Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced the immediate availability of its comprehensive software development solution targeting Texas Instruments' DM355 DaVinci(TM) digital media processor. Components of the Green Hills development toolkit include: royalty-free real time operating systems, optimizing C/C++ compilers for ARM(R), MULTI(R) integrated development environment (IDE), DoubleCheck(TM) integrated static source code analyzer and high-speed JTAG hardware probes.

The DM355 device is targeted at low power, low cost consumer devices supporting high definition video. Green Hills Software's product offering for this processor features a scalable family of operating systems that range from the extremely small footprint mirco-velOSity to the maximum security INTEGRITY real time operating system. A wide range of middleware and device support is available with all of the operating systems, including file systems, USB, networking stacks, and security protocols. Developers can tailor the required feature set for their device, maximizing performance while minimizing footprint. All of the Green Hills operating systems and middleware are royalty free, helping to further reduce manufacturing cost for cost sensitive devices.

"We are pleased to announce the addition of the DM355 device to the growing list of TI processors that Green Hills Software supports," stated David Kleidermacher, chief technology officer, Green Hills Software. "At the DM355's price point, device manufacturers will have the ability to take high definition video to a new class of electronic devices. Getting to market fast with high quality, optimized performance, and long battery life will differentiate DM355-based products in the market. Green Hills Software products enable our customers to achieve these important design goals."