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The HES-VU19PD-ZU7EV is a unique combination featuring two Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P FPGAs as logic modules and one Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ ZU7EV MPSoC as a host module. It is equipped with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, a dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 real-time processing unit, an ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU, an integrated H.264/H.265 video codec, and UltraScale+ programmable logic. This board targets high-speed physical prototyping and emulation for medium to large-scale ASIC designs. The HES-VU19PD-ZU7EV provides 83M ASIC gates and can reach up to 316M gates through the backplane. The board includes five SODIMM external memory slots, with four connected to the VU19P device and one to the ZU7EV device. The on-chip memory for the VU19P device is 166Mb, while the ZU7EV device has 11Mb.

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The TySOM-M-MPFS250 is a compact SoC prototyping board equipped with the Microchip PolarFire SoC MPFS250T-FCG1152 device. It features a RISC-V ISA-based 5-core Linux-compatible processor subsystem, making it ideal for mid-range embedded computing platforms that inherit all the advantages of the PolarFire FPGA product family.

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When used in combination with the HES Proto AXI and Aldec's HES prototyping board, it becomes easier to quickly test applications such as algorithm acceleration and high-performance computing, as well as to build FPGA-based prototypes, thereby improving verification efficiency.

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This document introduces how to connect external devices at actual speed to the emulation verification environment handled by Aldec Japan. Connecting an emulator to an external environment is an advanced use case and typically requires additional preliminary work. However, it ultimately proves effective in the long run as it reduces the amount of work needed to create complex test scenarios. Please feel free to download and take a look. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

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With the latest advancements in FPGA technology and the release of large-scale FPGA devices, design teams are facing more challenges than ever in creating high-quality HDL code. To save time during functional verification and implementation stages, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure design quality from the early stages of the design process. In the ASIC design flow, Lint tools (also known as design rule checkers) guarantee design quality in the early stages of the design lifecycle and maintain this quality throughout the entire project lifecycle.

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The mismatch problem between simulation and logic synthesis can lead to malfunctions in physical devices. Even if it is functionally perfect in RTL simulation, there may be significant design bugs in the physical implementation. RTL linting is the only way to identify and fix the mismatch issues between simulation and logic synthesis. This paper presents typical mismatch problems from simulation to logic synthesis with simple examples. For each described issue, it will be confirmed and explained through lint checks.

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This paper discusses the reset-related issues in ASIC and FPGA design, as well as an overview of design techniques for commonly used safe reset implementations. It also explains the effects of reset domain crossing and methods to mitigate those effects. LINT tools are helpful for designers in verifying resets and reset domain crossings.

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DO-254/CTS is a hardware and software platform customized to reinforce testing by the target board, enhance verification coverage, and achieve the verification objectives of DO-254/ED-80. The target design runs at real speed on the target device with a custom daughter card. It uses a simulation test bench as test vectors, performing requirement-based verification while maintaining 100% control and monitoring at the FPGA pin level, allowing for testing in both normal and abnormal ranges. FPGA test results can be captured at real speed and displayed in the simulator's waveform viewer for advanced analysis and documentation.

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Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) issues are causing significant failures in ASIC and FPGA devices. As the complexity and performance of FPGAs increase, the impact of CDC issues on design functionality becomes even greater. This paper discusses CDC issues and solutions for FPGA design. It presents various design techniques along with examples from Xilinx and Intel FPGA devices. More importantly, this paper summarizes the most critical CDC guidelines for reliable FPGA design.

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Deep learning algorithms are gaining popularity in IoT applications at the edge due to their human-level accuracy in object recognition and classification. As a subset of machine learning, deep learning algorithms are inspired by the neural networks of the human brain, and by extending the concept of biological neural networks into machine learning, they effectively solve learning problems that were previously impossible. This document provides a detailed introduction to how Deep Neural Networks (DNN) operate and why FPGAs are becoming popular for DNN inference. Additionally, it includes the tools necessary to design and implement deep learning-based applications using FPGAs on Aldec's TySOM-3A-ZU19EG embedded development board, which features the largest FPGA from the Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC family. We encourage you to make use of this information. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

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The HES-XCKU11P-DDR4 features the Kintex UltraScale+ XCKU11P, which belongs to Xilinx's chip family that offers the best price/performance/watt balance. Two QSFP-DD ports provide high bandwidth and low latency communication (up to 400 Gbps). Thanks to the SO-DIMM memory socket, external high-speed DDR4 memory modules can be connected. The FMC connector compliant with the ANSI/VITA 57.1 standard facilitates easy expansion and access to additional peripherals. These resources make the board highly versatile, allowing it to be used in many applications while maintaining a compact and affordable design.

