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News Release from: Anadigm | Subject: AnadigmDesigner2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 July 2003
Free trial for programmable analogue
design
Now designers can try dynamically reconfigurable programmable analogue design for free.
Now designers can try dynamically reconfigurable programmable analogue for free A new version of the programmable analogue EDA tool AnadigmDesigner2 provides trial users full access to all the software's features, including the ability to construct circuits that can be reconfigured on the fly by a system microprocessor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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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.
AnadigmDesigner2 v2.3 further automates the analogue design process with additional new configurable analogue modules (CAMs) that users drag and drop to build a complex analogue circuit.
"Dynamic reconfiguration is a totally new capability for programmable analogue circuits, and system designers are seeing its potential to reduce the cost of designing, customising, and supporting their products", said Brian Hodges, Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Anadigm.
"They're eager to see it in action, so now we're including this feature within every trial copy of AnadigmDesigner2".
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New features in Anadigm's programmable analogue design software add a higher level of realism to simulations of field programmable analogue arrays.
Giving designers an analogue equivalent to the FPGA, dynamically reconfigurable FPAAs from Anadigm implement signal conditioning, complex filtering, closed-loop control, and other analogue applications in a wide range of embedded systems.
They are the first programmable analogue ICs on the market that can adapt within the system to perform different functions, adjust to different environmental conditions, or compensate for sensor degradation.
The AnadigmDesigner2 EDA tool allows designers to construct circuits using pre-qualified, drag-and-drop CAMs for which they set the parameters.
AnadigmAssistant tools included with AnadigmDesigner2 v.2.3 further abstract the analogue design process to the functional level by automating the construction of complex filters and PID (proportional, integral, derivative) controllers.
For this version of AnadigmDesigner2, Anadigm is adding to its already comprehensive CAM library three new functions: the transimpedance amplifier, the gain limiter stage, and the gain switch.
These CAMs will help further the adoption of the FPAA technology in various industrial, medical, and communications segments.
The transimpedance amplifier CAM is aimed at systems with a photodiode interface - such as medical diagnostic or currency validation equipment - where it allows the FPAA to convert an input current into an output voltage.
AnadigmDesigner2 users simply point and click to set the ratio of the current/voltage conversion.
The gain limiter CAM creates an adjustable gain function such that the output voltage is limited to a programmable level.
As a result, the gain stage has a continuous input and continuous output that are always valid.
The gain switch CAM creates a gain stage with two switchable input terminals.
A multimedia demonstration of AnadigmDesigner2 v2.3 can be viewed on the Anadigm website, where the free trial copy is available for download.
A complete evaluation kit with a development board, entry-level software, and updated documentation is now available at a promotional price of $199.
Pricing for the FPAA silicon starts at $6.45 in 10,000-piece quantities.
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