Swedish firm Percepio is increasing insight into multicore systems through the latest version of its Tracealyzer visual trace diagnostics for embedded systems and the IoT.

Thanks to support for Azure RTOS Thread X SMP systems, Azure RTOS developers can enjoy the same level of insight into multicore systems that is available to embedded Linux developers, such as the ability to track software threads as they migrate between cores and to view CPU load per core.

Tracealyzer is a tool for visual trace diagnostics and helpful for users of Azure RTOS Thread X SMP who want to improve software reliability, system performance and development productivity. It leverages the event logging already present in Azure RTOS Thread X SMP, so developers can deploy Tracealyzer in new and existing projects.

This is pure software that runs on all processors supported by Azure RTOS Thread X SMP, including Xilinx Zynq and other Arm Cortex-A processors.

“More embedded and IoT software systems rely on multicore processors, enabling developers to build more powerful and complex systems,” said Johan Kraft, CEO of Percepio. “As a result, it’s even more important to have quality insight into the runtime system, which is what we offer with Tracealyzer’s new support for Azure RTOS ThreadX SMP for users on processors such as Arm Cortex-A and Synopsys Arc.”

Tracealyzer version 4.4.2 supports Azure RTOS Thread X SMP.

Percepio provides visual trace diagnostics for embedded and IoT software in development and in the field. Like a surveillance camera for embedded software, Tracealyzer allows users to spot visually and analyse issues in software recordings during development and testing. Percepio DevAlert is a cloud service for monitoring deployed IoT devices, combining automatic error reporting with visual trace diagnostics powered by Tracealyzer.

Percepio collaborates with vendors of operating systems for embedded software and partners with Cypress, NXP Semiconductors, ST Microelectronics, Renesas and Wind River. The company is also a member of the Amazon Web Services partner network. Founded in 2009 as a spin-off from applied research at Mälardalen University, Percepio is based in Västerås, Sweden.