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03-19-2009
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This issue sponsored by: Avnet
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EDITOR'S NOTE
It was my first week as the editor of the Programmable Logic
DesignLine, and I used my first official blog post to muse about some
recent discussions I've heard on third-party software for
FPGA
tools.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcK0EQ
We also posted a fascinating how-to article by Gareth Edwards, a
design manager at Xilinx, who describes creating a robotic
organist to play a 19th-Century, 16 foot stop pipe organ he stumbled upon in
a place where an engineering and scientific group he belongs to
regularly meets.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcL0ER
This week a number of new products were announced, including a Quad
Virtex-5
FPGA high-speed computing platform from Tokyo Electron
Device, a free development environment for embedded design from Actel,
and a new device, described as the industry's highest density
transceiver
FPGA, from Altera.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcM0ES
Validation technology provider Dafca Inc. also introduced two new
products, including a software tool specifically for FPGAs, and named
a new CEO.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcN0ET
Questions, Ideas, Comments, Complaints? Email me - Dylan McGrath - at
dmcgrath (AT) techinsights (DOT) com.
FEATURED HOW-TO ARTICLE
--Computer Interface Makes 19th-Century Pipe Organ Rock--
A design manager at Xilinx describes building a robotic organist to
play a a 16-foot pipe organ originally built in the late 19th century.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcO0EU
RECENT HOW-TO ARTICLES OF INTEREST
--How to reduce power consumption in CPLD designs with power supply
cycling-- Power supply cycling offers designers a viable means to
achieve the desired features as well as low power consumption in their
CPLD designs.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HD6R0El
--How to detect solder joint faults in operating FPGAs in real time--
Without early detection, electrical anomalies caused by solder joint
faults can result in the catastrophic failure of mission-critical
equipment.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HDSi0Ed
--How to control analog output from a CPLD using a pulse width
modulator--
This article shows how a CPLD can replace a digital-to-analog
converter, allowing it to drive an audio speaker or control things
like LED intensity, motor speed, and servo position.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HCsr0EJ
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TOP PRODUCTS
--Impulse C image processing library speeds
FPGA development--
New library of
FPGA image processing elements for developing custom
advanced video and imaging systems from Impulse Accelerated
Technologies.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcP0EV
--Floating-point MCUs enable high-end real-time control--
Texas Instruments has announced the TMS320C2834x series of Delfino
floating-point controllers that double performance to 300 MHz and
boast a host of control-oriented features.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcQ0EW
--Competition in smartphone market heats up--
In the fourth quarter 2008, growth in the smartphone market flattened;
but at least there was growth. The latest figures from market
researcher Gartner suggest that the competition has increased.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HD6V0Ep
TOP NEWS ITEMS
--Quad Virtex-5 computing platform launched --
Tokyo Electron Device announced the release of inrevium
TB-5V-SX95T4-HSC, a Quad Virtex-5
FPGA high-speed computing platform.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcR0EX
--Dafca rolls
FPGA tool, names new CEO--
Validation technology provider Dafca this week appointed 30-year
industry veteran Dennis Shepard as its new CEO and introduced two
products, ClearBlueXpress and ClearBlueFPGA, to address the SoC and
FPGA markets.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcS0EY
--Altera claims highest density transceiver
FPGA--
Altera announced the availability of what it describes as the
industry's highest density transceiver
FPGA, the EP4SGX530.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcT0EZ
FEATURED BLOGS
--Notes on third-party
FPGA design tools--
A few notes on some interesting discussions about third-party
FPGA
design tools that have come up over the past couple of weeks.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcU0Ea
--Arrggghh -- it's Friday the 13th!--
It's my last day with Programmable Logic DesignLine, and I just
realized that it's Friday 13th ... should I be filled with grim
forebodings?
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcV0Eb
--What music should be playing as ...?--
Following the musical mentions in my newsletter, readers are offering
suggestions as to the tune that should be playing as I leave
Programmable Logic Design...
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcW0Ec
AVAILABLE COURSES
--Introduction to Codec Engine--
Scott Specker and Eric Wilbur provide a brief (30 minute) overview of
the Codec Engine used with TI's DaVinci and OMAP processors. Enjoy a
unique trip to Walt Disney World (actual location of the filming of
this video) and learn about TI's Codec Engine along the way. Fun,
entertaining and best of all - educational. Some people are just nuts
- spending time doing technical work at a theme park. Maybe they need
a real vacation..
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HDnb0Ex
--TMS320DM355 Codec Engine Overview --
TI's Steve Preissig discusses the TMS320DM355 codec engine.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HDna0Ew
--DaVinci Technology Software Platform --
TI's Steve Preissig introduces the components of DaVinci Technology
software platform.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HDsE0EZ
--OMAP-L137 - High Levels of Integration and Low Power --
Pin-to-pin compatible with the TMS320C6747 floating-point DSP, the
OMAP-L137 processor allows designers to off-load non real-time
applications such as GUI, high level OSs, touch screens and networking
stacks to its ARM9 processor while handling tasks that require
high-precision and wide dynamic range on the C674x floating-point DSP
core.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEcX0Ed
--CC430 Energy Harvesting--
Information on energy harvesting and end appliations and how CC430 and
TI play a role.
http://newsletter.designlinenetwork....rT0LOB0HEOO0EA
FINAL NOTE
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