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News Release from: Anadigm | Subject: Configurable Analog Starter Kits
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 10 November 2004
Preconfigured solutions control
dynamically
New configurable analogue starter kits include ready-to-use EDA files and extensive step-by-step instructions for implementing the circuit in a field programmable analogue array.
In a move to give designers a range of prepackaged solutions for building complex analogue circuits, Anadigm today launched the first of a series of configurable analogue starter kits that include ready-to-use EDA files, source code for dynamic configuration, and extensive step-by-step instructions for implementing the circuit in a field programmable analogue array (FPAA) Three new starter kits are available now from the new download centre on the Anadigm website
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Audio Effects Phaser starter kit describes a reference design for implementing a simple audio phase shifter using a single AN221E04 FPAA.
In addition to guitar effects, its time-base-controlled software implementation provides users with a set of techniques that can be used for implementing a number of circuit types that work on the basis of preset delays or a known time constant.
The downloadable software includes source code for dynamic reconfiguration, which is presented in a Windows GUI.
The Dynamic Programming Guide Low-Frequency Filter Design Kit explains how to build any type of low-frequency filter using the AnadigmDesigner2 EDA software and a single FPAA device.
Complete instructions show how to use C-code automatically generated by AnadigmDesigner2 to control all the attributes of the filter dynamically.
This starter kit also introduces a new AnadigmDesigner2 feature that allows direct interfacing with Microsoft C++ or Microsoft.NET to produce a lab version of a dynamic control tool very quickly.
In addition to these complete starter kits, the new download centre includes: an "AnadigmDesigner2" page where customers can register for and download a copy of AnadigmDesigner2; a "Customer CAMs" page from which users can download individual configurable analogue modules, which prepackage basic analogue circuit functions; a "Design Guides" page that allows the user to access technical files; and a "Literature Library" page where all documentation 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 family of silicon products ranges from $4.95 to $7.69 in 10,000-piece quantities.
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