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News Release from: Anadigm | Subject: AnadigmDesigner2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 January 2003
More dynamic reconfigurability for
analogue arrays
The latest version of the AnadigmDesigner2 EDA software includes a breakthrough feature that greatly expands the ability of field-programmable analogue arrays to be reconfigured on the fly.
The latest version of the AnadigmDesigner2 EDA software includes a breakthrough feature that greatly expands the ability of field-programmable analogue arrays (FPAAs) to be reconfigured on the fly in embedded systems The software's new state-driven dynamic configurability (SDDC) capability widens the scope of dynamic reconfigurability to allow both algorithmic updates of circuit parameters and - in an industry first - state-driven transformations of the FPAA's functionality
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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"State-driven dynamic configurability means the FPAA can be switched dynamically between multiple states, merely by loading a preset configuration file into the device", said Suhel Dhanani, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Anadigm.
"With this new capability, an FPAA can switch on-the-fly from working as a sensor signal monitoring circuit to a complex control loop - just to cite one example".
In addition to the device multipurposing and reduced component count benefits provided by the SDDC capability, using the new feature is surprisingly inexpensive.
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Only a simple microcontroller is needed to switch between the various configuration files.
Users can thus implement the dynamic reconfiguration feature using minimal system resources.
AnadigmDesigner2 is the latest version of an advanced EDA tool that enables the design and implementation of dynamically reconfigurable FPAAs within a matter of minutes.
Complex analogue circuits developed using AnadigmDesigner2 software are being used in a wide range of industrial, automotive, medical, automatic test equipment, instrumentation, and communication products.
With AnadigmDesigner2, designers construct complex analogue circuits for applications such as signal conditioning, closed loop control, and data acquisition using configurable analogue modules (CAMs) as building blocks - dramatically consolidating discrete components and reducing manufacturing costs.
With an easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface, the design process can be measured in minutes, allowing complete analogue systems to be built rapidly, simulated immediately, and then downloaded to the FPAA chip for testing, validation, and a direct move to manufacturing.
Anadigm's second-generation FPAAs are the first programmable analogue devices on the market that can be reconfigured on-the-fly within an embedded system.
With the release of AnadigmDesigner2 version 2.2.5, now two forms of dynamic reconfigurability are possible - algorithmic and state-driven.
Both modes allow analogue functionality to interact with other parts of the system through software.
The benefits to manufacturers include the ability to implement adaptive control loops; dynamically sweep filter frequencies; adapt to sensor degradation, laser aging, or changing customer requirements; as well as increase system functionality.
A trial copy of AnadigmDesigner2 is available for free download from the Anadigm website.
(This was Electronicstalk's Top Story on 29 January 2003).
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