Intel Flash SOFTWAREBuilder

Product Overview

Intel's Flash SOFTWAREBuilder is a tool designed to facilitate the understanding and implementation of flash media managers for Intel Flash memory. In one package the user gets everything necessary to start designing with a file system. This greatly eases the implementation of Intel's Flash components and cards and speeds time-to-market. SOFTWAREBuilder also makes existing Intel flash utilities and file systems easier to implement and understand.

Product Description

SOFTWAREBuilder is ideal for designers of systems using Intel Flash components for code or data storage and for those that require in-system code updates. SOFTWAREBuilder is also well suited for system designers who want to reduce component count by replacing EEPROMs with Intel Flash memory.

SOFTWAREBuilder contains all documentation and virtually all source code for Intel-developed flash managers and utilities. Its decision-making utility recommends the file system or utility which should be implemented. This feature helps reduce time-to-market by simplifying the file system decision process and by providing the necessary source code to begin software development.

Ease of design is also facilitated by SOFTWAREBuilder. Its intuitive interface to the source code allows the user to browse through files, to examine contained functions, and then launches the file into a text editor for modifications.

File systems and utilities contained in SOFTWAREBuilder can be used on various Intel Flash components and cards. Several of the file systems conform to PCMCIA specifications to allow compatibility and data transportability to other systems.

SOFTWAREBuilder supports both Intel- and third-party vendor-developed flash managers by providing the user with necessary source code and/or information for the file systems and utilities contained within:

Flash Translation Layer (FTL)
LFS File Manager (LFM)
Virtual Small Block (VSB)
VSB File Manager (VFM)
FTL Logger
iBoot Loader
EEPROM Replacement

Product Highlights

Contains Intel code and documentation

Instant access to code
Decision Tree Utility

Supports Intel Flash components and cards
Some file systems conform to PCMCIA specifications

Supports Intel and third-party vendor
-developed flash managers
Easy-to-use Graphical User Interface

Point-and-click access

Windows95* compatible

Product Highlights
Contains Intel code and documentation Instant access to code Decision Tree Utility Supports Intel Flash components and cards Some file systems conform to PCMCIA specifications	Supports Intel and third-party vendor -developed flash managers Easy-to-use Graphical User Interface Point-and-click access Windows95* compatible

Features Benefits

Decision Tree Utility

By answering simple questions the tool allows the user to choose the optimum filing system or utility for their Intel Flash application

File system source code

Design time reduced by having instant access to necessary source code

On-line documentation

Complete user's guide for each flash manager, application notes and programmer guides all at your fingertips

Features	Benefits
Decision Tree Utility	By answering simple questions the tool allows the user to choose the optimum filing system or utility for their Intel Flash application
File system source code	Design time reduced by having instant access to necessary source code
On-line documentation	Complete user's guide for each flash manager, application notes and programmer guides all at your fingertips