Anadigm Expands Drag-and-Drop Programmable Analog Building Block Options with New Configurable Analog Modules.TEMPE, Ariz. -- Now designers can point and click to create square wave oscillators, a voltage-controlled sample and hold circuit, and a sum/difference stage with biquadratic bi·quad·rat·ic Mathematics adj. Of or relating to the fourth degree. n. An algebraic equation of the fourth degree. Noun 1. filter. Originally developed by Anadigm(R) for customer-specific designs, these are among a new group of programmable analog building blocks now available for free download from www.anadigm.com. Each of the Configurable Analog Modules (CAMs) in this new "Customer Collection" can be downloaded to an Anadigm(R) Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA FPAA Field-Programmable Analog Array FPAA Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association FPAA Fairmount Park Art Association (Philadelphia, PA) FPAA Fresh Produce Association of the Americas FPAA Fire Protection Association of Australia ) to implement a software-controlled function in an analog equivalent to the 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. . Compared with the standard CAMs provided with the AnadigmDesigner(R)2 EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. tool used for programming FPAAs, the new Customer Collection CAMs implement more complex, application-specific functions and are the result of customer requests for a drag-and-drop solution to specific design challenges. The first Customer Collection CAMs being made available by Anadigm(R) include a sawtooth and square wave oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air , a triangle and square wave oscillator, a sum/difference stage with biquadratic filter, a multiplier with low corner frequency LPF LPF - League for Programming Freedom , and a voltage-controlled sample and hold. Each of the new CAMs features one or more user-selectable parameters. For example, the sawtooth and square wave oscillator allows users to set the frequency, duty cycle and peak level. The sum/difference stage with biquadratic filter allows users to choose from low pass, high pass, or band pass filter See bandpass filter. configurations. The voltage-controlled sample and hold provides users with the ability to select a comparison value for the control signal. To implement the functions abstracted in the CAMs, users simply drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. the CAM into the graphic representation of the FPAA in AnadigmDesigner(R)2. Once the parameters are selected, the circuit is ready to be downloaded to the FPAA for testing and validation. "We've always encouraged our customers to come to us with their requests for CAMs that meet specific needs while using circuit resources as efficiently as possible," said Simon Dickinson, vice president of operations at Anadigm(R). "The Customer Collection of CAMs available on our Web site includes examples of the solutions we've provided for particular customer applications that also have a potentially wide range of applicability to meet the needs of many customers in many vertical market segments." Anadigm(R) is making available the Customer Collection of CAMs with the recommendation that performance expectations and appropriate applications be discussed with Anadigm(R) technical support before use. Designers are advised to bench-test circuits constructed with these CAMs to verify that the desired functionality is being achieved. The Customer Collection of CAMs can be downloaded from a new Download Center within the Anadigm(R) Web site at http://www.anadigm.com/Supp_06.asp?tab=custcam, which also includes complete starter kits for several complex circuit types at http://www.anadigm.com/Supp_06.asp?tab=startkit and a Support Forum at http://www.anadigm.com/forum/default.asp that allows Anadigm(R) users to share experiences, design tips, and shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. for using FPAAs, AnadigmDesigner(R)2, and the AnadigmFilter(R) and AnadigmPID EDA tools. A free trial copy of AnadigmDesigner(R)2 v2.4 is available for download at http://www.anadigm.com/Supp_06.asp?tab=ad2. A complete evaluation kit with a development board, entry-level software and updated documentation is now available at a promotional price of $199. Pricing for FPAA silicon starts at $4.95 in 1,000-piece quantities. About Anadigm(R) Anadigm(R) brings platform-based design to the analog world with pre-qualified software and hardware components that allow complex analog circuits analog circuit, electronic circuit that operates with currents and voltages that vary continuously with time and have no abrupt transitions between levels. Generally speaking, analog circuits are contrasted with digital circuits, which function as though currents or to be implemented in an analog equivalent to the FPGA. Designed to implement signal conditioning Imagine feeding the output of a temperature sensor, which is in millivolts, to an Analog-to-digital converter to be processed. Is it possible for the Analog-to-Digital converter to process such a minute voltage amplitude? The answer is probably no. , filtering, data acquisition, closed-loop control, and other analog functions in a wide range of embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. , Anadigm(R) FPAAs are the first programmable analog ICs that can adapt on the fly to perform multiple functions, adjust to different environmental conditions, or compensate for equipment aging. Founded in January 2000 as a venture-backed technology spinoff from Motorola, Anadigm(R) is headquartered in Crewe, United Kingdom, and maintains U.S. offices in Tempe, Ariz., and Campbell, Calif. For further information, visit Anadigm(R) on the Web at www.anadigm.com. Anadigm(R), AnadigmDesigner(R) and AnadigmFilter(R) are registered trademarks of Anadigm(R). All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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