High-performance Embedded Workshop

Customization

The Renesas development environment, or the High-performance Embedded Workshop, is designed to be customized by users. Not just for use with the standard interface, it can have its functions extended according to the purposes of use or preferences of each individual user, for further increased ease of use. To customize the High-performance Embedded Workshop, use the facilities and tools described below, which permit you to program it freely as desired.

• TargetServer (COM extension function)
  Various methods prepared by TargetServer make many and varied extensions possible by taking advantage of Microsoft COM technology. This includes creating user-exclusive control windows, control the execution of test pattern and other repeat work, and outputting the execution result to Excel spreadsheets. All these can be programmed using Visual C++ from Microsoft Corporation.
  
  
• Tcl/Tk extension function
  The versatile widgets (GUI components) offered by Tk make it possible to add exclusive buttons, menus and setup windows. Since Tcl/Tk is a simple and open-source tool, handy programming is possible.
  
  
• IO DLL Kit (simulator extension utility)
  This utility permits the simulation of complicated peripheral I/O operations to be defined in user-exclusive DLL form. Use of the IO DLL Kit eliminates the need to learn I/O script language, and makes programming with Visual C++ from Microsoft Corporation possible.

* COM : Component Object Model
* Tcl/Tk : Tool Command Language/Tool Kit
* DLL : Dynamic Link Library