In May 2012 MIPS introduced the Aptiv™ Generation of Microprocessor Cores offering a high level of performance and efficiency for applications across the home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded segments.
The Aptiv Generation cores, including the proAptiv, interAptiv and microAptiv families, offer three distinct performance levels for applications across MIPS' target segments.
More information on the available cores can be found on the MIPS website here.
Imperas and MIPS have worked together to make models of these cores available on OVP.
Latest Aptiv Generation models and platforms available
For videos related to MIPS Malta Platforms running Linux and debugging user applications, please click here.
MIPS-Verified(tm) - all processors models of MIPS Technologies processors available from this site are now MIPS-Verified(tm). Please see the associated press release for more information.
This page is dedicated to the MIPS processors. On the right you will see the different downloads available - simple single processor platforms running benchmark applications through to multi-core examples and also a Malta platform that boots Linux.
Also - there is the download of the models themselves - including many examples of using them - and its source is available in the Library section.
Also there are GCC, GDB etc toolchains you will need to compile and run applications.
Using the OVP MIPS model
To use the MIPS model you will need several things downloaded.
You will need to download a) the OVPSim simulator (available from right hand panel), b) the MIPS model itself (included as binary and source in the OVPsim package), and c) if you don't already have the toolchain to compile up applications, you will need that too... (available from right hand panel). And then take a look at some of the demos and examples - they provide pointers as to what is needed for starter platforms. Then you can use some of the existing platforms or it is easy to write your own platform.c file, application.c and when compiled - you will be all set.
You could walk through this presentation to get a feel for how easy it is to use the MIPS model. To find out more about the technology behind the model - please go to the Technology pages.
For a demo of how easy it is to download, and a quick walk through downloading and running the applications please watch the video:
MIPS Malta Linux Videos
MIPS Malta Linux Video 1) - Installing OVPsim simulator, MIPS Malta Platform and Booting Linux (boots in 4 seconds)
Video demonstration showing the download of the OVP simulator, download of the Linux image, install and booting the OVP MIPS Malta Virtual Platform with Linux 2.6:
MIPS Malta Linux Video 2)- Installing, creating full disk image and booting multiuser Linux
Video demonstration of how to use OVP to create a full multi user Linux disk image and boot from it:
MIPS Malta Linux Video 3) - Cross compiling user applications and debugging them on simulated MIPS Linux
Video demonstration of how to use OVP to cross compile MIPS Linux applications, install them into the Linux disk image and then simulate them - and debug them with GDB and Eclipse:
To view and download previous OVP releases, visit here.
Current release: 20120313.0
The current release has been available for 67 days. Please uninstall the previous release before installing the new release or components of it. The changes in this release can be viewed here. Don't mix releases.
