Hitting the Mark
Just in case you had not noticed, the prototyping blog can now be found here: https://blogs.synopsys.com/hittingthemark/
Posted in Admin and General
Read Issue #1 Prototyping Newsletter: Reduce Risk and Speed Time-to-Market with End-to-End Prototyping
Posted in Prototyping newsletter
Which is your favorite FPGA-based prototyping setup?
Interesting article posted to eetimes this week, 10 Favorite FPGA-based Prototyping Boards,
Posted in Admin and General, HAPS-80, Support, UltraScale
Innovation Increases Design Visibility and Boosts Performance of FPGA-based Prototypes
I just noticed (late) that the latest release of HAPS ProtoCompiler, 2016.03 is available. The new release can be found under SolvNet here. (A SolvNet ID and a valid HAPS ProtoCompiler license will be needed for download.)
Posted in ASIC Verification, Bug Hunting, Debug, FPGA-Based Prototyping, HAPS-70, HAPS-80, Man Hours Savings, Performance Optimization, Real Time Prototyping, Tips and Traps, UltraScale
Verifying Power Management Modes, both Software and Hardware
Quote: “It works! After disabling power management for my WiFi stick in Raspberry PI configuration it is now working!!”
Posted in ASIC Verification, Bug Hunting, Debug, Early Software Development, HW/SW Integration, Man Hours Savings, System Validation, UltraScale, UPF, Use Modes
ESD Precautions Essential for prototype handling
Thanks to my latest project, a home built Van De Graaff generator, it reminded me to post some more information on ensuring you take ESD precautions while handling your physical prototyping hardware. These are essential when handling Xilinx Virtex-7 and UltraScale based platforms, ensuring you don’t let the magic blue smoke escape.
Posted in Admin and General, HAPS-80, UltraScale
Prototyping enables worlds first PCIe Gen4 (16 Gb/s) demonstration
While roaming the halls of Synopsys corporate offices I found myself in one of the smaller demonstration labs and spotted this:
Posted in DWC IP Prototyping Kits, In-System Software Validation, IP Validation, Man Hours Savings, Real Time Prototyping
It’s not too late to attend SNUG Silicon valley
Hey, it’s not too late to attend SNUG Silicon Valley: http://www.synopsys.com/Community/SNUG/Silicon%20Valley/pages/default.aspx
Posted in ASIC Verification, Bug Hunting, Daughter Boards, Debug, DWC IP Prototyping Kits, Early Software Development, FPGA-Based Prototyping, FPMM Methods, Getting Started, HAPS-80, HW/SW Integration, In-System Software Validation, IP Validation, Man Hours Savings, Performance Optimization, Project management, Real Time Prototyping, Support, System Validation, Technical, Tips and Traps, UltraScale, Use Modes
What’s in it for me? The market shift to integrated Physical Prototyping
Posted in ASIC Verification, Bug Hunting, Debug, Early Software Development, HAPS-80, HW/SW Integration, Hybrid Prototyping, In-System Software Validation, IP Validation, Man Hours Savings, Performance Optimization, Real Time Prototyping, System Validation, UltraScale, Use Modes
Debug: Zero in on Defects Using Global State Visibility & Other High Visibility Capabilities
Design defects (bugs) can be introduced at multiple levels in the design process from RTL defects, SW defects and Integration defects. The key to rapidly locating these bugs is to tailor the debug strategy to the type of bugs you are looking for. Depending on where you are in the design cycle usually dictates which type of bug is more prevalent. Physical Prototyping exercises the RTL, SW and the fully integrated design so is a key technology for design verification. Having the right debug tool set if critical to accelerate the verification task.
Posted in ASIC Verification, Bug Hunting, Debug, Early Software Development, HAPS-80, HW/SW Integration, In-System Software Validation, IP Validation, Man Hours Savings, System Validation, UltraScale
Michael (Mick) Posner joined Synopsys in 1994 and is currently Director of Product Marketing for Synopsys' DesignWare USB Solutions. Previously, he was the Director of Product Marketing for Physical (FPGA-based) Prototyping and has held various product marketing, technical marketing manager and application consultant positions at Synopsys. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Brighton, England.