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News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: CyberClocks
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 January 2003
Software takes "black-box" route to
timing design
Cypress Semiconductor has developed an all-inclusive timing development tool suite.
Cypress Semiconductor has developed an all-inclusive timing development tool suite CyberClocks software simplifies timing design by introducing a "black-box" approach to configuring programmable clocks
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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While traditional software models cater to engineers who understand phase-locked loop (PLL) technology, the black-box approach of CyberClocks enables anyone, without any knowledge of the workings of a PLL, to simply specify input and output clock requirements and allow CyberClocks to compute the best configuration.
CyberClocks software supports Cypress's growing line of programmable clock chips by allowing the system designer to customise his requirements in real time, under a programming simulation environment on his personal computer.
The innovative development suite provides software tools that automatically search for the most optimised clocking solution while radically minimising user interaction and design time.
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CyberClocks software performs exhaustive computation on the requirements and optimises the results to meet all the performance parameters set by the designer.
CyberClocks' embedded design rule checking ensures that the PLL system achieves stability under all valid programming conditions and data sheet parameters.
"With no previous knowledge of our devices, designers can specify the system frequency information and CyberClocks software will rapidly configure to the optimal solution", said Wayne Gill, Business Unit Manager for Cypress's Timing Technology Division.
"CyberClocks software now makes programming PLL devices - once considered a complex process - almost trivial, automatically performing rules checking and verification to ensure full device compliance".
CyberClocks software takes the guesswork out of a complex process by generating a spreadsheet-like interface that shows a register description and programming-bit content.
In addition, CyberClocks software offers the system designer a simple interface consisting of PLL input and frequency output for the latest in clock technology.
This interface conceals all the complex underlying calculations from the designer, freeing him to focus on design solutions rather than design processes.
CyberClocks software is free and can be downloaded off the web today from the support section of the Cypress website.
While CyberClocks software is currently designed to run as a stand-alone program on a user's PC, Cypress is planning to support a real-time version on the Cypress website in mid-2003.
Online updates will ensure that designers always have the latest in programming algorithm technology and device upgrades at their fingertips.
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