SoC Aids Real-Time FPGA Signal Processing

Designed for real-time FPGA-based signal processing, the CoSine is a highly integrated, pre-configured system on chip. It bridges two high-speed interfaces—Serial RapidIO, PCI-X, or PCI-Express—through a multi-port DDR controller, enabling non-contentious access to a user- program- mable logic block and QDR II SRAM controller. Its IP cores, memory controllers, specialized DMA engines, embedded processors, and logic are factory pre-configured, and supplied to the user as a fully tested system. The CoSine development toolkit includes a standalone ATCA board with up to 8 GB of DDR memory that delivers continuous, sustained transfers from a 64-bit/133-MHz PCI-X PrPMC site at maximum bandwidth to a Serial RapidIO x4 XMC site. Other items include a developer manual, demo program, library of VHDL test benches, and a suite of PCI, Serial RapidIO, and standalone diagnostic C test code. MICRO MEMORY LLC, Chatsworth, CA. (818) 998-4459.