RVS

RVS works by combining static and dynamic analyses of software execution to gain an understanding of the software architecture. Using this understanding, RVS injects and/or instruments code to perform a variety of functions including generating and running functional test harnesses, analyzing the structural coverage achieved during functional testing, and analyzing the timing behavior of code being executed.

By integrating into the existing development environment and continuous build servers, RVS reduces the cost of software verification. The flexible nature of RVS integrations and its extremely low instrumentation overheads support its use on even the most complex systems, including multicore systems.

All our RVS tools are designed to meet the most stringent needs of certification processes, such as the DO-178B/C process used in the aerospace industry and the ISO 26262 process used in the automotive industry. We can provide developer qualification documents, a template integration qualification report and on-site tests to support you in qualifying RVS tools in projects requiring certification.

All RVS tools support numerous data collection strategies, which are optimized to achieve a minimal instrumentation overhead. You can collect data using debuggers, logic analyzers, directly from the address bus, or using our datalogger, RTBx. By working with you to determine the optimal data collection strategy, you can ensure you achieve results with minimal effort.

RVS supports C, C++ and Ada projects, including mixed-language ones.

RVS tools support Windows 7 or newer, Windows Server 2008 R2 or newer, and a variety of Linux distributions including Ubuntu and Red Hat.

RVS tools can be used on projects with unsupported operating systems by using a clone integration to split the process and delegate parts of it to the unsupported machine.

RVS tools can be integrated to work with almost any embedded target. Our engineers can work with you to determine the optimal strategy for integrating the tool with your target, even for multi-core architectures. For more information on the hardware architectures we have integrated RVS tools with, see our support specification.

We offer both “Node-locked” and “Floating” licenses, and a license server to support use of our tools in your specific development environment. Floating licenses follow the “Enterprise” model, meaning that you can use our tools across geographical boundaries and different projects and users.

For more information on our licensing models, see our RVS licensing FAQs.

We provide an extensive set of RVS documentation with each of our products, and offer training courses guiding you through the most effective use of RVS tools. All our users can benefit from privileged access to our website, which includes downloads for new product releases.