Aldec's New Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink Offers Support for Mixed HDL/System Design.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Aldec, Inc., a pioneer in mixed language simulation and advanced design tools for ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. devices, announced today its Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink(R) for use with the Simulink modeling and simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. from The MathWorks. Available in Aldec's Active-HDL 6.1, the Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink provides system designers with an advanced co-simulation solution for verification of system models developed in Simulink and digital logic developed in Active-HDL. The co-simulation enables designers to achieve more efficient and bug-free code earlier in the design cycle. With the availability of the Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink, system engineers can now verify all components of a design in a single environment. Active-HDL's new Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink allows HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. components to co-exist with Simulink models, including MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) A programming language for technical computing from The MathWorks, Natick, MA (www.mathworks.com). Used for a wide variety of scientific and engineering calculations, especially for automatic control and signal processing, MATLAB runs on Windows, Mac and algorithms, in a combined simulation flow. As a result, designers can ensure that both hardware and software components are accurate and functional prior to FPGA implementation without having to rewrite HDL model or software algorithms. For more information about Aldec's Active-HDL Co-Simulation Wizard for Simulink, please visit http://www.aldec.com/Support/Application_Notes/knowledgebase/ AN0164_Simulink_Interface.htm For more information about Aldec please visit http://www.aldec.com. |
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