D'Gipro Launches C to FPGA Tools, Training and Libraries
BANGALORE, Mar. 31 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Engineers accelerating image, signal and data processing C code just gained
another method. D'Gipro added Impulse C to their line. Begun in 1993, D'Gipro is
India's leading EDA solutions vendor, having provided tools and training to over
2000 engineers. Impulse C extends this to engineers working with compute
intensive algorithms which can now be parallelized to run faster in FPGA. FPGAs
offer a lower power, massively parallel fabric that accelerates designs by
operating multiple streams in parallel. In this way FFTs, up/down converters and
a broad range of in-line processes can be offloaded on to the FPGA to reduce bill
of materials costs and increase system performance.
Impulse C is comprised of a set of powerful analysis, parallelization and
interconnection tools. Designs begin device independently so they can be tried in
various FPGA architectures. Developers partition critical processing elements to
FPGA fabric, where they run in multiple, optimally configured logic blocks,
embedded processor cores or off-FPGA discrete components like DSPs. Impulse C
handles low level hardware interconnection so streams, signals, memory and I/O
automatically work properly. Impulse libraries further accelerate this process by
offering pre-optimized C and HDL modules for common tasks like filters. Finally,
training is offered to help teams get a quick, accurate start on moving their
first C design to FPGA.
This methodology serves software and hardware design teams. Aerospace,
telecommunications, consumer electronics, research institutions and financial
services organizations use Impulse tools. The worldwide Impulse community is over
1,200. Impulse is part of an open, vibrant ecosystem of device manufactures, IP
library providers, design services and training organizations. Please contact
D'Gipro to arrange for a consultation to learn more about the Impulse design
"We see the engineering community looking to FPGA-based parallel computing as
a way to achieve higher throughput at lower power" said Suresh Kumar, Director of
D’Gipro. He continued "Impulse C makes this capability much more accessible for
designs that would have otherwise gone to DSP or microprocessor."
Impulse C is the market leader in software-to-FPGA solutions for image
processing, providing C-to-FPGA programming solutions for a wide variety of FPGAs
and platforms. The Impulse C compiler and libraries support rapid design
iteration and algorithm refactoring, providing visibility and control to software
programmers targeting hardware-accelerated systems. Also available are customized
FPGA libraries, reference applications and FPGA training services.
SOURCE: D'Gipro
CONTACT: Brian Durwood,
+1-415-272-5882,
brian.durwood@impulsec.com,
or Suresh Kumar,
suresh@dgipro-automation.com,
both for D'Gipro
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