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Cell/B.E. SDK 3.0, Part 6: Use simulator consoles, use the ALF wizard, and set IDE preferences

A quick-read intro to the new Multicore Accelerator SDK 3.0 IDE

Sean Curry (seancurry.ut@gmail.com), Software Engineer, IBM

Sean is an undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, working toward a degree in Computer Sciences. As an intern at the IBM Linux Technology Center, Sean works as part of the Linux on Cell/B.E. team, specifically contributing to the IDE for Cell Broadband Engine SDK project. Sean develops source code and conducts integration testing and product release management.

Summary: This introductory tutorial, designed for the IBM SDK for Multicore Acceleration, Version 3.0 (otherwise known as the Cell Broadband Engine SDK), explores the Cell/B.E. processor IDE and gives developers a click-for-click walk-through of building a simple project in this environment. This tutorial is broken into six quick-perform parts dealing with creating an SPU project, creating a PPU project, creating the Cell/B.E. simulator, configuring the application launcher, debugging and doing performance analysis, using simulator consoles, using the ALF wizard, and setting IDE preferences.

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Date: 13 Nov 2007
Level: Introductory
PDF: A4 and Letter (421 KB | 15 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Getting started

Using Eclipse

Okay, so you've already got the CDT and the Cell/B.E. IDE installed into your Eclipse directory. Now open Eclipse and switch to the C/C++ perspective by clicking Window > Open Perspective > Other.

Figure 1. Getting started with Eclipse
Getting started with Eclipse