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16 years ago

A new processor

I am asking for comments on my project. It is a custom component used with SOPC builder, its purpose is to allow many more time critical functions to be programmed in C. When these functions are d...
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16 years ago

Hi SimKnutt,

I believe you mean designing custom processors from fpga logic and memory.

i.e. designer decides that their work is too complicated and slow for HDL and that software(nios...) is too slow for it. So they decide to go for custom oriented processors inside fpga.

The problem is getting new tools and compilers to move from C to your custom processor level. So it needs a real industrial weight.

Hope you are well.

kaz