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The HES-MPF500-M2S150 includes one Microsemi PolarFire MPF500T FPGA logic module and one SmartFusion2 M2S150 SoC host module equipped with an ARM Cortex M3. This board features a unique integration of the Microchip SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA and PolarFire FPGA.

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TySOM-1 is a compact board equipped with a mid-range Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable FPGA featuring a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 and rich peripheral functions, providing a complete and versatile physical prototype for a wide range of embedded designs and IoT applications.

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The FMC-INDUSTRIAL card is designed to require a standard serial communication interface, enabling prototyping and evaluation for industrial applications that demand QoS and durability. This board includes segregated versions of RS485 and RS232, which are well-established in many industries. Additionally, it features a CAN controller that provides an isolated physical interface widely used in automotive applications. Except for the enhanced serial interface, industrial applications often utilize standard computer interfaces, which is why this board offers USB 3.0. This can be further expanded with Digilent PMOD modules.

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The FMC-QSFP card provides QSFP+ and SFP+ extensions for the standard FMC connector on FPGA prototype boards.

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The FMC-NET card enables prototyping of designs that require multiple network ports, such as switches and routers, through four independent Gigabit Ethernet PHY modules. Additionally, the Ethernet PHY, part of Texas Instruments' DP83867CR, supports the IEEE 1588 SOF time synchronization protocol required for industrial applications. The QSFP+ and dual-band WiFi/Bluetooth modules facilitate the validation of complex current projects featuring fiber optic or wireless communication. There are also four SATA connectors available for connecting and debugging storage and other SATA-compliant devices.

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The FMC-VISION card provides a set of multimedia interfaces for display panels, monitors, and cameras that span various types of designs such as embedded vision, graphic & video processors, HDTVs, projectors, and cameras. This daughter card includes an audio codec and a USB 3.0 host controller, making it suitable for physical prototyping of all kinds of multimedia designs.

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The FMC-IOT daughter card provides a set of peripherals and interfaces commonly used in embedded designs, serving as a key to realizing IoT (Internet-of-Things) applications. Various wireless communication standards are available for use in such designs. This board enables prototyping using either Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, sub-GHz RF devices, wired Ethernet, or USB.

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The FMC-INTF daughter card offers an excellent selection of commonly used peripherals such as PCI Express, optical fiber QSFP+, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB. If a specific interface is not natively available or needs to connect to other FPGAs rather than the native ones, it extends the capabilities of the main FPGA board.

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The FMC-ADAS daughter card is designed to enable prototyping and evaluation of automotive and advanced driver assistance system designs using the TySOM and HES main boards. It extends the basic functionality of the FPGA board by providing interfaces and peripherals for HSD cameras, RADAR, LIDAR, and ultrasonic sensors that form the foundation of ADAS applications. For example, it allows for the evaluation of 360° car vision or rear-view camera applications and supporting algorithms using an HSD camera directly connected to the FPD-Link III deserializer (Texas Instruments DS90UB914Q-Q1) on the FMC-ADAS card.

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The FMC-PCIe expansion daughter card can be used as a PCIe root complex and provides two PCIe x4 interfaces or one PCIe x8 interface for endpoint cards equipped with standard PCIe finger connectors up to x16. This board includes two PCIe connectors on the back. There are four PCIe lanes that can be switched between the two PCIe connectors using a passive switch on the board. A 100MHz reference clock for the PCIe and FMC connectors is generated using the LVDS oscillator of the FMC-PCIe card. This board needs to be powered using an external 12V power supply with a 6-pin PCIe power connector.

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The FMC-NVMe expansion daughter card provides four NVMe interfaces (two on each side of the board) and allows the connection of SSD NVMe cards via standard M.2 connectors. All NVMe interfaces are connected to a Microsemi PM8532 PCIe switch, which connects to the carrier card using a standard FMC connector and a PCIe x8 GEN3 interface. This PCIe switch enables the connection of four NVMe interfaces and other FMC-NVMe cards in the stack via PCIe x4 GEN3. This daughter card supports the stacking of up to seven boards (up to 28 NVMe drives) on a single carrier card using the FMC connector.

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Aldec and Microsemi are collaborating to provide the latest, innovative, and reprogrammable prototyping solutions for Microsemi RTAX-S/SL and RTSX-SU space flight system designs. Unlike traditional OTP (one-time programmable) antifuse space-qualified FPGAs, Aldec's prototype adapter uses flash-based Microsemi ProASIC3E FPGA technology for the reprogrammability of design prototypes.

