Celoxica Announces New C Synthesis Package For FPGA Development Platforms
Low-cost Platform Developer's Package and Prototype Boards
Offer Painless Entry To Software-Compiled System Design
CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003--
Celoxica today announced the immediate availability of a new C
synthesis tool package that provides a low-cost entry point into
C-based system-level design. The Platform Developer's Package (PDP)
allows engineers to target C algorithms to off-the-shelf development
boards or evaluate C-based design methodologies.
PDP provides cycle-accurate design simulation and C-based
synthesis to FPGA logic and is an entry-level version of Celoxica's DK
Design Suite of system design tools. PDP also includes a board support
package for targeting designs to one of several supported development
boards.
"The software-compiled system design methodology is the absolute
fastest way to design and implement complex systems. This package
gives designers a way to try C-based design with no risk," said Jeff
Jussel, vice president of marketing at Celoxica. "The tool quickly
transforms the high-level design models into FPGA hardware and proves
the quality of that implementation in a real system prototype."
Celoxica tools specialize in compiling C-based languages directly
to FPGA hardware. Using a high-level language approach, Celoxica
provides the fastest path from system concept to chip implementation.
And by enabling co-design and co-verification, Celoxica's methodology
improves quality of design as well as design productivity. In addition
to simulation and synthesis, the PDP software includes an easy to use
integrated development environment user interface and a board support
package API. Processor support packages for ARM, MicroBlaze, NIOS and
PowerPC processors are also available as options to the PDP software.
The package can also be upgraded to the DK Design Suite for users who
want other advanced features for system design and co-verification.
"The effectiveness and quick results made possible by Celoxica DK
tools on a critical kernel directly led to a large contract win," said
Carl Murphy, VP and CTO at Accord Solutions. "Now with the PDP
product's pricing and associated board platforms Accord Solutions can
afford to make delivery of a fully operating PDP environment and board
package to our clients. This is key to our client's ability to raise
more funds for our technology advancement."
Development Boards
With PDP, board support packages are available for the Celoxica
RC200 and RC2000 development boards and for the Altera NIOS
development board. The RC200/RC2000 development boards include a
Xilinx Virtex-II FPGA and provide environments for the evaluation and
development of high performance FPGA based applications. The RC200
Programmable SoC board connects to the development software via a
built-in 10/100 Ethernet port and can be used for a wide variety of
prototyping systems. The RC2000 is a PCI board and is used for testing
and acceleration of algorithms in hardware.
Price and availability
PDP sells for $1999 and may be purchased with an FPGA development
board. Both the board and design software are available immediately.
This combined solution offers a complete low-cost platform for C-based
design development and prototyping.
About Celoxica
An innovator in system-level electronic design automation (EDA),
Celoxica is the technology leader in Software-Compiled System Design,
a process that accelerates design productivity by using high-level
languages to directly drive design verification and implementation of
hardware and software through a platform-based design methodology. By
providing a proven route to hardware design using software techniques,
Celoxica's solutions redefine hardware and software partitioning to
enable the use of reprogrammable logic devices in the development of
electronics and reconfigurable systems. For more information, visit:
www.celoxica.com.
Celoxica and the Celoxica logo are the trademarks of Celoxica Ltd.
Any other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Celoxica Ltd.
Jeff Jussel, +1-408-626-9070
jeff.jussel@celoxica.com
or
VitalCom PR
Karen Tyrrell, 650-366-8212 x204
karen@vitalcompr.com
or
Neesham Public Relations
Allan Edwards, +44 (0) 1442 879222
allane@neesham.co.uk
