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January 2008
Product Development Newsletter

Here are some items of interest we found in January month:



Microchip Graphics PICtail Plus Daughter Board
Part Number: AC164127

The Graphics PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board 2 is a demonstration board for product development utilizing Microchip Technology's graphic LCD display solution and Graphics Library for 16-bit microcontrollers. It is an expansion board compatible with the Explorer 16 Development Board (DM240001).

The features include:

  • 2.8” QVGA (320x240) LCD module with resistive touch screen
  • 65K color support
  • Supports portrait and landscape orientations
  • Stand-alone graphics controller, Solomon Systech SSD1906, supporting 4/8-bit STN, 4/8-bit CSTN, 18-bit HR-TFT and 9/12/18-bit TFT interfaces via connector
  • 4 Megabit (512Kx8) flash memory for graphic data storage
  • Sound buzzer
  • Horizontal PICtail™ Plus Daughter Board connection interface
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/groups/devtools_sg/documents/devtools/%7Eexport/en532570%7E2%7Een006096%7EPressReleaseLayout/77035-1.png



Actel Core10/100 10/100 Mbps  IP Core for procut development of Ethernet MAC with Host Controller

Ethernet Media Access Controller that connects Local Area Networks at data rates of 10 or 100 Mb/s. It has a Media Independent Interface (MII) for physical connection and implements Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) algorithms per IEEE 802.3.

Key Features:

  • Supports 10/100 Mbps full/half duplex operations
  • Supports CSMA/CD defined by 802.3 standard
  • Host Interface with DMA Control
  • Supports 8, 16 and 32-bit host interface
  • DMA has Scatter/Gather capabilities
  • Supports 802.3 Media Independent Interface
  • Supports Actel's ProASICPLUS and Axcelerator device families
    • 81% Utilization in Actel's APA300
    • 56% Utilization in Actel's AX500

Actel  Core1553BBC  MIL-STD-1553B Bus Controller

MIL-STD-1553B is a command/response, time-multiplexed serial data bus used in aircraft, military vehicles, and severe control environments. Core1553BBC provides a complete, MIL-STD-1553B Bus Controller (BC), and has similar functionality to other common bus control solutions. Actel provides everything needed to incorporate one or more 1553B cores into a system design.

Key Features:

  • Single-Chip, Radiation Tolerant MIL-STD-1553B Compliant FPGA Solution
  • Supports up to 128kbytes of Internal or External Memory
  • Synchronous or Asynchronous Backend Interface
  • Interfaces to Standard External Transceivers
  • Selectable 12, 16, 20, or 24 MHz System Clocks
  • Certified per RT Validation Test Plan MIL-HDBK-1553 Appendix A
  • Supports RTAX-S, RTSX-S, ProASICPLUS, SX-A, Axcelerator, MX, and ACT3 Product Families

Actel Core1553BRT-EBR 1553EBR Remote Terminal

SAE AS5682 is a 10 Mbps command/response, dual redundant, enhanced bit rate (EBR), time-multiplexed serial data bus used in aircraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, and severe control environments. Core1553BRT-EBR provides a complete, 1553EBR Remote Terminal (RT), and is compatible with legacy remote terminal systems and supports standard off-chip RS485 transceivers.

Key Features:

  • Single-Chip, Radiation Tolerant SAE AS5682 Compliant FPGA Solution
  • Fail Safe State Machines for Space and Avionics Applications
  • 100% Statement and Branch Code Coverage
  • Encoders and Decoders Operate off 100 MHz Clock
  • Protocol Control and Memory Interface Operates off 50 MHz Clock
  • Interfaces to Standard External RS485 Transceivers
  • Memory Address Mapping Allowing Emulation of Legacy Remote Terminals
  • Programmable Mode Code and Sub-Address Legality Check
  • Protocol Control Derived from Core1553BRT, which is Certified to MIL-STD-1553B (RT Validation Test Plan MIL-HDBK-1553, Appendix A)
  • Supports RTAX-S, Axcelerator, ProASIC3/E, and ProASICPLUS Product Families





Actel Core3DES 3DES Encryption and Decryption

IP Module - Core3DES

Description: Core3DES

  • Implements triple DES to NIST FIPS PUB 46-3
  • Supports 168-bit key size
  • Fastest data rate is on Axcelerator at 167 Mbps
  • Encryption and decryption with same core
  • Includes parity checking logic for cipher key
  • 48 clock cycle operation for 64-bit data encryption/decryption
  • Netlist, RTL and evaluation versions available
  • Supports Axcelerator, ProASICPLUS, and SXA
    • 39% utilization on an AX125
    • 22% utilization on APA150
    • 28% utilization on A54SX32A
    • 27% utilization on RT54SX32S


Actel Core8051 8-bit FPGA based Microprocessor - 100% ASM51 compatible
Core8051 is a soft IP version of the 8-Bit 8051 Microcontroller that is ASM51 Compatible. At one clock per instruction Core8051 runs much faster and has substantially increased throughput compared to the original 8051 implementations. The core can be used to run programs written for the 8051 without change, and is compatible with the existing 8051 tools. Core8051 supports 13 interrupts and has a UART, 2 counter/timers, and 4 8-bit ports. The SFR bus is fully supported and up to 101 external SFRs can be added

http://www.actel.com/images/products/ip/core8051_diag.jpg


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