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04/09/07 20:31
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 		 #136876 - FPGA Software
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Richard Erlacher said:
Relying on the FPGA development software alone is a guarantee of late nights, increased aspirin and antacid consumption, not to mention an elevated need for spirituous beverages.

I think that the trouble with the FPGA tools is more a function of your design. FPGA mandates synchronous design, and being as close to the one-clock model as you can get.

If you follow the rules, then things can go smoothly. Our 8051 derivatives (deviates?) take about 20 minutes. We recently routed an 800K design in about 3 hours. No antacid required.


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Freebie 8051 cores            01/01/70 00:00      
   They do work to a limited extent, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
      there's a range ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         What architecture?            01/01/70 00:00      
            805x, but modified            01/01/70 00:00      
               are you reinventing the wheel?            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes, but it's worth the trouble            01/01/70 00:00      
                     wrong place to read            01/01/70 00:00      
                        I only looked at their site once ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     SiLabs pricing?            01/01/70 00:00      
                        That's what they had on their website            01/01/70 00:00      
   RTFM?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Mostly, it's absence of "TFM"            01/01/70 00:00      
   OP Update            01/01/70 00:00      
   I hate to assume, but            01/01/70 00:00      
      "free" ... I doubt it ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         OK a recollection from a seminar            01/01/70 00:00      
            Maybe from this convention?            01/01/70 00:00      
   is FPGA a suitable "substrate" for a processor?            01/01/70 00:00      
      it's not as easy as the marketeers say ...            01/01/70 00:00      
         FPGA Software            01/01/70 00:00      
      FPGAs work fine for processors for us            01/01/70 00:00      
      FPGA-based processors            01/01/70 00:00      
         Shouldn't it do better than 50 MHz?            01/01/70 00:00      
            50 MHz is pretty fast            01/01/70 00:00      
            My most recent design work            01/01/70 00:00      

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