Name: VIAVI eCo Suite SCA 4.1 Integrated Development Environment for Software Defined Systems
Brand: VIAVI
SKU: eCo Suite

Overview

eCo Suite is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing software defined systems based on the Software Communications Architecture version 4.1 (SCA 4.1). It includes the SCA core framework and a set of tools to develop, test and integrate applications and platforms. The suite uses a Model Driven Environment (MDE) to make embedded system and application development simpler and to shorten development and test cycles.

The suite complies with version 4.1 of the SCA open standard and is backward compatible with SCA version 2.2.2. Military and civilian wireless equipment manufacturers use it around the world, and certification authorities use it as a reference implementation.

Components

eCo Hub implements the SCA 4.1 Core Framework (CF), which deploys, configures and controls software applications on the target embedded platform. eCo Architect is a model-driven environment with a Component-Based Development (CBD) approach. It covers the full development life cycle, from modeling and validating components to generating SCA-compliant C++ source code and assembling components into applications or nodes. eCo Inspector gives a runtime view of the SCA system design, with several views of the software structure of any SCA-compliant platform.

eCo DSP Toolbox is a library of signal processing components that are common in wireless communications systems. The components come as C++ source code with eCo Architect SCA models, and the toolbox includes Amplitude Modulation (AM) and Frequency Modulation (FM) demonstration applications. SCA Devices implement open, publicly available APIs from the Joint Tactical Network Center (JTNC) and the Wireless Innovation Forum (WInnF) as SCA Devices or Services.

Packaging and Distribution

The components are sold in several packages: the full eCo Suite, the SCA Core Framework (eCo Hub), the eCo Design Tool (eCo Architect and eCo Inspector) and eCo Supplements (eCo DSP Toolbox and SCA Devices). eCo Hub ships as object code compiled for a defined operating environment, meaning a specific combination of processor, operating system and CORBA ORB. The eCo Design Tools ship in binary format and are licensed per developer. The eCo Supplements ship as source code.

Key Features

SCA 4.1 Core Framework (eCo Hub) that deploys, configures and controls software applications on the target embedded platform
Backward compatibility with SCA 2.2.2
eCo Hub implements the SCA 4.1 Full Profile with support for nearly all Units of Functionality
High-speed core framework that minimizes SCA system boot time
Supports the Application Backward Compatible Unit of Functionality, allowing mixed SCA 2.2.2 and SCA 4.1 applications
eCo Hub is not subject to ITAR restrictions
eCo Architect generates all SCA code automatically from the model
Zero-merge code generation: code can be regenerated without merging two versions of the source
Drag-and-drop assembly of components into applications or platform nodes
Real-time model validation with suggested fixes
Conversion of existing models to SCA 4.1 and refactoring of code generated with the SCARI 2.2.2 tool
Supports Eclipse shared projects for reusing common modeling elements
Multi-development and operating environment support
eCo Inspector Multiple Domain Control for connecting to more than one platform or domain at the same time
Built-in application installer for SCA platform file systems
Generic property browser for every SCA property type, with dynamic or batch value changes
Assignment of application components to specific processors or devices
Real-time, peak and average plotting of Time Domain, Frequency Domain and Constellation graphs
Real-time platform analysis that reports the status of every component
Domain, Application, Deployment and block diagram views of deployed components
eCo DSP Toolbox with waveform components (codecs, interleavers, modulator/demodulator, filters, resamplers, synchronizer)
Utility and test components including data generators, Bit Error Rate meter and channel emulator
AM and FM demonstration applications included as tutorials
SCA Devices for JTNC APIs: AudioPort, Ethernet, GPS, SerialPort, TimingServices, Vocoder, MHAL
WInnF devices: Transceiver 2.0 and International Radio Security Services (IRSS)

Specifications

Standards Compliance

Software Communications Architecture	SCA 4.1 eCo Hub implements SCA 4.1 Full Profile with support for nearly all Units of Functionality
Backward compatibility	SCA 2.2.2

Software Distribution

eCo Hub eCo Hub	Object Code compiled for your operating environment (OE) defined by the combination of Processor / Operating System / CORBA ORB
eCo Design Tools eCo Architect, eCo Inspector	Binary format, licensed on a per Developer basis
eCo Supplements eCo DSP Toolbox, SCA Devices	Source code
eCo DSP Toolbox test environment eCo DSP Toolbox	Linux / x86

Options & Accessories

Option	Description
eCo Suite	eCo Suite package — eCo Hub, eCo Architect, eCo Inspector, eCo DSP Toolbox and SCA Devices
SCA Core Framework	SCA Core Framework package — eCo Hub
eCo Design Tool	eCo Design Tool package — eCo Architect and eCo Inspector
eCo Supplements	eCo Supplements package — eCo DSP Toolbox and SCA Devices