Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:36:30 -0800
From: "NIRMALA PAGALDIPTI" <nimi@redsonic.com>
To: <lwn@lwn.net>
Subject: Press Release by REDSonic, Inc.

REDSonic introduces RED-Probe, a real-time monitoring tool for embedded
systems using REDICE-Linux


Orange County, California, November 13th 2000

REDSonic, Inc., a provider of real-time and embedded Linux solutions, today
announced the release of RED-Probe, a real-time system event viewer and
monitoring tool for REDICE-Linux.

RED-Probe is a graphical, real-time, monitoring and profiling tool and an
integral component of the REDICE-Linux development system. In Active mode,
RED-Probe gives system developers the ability to monitor all real-time and
non-real-time tasks that are currently executing on an embedded system
running REDICE-Linux. In Passive mode, the user can load a trace file
created previously from running REDICE-Linux. Using RED-Probe, the embedded
system developer can easily view and analyze the behavior and execution of
their real-time applications, enabling them to verify the precision of the
execution and ensure that all deadlines have been met.

RED-Probe is an easy-to-use graphical tool, which enables application
developers the ability to remotely monitor the behavior and performance of
their real-time embedded system.  It allows the users to define triggers,
configure views, perform advanced searches, import trace files (Passive
Probe) and monitor run-time live systems (Active Probe).  RED-Probe can
also be integrated with other REDSonic products, such as RED-Gen a unique,
flexible and powerful real-time schedule code generator.

RED-Probe is ideal for the design, development and testing of industrial
& automation systems, computer networks, medical instruments and
devices, financial transaction applications and security monitoring &
response systems. It provides the application developer the ability to
determine the exact processor time taken by each event and detect any
deviations from estimated results. It also enables users to isolate
critical tasks, which require action to be taken in the microsecond range.

Features of RED-Probe:

Easy to use graphical user interface
Analysis of embedded real-time systems
Dual mode: Active mode (real-time, run-time) and Passive mode (trace files)
Remote monitoring of systems from any host computer with TCP/IP
System task timeline zoom in and zoom out
Display of task statistics such as current time, process id, start time,
and stop time, task length
Host platform support on Linux and Windows

System Requirements:

Intel x86 architecture CPU and above, including Intel, AMD and Cyrix models
VGA compatible display adapter
128Mb RAM (256Mb recommended)
100Mb hard disk space
CD-ROM drive
Network adapter
TCP/IP network

Software Requirements:

Python, wxPython
wxWindows
wxGTK – Linux
wxMSW - Windows



About REDSonic, Inc.

REDSonic, Inc. provides total real-time Linux solutions for both embedded
and server systems. REDICE-Linux, REDSonic's premier offering, is a
low-latency preemptible kernel and includes a flexible two-component
scheduler which provides soft and hard real-time performance while
maintaining full compatibility with existing Linux applications.

REDICE-Linux is supported by a comprehensive development tool chain,
including compilers, debuggers, schedule code generators, target image
builder, and event viewer. The company's Professional Services Group also
provides Linux support, porting and custom application development to
customers in North America and Asia. REDSonic has offices located in Orange
County, California and Taipei, Taiwan. Contact REDSonic at http://www.redsonic.com, via e-mail to
info@redsonic.com, or by phone (949) 833-9679 or fax (949) 833-9479.