TASKING's EDE™ is a total programming environment that integrates all the tools a developer needs to create, edit, build, and debug an embedded application, and provides:

• Accessible push-button control over a variety of development tasks spread over many tools
• Tight integration of tools enabling a rapid edit-compile-debug process that leads to higher productivity by automating repetitive tasks
• Graphical tool option selection, automated MAKE facility and online user manuals

EDE lets you define the files of your project and, by navigating through the tabs, select the TASKING tool options that apply. The EDE project manager gives you a method of creating and maintaining a project so that your application is always up-to-date. All aspects of a project are saved in the project file: The source files that make up the application, the tool options (compiler, assembler, linker and CrossView Pro debugger), the tool directories and the options describing the building process. The project manager handles file dependencies as well as the exact sequence of operations required to build your application. EDE understands the error messages generated by the compiler and assembler, and shows you where the error are, so you can fix them quickly.

You start by setting up your project via the Project menu. Give the project a name and specify which toolchain (microcontroller) you are going to use.

First save any edited files and then click on Make. EDE compiles and links your project and creates an absolute object module for debugging. If compilation errors occur EDE recognizes the errors and displays the relevant source code with the cursor at the first error for you to correct it. You then go to the next error by clicking on the Error button until all errors have been corrected. The absolute object module is then ready to be loaded into CrossView for debugging.