VeriSoC-CA8

Overview

The SMIMS VeriSoC® is an embedded system with FPGA. It supports software and hardware co-design and co-verification. In the software side, VeriSoC® uses Android OS and provides JAVA API to develop software applications for communicating with the FPGA device. In the hardware side, VeriSoC® uses memory mapping to connect ARM CPU and the FPGA device.

The SMIMS VeriSoC® also provides an emulator in a Windows PC and it simulates the embedded system. The emulator connects to the FPGA through the USB port of PC. In the emulator, the same JAVA API used to develop software applications for communicating with the FPGA device.

Key Features

Support Android 2.2 Java development API.
Link the Android® SDK emulator with SMIMS® FPGA Platforms in Windows PC.
Support SMIMS-CA8 board with SMIMS® FPGA Platforms.
Support the same Android JAVA application (APK) for emulator and the real hardware (SMIMS-CA8).
Support Eclipse® to develop Android JAVA application.

Specification:

SMIMS VeriSoC tools:
- Android Emulator with SMIMS VeriEnterprise S150: Provide an Android emulator on Windows PC which may co-work with SMIMS FPGA VeriEnterprise S150. development Platform.
- VeriSoC Java API: Using Java API to communicate with SMIMS FPGA VeriEnterprise S150 development Platform.
- VeriEnterprise S150 Device Driver: Provide drivers for the different OS of Windows XP/Vista32 on PC, Android 2.2 on Emulator, and Android 2.2 on SMIMS-CA8 Board.
Support 3rd-party development tools:
- Android SDK: android-sdk_r04-windows with platforms android-2.2
  JDK: version 5 or 6 for windows
- Eclipse: version 3.4 or 3.5, needed only if you want develop using the ADT Plug-in.
- Android Development Tools (ADT) : version 0.9.5
- Android Platforms: version 2.2
- Xilinx ISE: version 11.1 or later

SMIMS-CA8
CPU: Samsung S5PC100 Cortex-A8 800MHz
RAM: Samsung mDDR 256 MByte
Flash: NAND flash 256 MByte
LCD: 7" LCD WVGA 800x480 with 4-wire touch panel
10/100 base ethernet
1 DB9 RS-232, 2 TTL UART
1 MIni-usb slave-OTG-2.0
1 USB 1.1 Host
VGA, HDMI output
SD
Mic/Line in, Headset/Line out
EBI
SMIMS VeriEnterprise S150
FPGA: Xilinx Spartan-6 XC6SLX150
FPGA Program: Download FPGA configuration through USB (PC or SMIMS-CA8) or JTAG
GIO Pin: Up to 236 additional available I/Os with selectable IO Voltages (3.3V or 2.5V)
User Outputs: 8 user-defined LEDs
User Inputs: 2 user-defined push buttons, 2 user-defined dip switch
USB: mini USB x 1, USB 2.0 interface
Power: Powered through USB +5V, Power switch
LED: 2 indicator LEDs
Expansion: Connected to System Bus of SMIMS-CA8 Board
OS Support:
Connect to PC: Android Emulator on Windows PC
Connect to SMIMS-CA8: Android and Linux

Verification Software – VeriComm with HDL Ximulation:
VeriComm is an easy-to-use verification environment which allows easy and quick debugging/analysis for a HDL-based circuit on SMIMS FPGA Platform. HDL Ximulation allows you to view FPGA internal signals or nodes in the Vericomm. A tree view GUI is offered for internal signal selection. With the help of internal signal debugger, the verification time for a user’s circuit can be reduced up to 50%.
- Input format
  - ASCII Text import
  - Testbench import
  - VCD dump import
  - Waveform editor
  - Audio import from Microphone
  - Video/Image import from Webcam
- Waveform Display
  - Zoom in/Zoom out/Zoom all
  - Search by edge/value
  - Bookmark
  - Group a bus
- Output waveform to ASCII Text file
- HDL Ximulation
  - Up to 1024 internal signals observation
  - RTL level
  - Internal signal selection GUI
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