StackAnalyzer for PowerPC statically determines the worst-case stack usage of tasks in safety-critical applications written or generated in C, C++ or Ada and compiled to run on 32-bit or 64-bit PowerPC processors.
Your benefits
- StackAnalyzer lets you prevent stack overflow for all possible inputs and task executions under any circumstances — without wasting hardware resources.
- StackAnalyzer requires no code instrumentation, no testing, no measuring, no modification of your system, no modification of your toolchain, and it will not be misled by potential flaws in debug information.
- Using StackAnalyzer is essential in meeting current safety standards such as ISO 26262, DO-178B/C, IEC-61508, and EN-50128, where statically analyzing your stack usage is part of the architectural safety requirements.
Key features
- Static analysis of binary files, exactly as they are executed in the final system.
- Clear and precise information on the worst-case stack usage by tasks, procedures, basic blocks, and individual instructions.
- Recursions, function pointers, inline assembly code, and library-function calls are all taken into account.
- Automatic recognition of dead code.
- Exceptionally fast analysis of complex real-world software.
- Freely selectable entry points for the analysis, so you can focus on the worst-case path or other areas of interest, and speed up the analysis even further.
- Difference analysis for comparing the stack usage before and after making changes to your system.
- State-of-the-art GUI with interactive views for analysis results, statistics, code coverage, control flow, source code, assembly code, DWARF debug info, symbol tables, analysis configuration, and more.
- Command-line mode and customizable XML reports for easy integration into automated build processes.
- Plugins for TargetLink and Jenkins.
- Seamless integration with other analysis tools from AbsInt — e.g. TimingProfiler for profiling the worst-case execution time.
Supported processor derivates
- General 32-bit and 64-bit PowerPC processors with PPC and VLE instruction set
- AltiVec is not supported
- Supported CPUs include, but are not limited to:
- PowerPC MPC5200
- PowerPC MPC555, MPC561, MPC562, MPC563, MPC564, MPC565, MPC566
- PowerPC MPC5533, MPC5534
- PowerPC MPC5553, MPC5554
- PowerPC MPC5561
- PowerPC MPC5566
- PowerPC MPC5668G
- PowerPC MPC5674F
- PowerPC MPC5777M
- PowerPC MPC8247, MPC8248, MPC8271, MPC8272
- PowerPC MPC8250, MPC8255, MPC8260, MPC8264, MPC8265, MPC8266
- PowerPC MPC8270, MPC8275, MPC8280
- PowerPC MPC8240, MPC8241, MPC8245
- PowerPC MPC8349E
- PowerPC MPC755
- PowerPC MPC7448
- PowerPC PPC750
- ST SPC58NE84
- ST SPC58NN84
For the purposes of licensing and pricing, StackAnalyzer for 32-bit PowerPCs and StackAnalyzer for 64-bit PowerPCs are treated as two separate products.
Supported compilers
- Diab compiler from Wind River (C, C++, and Ada source code)
- GHS compiler from Green Hills (C, C++, and Ada source code)
- AdaCore GNAT Pro compiler (C, C++, and Ada source code)
- The formally verified CompCert compiler
- GNU C/C++ Compiler (GCC)
- HighTec GNU C/C++ Compiler
- CodeWarrior from Freescale/NXP
- SCORE compiler from DDC-I
The standard license covers one compiler of your choice. Additional compilers can be unlocked for a surcharge.
Also available
Qualification support
Your usage of StackAnalyzer for PowerPC can be qualified according to ISO 26262, DO-178B/C, and other safety standards. We offer Qualification Support Kits that help you simplify and automate your qualification process:
- Base QSK
- Optional compiler-specific add-on QSKs for
- CodeWarrior 4.3
- CodeWarrior 10.6
- DiabData 4.4
- DiabData 5.6.1.0
- DiabData 5.8.0.0p4
- DiabData 5.8.0.0p6
- DiabData 5.9.4.8
- DiabData 5.9.7.1 (64-bit)
- GCC 3.3.2
- GCC 3.4.4
- GCC 4.1.2
- GCC 4.3.3
- GCC 4.3.3.1a-vxworks-653-3-sp4.1
- GCC 4.9.3
- GHS 5.2.4
- SCORE 3.7.1
Compiler-specific QSKs for other compilers can be developed on request.
Independent reviews
Recent improvements
- One additional qualification test case
- See the complete release notes
- Analysis of dynamically linked ELF files
- See the complete release notes
- Improved detection of mismatches between user annotations and actual values determined by the analysis
- Improved iterative decoding
- TLS-encrypted network connections
- See the complete release notes
- Improved automatic switch-table decoding and TOC detection for 64-bit DiabData binaries
- Improved user manual
- See the complete release notes
- Improved loop-bound computation
- Improved handling of memory serialized instructions for e200
- See the complete release notes
- Compiler-specific qualification kit for GCC 4.3.3.1a-vxworks-653-3-sp4.1
- Compiler-specific qualification kit for CodeWarrior 10.6
Availability
StackAnalyzer for PowerPC is available as:
- a standalone tool
- an integral part of the SCADE Suite from Ansys
- an integral part of the Raptor toolchain from New Eagle
System requirements for the standalone tool
- Windows: 64-bit Windows 10 or 11
- Linux: 64-bit CentOS/RHEL 7 or compatible
- 4 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)
- 4 GB of disk space
- The Linux version requires the
libxcb-*family of libraries to be installed - Support for macOS High Sierra 10.13 or newer is possible on request for a surcharge
Free trial
You can try StackAnalyzer for free, on your own applications, for a period of 30 days. Your free-trial package includes online training and tech support.