BOSTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Embedded Systems Conference today
(ESC), Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq: XLNX) and new AllianceCORE(TM) program member
Amirix Systems, Inc. of Halifax, Nova Scotia, announced the immediate
availability of the Amirix Email Trigger core that leverages the IBM
PowerPC(TM) processor in Xilinx Virtex-II Pro(TM) FPGAs. The solution will
generate and send messages through the Internet for remote monitoring, event
logging or system debugging purposes. Also announced today, the availability
of the Amirix Virtex-II Pro PCI(TM) Platform FPGA Development Board for
development and evaluation of PowerPC based embedded designs using Virtex-II
Pro FPGAs. Target applications for these new products include networking,
communications, signal processing and industrial control.
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"The PowerPC is an ideal solution for embedded applications since it is
the leading processor architecture for networking and communications systems.
The fact that it is embedded in a high-performance FPGA such as Virtex-II Pro
and can deliver over 400 MHz at 600 D-MIPS makes it attractive for use in high
performance applications," said Bruce Oakley, product manager and principal
designer at Amirix Systems. "Additionally, the Embedded Development Kit (EDK)
from Xilinx is great for developing PowerPC based systems. It includes an
extensive IP offering and a suite of system level tools to facilitate the
development of a complete PowerPC based embedded system in hours." For more
information on the Embedded Development Kit and Xilinx processor solutions,
visit http://www.xilinx.com/processor.
The Email Trigger core, available today directly from Amirix, generates
standard SMTP email messages over an Ethernet connection when triggered by
user hardware signals. The core can sample up to 64 signals at each trigger
event, and report them in an email message. The design is a pre-packaged
solution that enables the customer to use it as-is or customize the processor
code for a specific application. The compiled processor code for the PowerPC
based system is preloaded into BlockRAM of the FPGA, with the logic
implemented in the FPGA fabric to generate a completely self contained IP
core.
The PCI Platform board includes memories, peripherals and high-speed
system interfaces that enable designers to develop and evaluate their PowerPC
based systems. Customers save valuable time by developing, evaluating and
debugging their embedded, high-performance system designs on a single
platform.
Programmable World 2003 Workshops
Customers can learn more about the new EDK and PowerPC based Email Trigger
solution from Amirix as part of the Programmable World 2003 Workshop sessions
in the Embedded Processor Track. Xilinx workshops will include in-depth
technical sessions on its embedded solutions. For complete program and
registration information, visit http://www.xilinx.com/pw2003/workshop.
Product Availability
For more information on these products, visit the Xilinx IP Center at
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter. The Email Trigger core is available for license
directly from Amirix Systems under the terms of the SignOnce IP License, the
industry's first multi-vendor common license for FPGA-based IP. Visit
http://www.xilinx.com/ipcenter/signonce for more information. The development board
is also available directly from Amirix. Discounts on the board are available
to universities via the Xilinx University Program (XUP).
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the worldwide leader of programmable logic solutions. Additional
information about Xilinx can be found at http://www.xilinx.com .
About Amirix
Founded in 1981, AMIRIX offers customized embedded systems design services
by combining expertise in hardware, embedded software and board level systems
integration. Our design solutions are flexible, time-to-market efficient and
cost effective and can be found in defense, aerospace and medical
applications, as well as telecommunications platforms. Our core competencies
include high performance digital board design and integration, programmable
logic and embedded software design. For more information, visit
http://www.amirixlinux.com
SOURCE Xilinx, Inc.
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