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The HES-US-440 board includes a Xilinx Zynq-7000 host module equipped with an XCVU440 logic module and an ARM dual-core Cortex-A9 CPU. This board is optimized for high-speed physical prototyping and emulation of mid-sized ASIC designs with up to 26 million gates. The unique combination of high-capacity UltraScale FPGA and Zynq-7000 SoC allows for the creation of a single-board test environment for designs.

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TySOM-2 is a compact prototyping board manufactured with the XC7Z100 chip, which has the largest capacity in the Zynq 7000 family of devices. It utilizes the largest chip package (FFG900) with 362 I/O and 16 GTX transceivers, and features two FMC-HPC connectors that allow for the use of expansion daughter cards, ensuring maximum flexibility in peripheral selection.

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HES-XCVU9P-ZU7EV is designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications that require massive digital signal processing. This board uniquely integrates the Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZU7EV and Virtex UltraScale+ VU9P.

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The HES-XCVU9P-QDR board equipped with the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+ XCVU9P FPGA enables high-performance computing (HPC) solutions that require high bandwidth and low latency communication via QSFP28. By combining a customizable FPGA with QDR-II+ or DDR4 memory modules, processing capabilities for software acceleration, data processing, telecommunications, and more are enhanced. The PCIe x16 low-profile half-length board easily fits into enterprise rack systems, achieving the highest performance density.

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TySOM-2A is a compact prototyping board equipped with a mid-range Zynq-7000 module (Z-7030). It utilizes a large chip package (FFG676) with 250 I/Os and 4 GTX transceivers, and features a single FMC-HPC connector that allows for the use of expansion daughter cards, ensuring flexibility in peripheral selection.

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TySOM-3 is a compact prototype board equipped with a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device that combines software and hardware engines for graphics, video, waveform, and packet processing, providing real-time control and 64-bit processor scalability.

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The TySOM-3A-ZU19EG is a compact SoC prototyping board equipped with a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device that provides 64-bit processor scalability by combining real-time engine control and soft and hard engines for SoC prototyping solutions, IP verification, graphics, video, packet processing, and early software development.

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"TySOM" is a family of development boards designed for embedded applications, featuring the Xilinx Zynq all-programmable module that combines ARM Cortex processors and FPGAs. With a rich set of peripherals, it is useful for various embedded applications such as automotive, IoT, industrial automation, and embedded HPC. [Features] - Development board family for embedded applications - Equipped with the Xilinx Zynq all-programmable module - Usable for various embedded applications Additionally, the daughter cards provided by Aldec offer extra devices and peripherals not included with the HES or TySOM boards, expanding the functionality of these boards. Since they use general-purpose connectors like FMC and BPX, the daughter cards can be reused across various hardware platforms. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

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Riviera-PRO meets the verification needs of engineers creating next-generation cutting-edge FPGAs and SoCs. It enables the maximization of test bench productivity, reusability, automation through the integration of high-performance simulation engines and debugging features at various levels of abstraction, as well as support for the latest languages and verification library standards. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.*

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The "HES-7" is an FPGA board equipped with multiple Xilinx UltraScale+, UltraScale, Virtex-7, and Zynq devices. We offer a variety of prototyping boards, including the "HES-UltraScale 440," which features FMC connectors for flexible expandability, and the "HES-UltraScale 1320," which supports up to 79 million ASIC gates. Additionally, we provide a fully automated and scalable hybrid verification environment for SoC/ASIC design called "HES-DVM." 【Features (HES-XCVU9P-ZU7EV)】 ■ Equipped with Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+ XCVU9P and Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ XCZU7EV ■ Includes standard interfaces such as QSFP28, PCIe 3.0, and Gigabit Ethernet ■ Adopts FMC connectors for flexible expandability *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

• Prototype Services
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"ALINT-PRO" is a verification solution that analyzes RTL code written in VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog, focusing on coding styles and naming conventions, mismatches between RTL and synthesis results, smooth and optimal synthesis, correct FSM descriptions, issues in the later stages of design, problems with clock and reset trees, CDC, RDC, DFT, and coding for portability and reuse. This solution performs static analysis based on RTL and SDC (Synopsys Design Constraints) source files, identifying critical design issues early in the design phase and significantly contributing to the reduction of design time. By running ALINT-PRO before RTL simulation and logic synthesis, you can prevent design issues from propagating to downstream processes in the design flow, thereby reducing the number of revisions needed before design completion. *For more details, please refer to the PDF materials or feel free to contact us.*

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Active-HDL is an integrated solution for FPGA design creation and simulation in a team environment that operates on Windows. The Active-HDL integrated design environment (IDE) includes complete HDL and graphical design tools, as well as a mixed-language simulator for RTL/gate-level, enabling the development and verification of FPGA designs in a short period of time. *For more details, please download the PDF (English version) or feel free to contact us.*

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