Prototyping Kit Shortens Embedded-system-development Schedules

摘要

To cope with constantly shrinking design schedules and to simplify the inevitable product updates, a growing number of embedded-system designers are incorporating reconfigurable-FPGA technology. Lending support to this trend, Altera recently announced the Cyclone III FPGA Edition of its embedded-system-development kit, a platform to simplify the prototyping and development of FPGA-based embedded systems. This three-rnboard development kit features a Cyclone III EP3C120 FPGA device with memories, I/O interfaces, and peripherals. The kit also contains a selection of prebuilt processor systems, IP (intellectual property), operating systems, and software applications. Users create their FPGA-based embedded systems by selecting from a multitude of onboard sample processor systems, demonstration designs, and reference designs.