a Build Engine is onboard for specifying debugging options and constructing finished projects. To aid in C/C++ code development, a Project Wizard – to create project-coding frameworks - and Kernel Wizard - for building C projects that can build kernels – are standard.

Further adding to the cache of options, users will be able to invoke telnet, FTP, and RCP options for communicating between host and target, thanks to an Eclipse toolbar. Users can also set with the Eclipse add-on, debugger options that include GDB (command line debugger), the Total DB (GUI version of GDB), the Total View (proprietary debugger for LynxOS), and the Eclipse Integrated Debugger for graphical debugging with GDB 5.x or higher.