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    Ultra Tiny Linux For Smartfusion Intelligent Mixed-Signal Fpgas

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    SmartFusion is an Intelligent mixed-signal FPGA fabric from Actel. It's a flash-based FPGA fabric with 60,000 to 500,000 system gates and 350 MHz system performance. Smartfusion enables co-design between multiple users.

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    SmartFusion is an Intelligent mixed-signal FPGA fabric from Actel. It's a flash-based FPGA fabric with 60,000 to 500,000 system gates and 350 MHz system performance. Smartfusion enables co-design between multiple users.

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    Ultra Tiny Linux For Smartfusion Intelligent Mixed-Signal Fpgas

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    SmartFusion is an Intelligent mixed-signal FPGA fabric from Actel. It's a flash-based FPGA fabric with 60,000 to 500,000 system gates and 350 MHz system performance. Smartfusion enables co-design between multiple users.

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    Ultra Tiny Linux For SmartFusion

    Intelligent Mixed-Signal FPGAs


    Kim Rowe
    Founder and President, RoweBots

    Wendy Lockhart
    Sr. Manager Design Solutions, Actel
    What is SmartFusion?

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 2


    SmartFusion: Innovative, Intelligent, Integration

     Proven FPGA fabric

     Complete ARM® Cortex™-M3


    MCU subsystem...& it’s ‘hard’

     Programmable analog

     In a flash-based device

     In production now!

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 3


    No-Compromise Microcontroller Subsystem (MSS)

     100 MHz 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3


    processor
     Bus matrix with up to 16 Gbps
    throughput
     10/100 Ethernet MAC
     SPI, I2C, UART, 32-bit Timers
     Up to 512 KB flash and 64 KB of
    SRAM
     External memory controller
     8-channel DMA controller
     Up to 41 MSS I/Os

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 4


    Programmable Analog
     Analog compute engine (ACE) offloads CPU
    from analog tasks
     Voltage, current and temp monitors
     12-bit (SAR) ADCs @ up to 600 Ksps
     Sigma-Delta DACs
     Up to ten 50 ns high-speed comparators
     Up to 32 analog inputs and 3 outputs

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 5


    No-Compromise FPGA Fabric

     Proven flash-based FPGA fabric


     60,000 to 500,000 system gates
     350 MHz system performance
     Embedded SRAMs and FIFOs
     Up to 128 FPGA I/Os

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 6


    Innovative Intelligent Integration

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 7


    SmartFusion Design Environment
     Full-featured traditional
    FPGA design flow

     Industry-leading software
    IDEs for embedded design

     Simulation, timing and


    power analysis reduce
    debug time

     Debug through FlashPro or


    standard RealView® header

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 8


    MSS Configurator
     Configure the MSS
    peripherals and I/Os

     Create or import
    hardware configuration

     Automatically generate
    drivers for peripherals

     Configure
    programmable analog
    components

     Enables connection of
    FPGA fabric designs MSS configurator enables
    and IP to MSS co-design between multiple users

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 9


    Ultra Tiny Linux For SmartFusion

    23 Years of Embedded RTOS Excellence

    10
    Avoiding MCU Software Risks
    • All Mainstream OS Offerings Use POSIX
    • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Minimization
    • POSIX Standards
    • Software Reuse
    • Training and Lean Product Development
    • Time To Market Optimization
    • POSIX RTOS
    • Ultra Tiny Linux

    11
    OS Standardization

    12
    Software Architecture TCO

    Loop or Micro Proprietary Micro POSIX


    Scheduler Kernel Kernel + I/O RTOS
    Model = RTOS 13
    Time To Market

    14
    Unison Architecture

    Servers/Drivers or POSIX I/O NanoKernel POST,


    Library Modules Bootloader
    15
    FREE Unison V4 with SmartFusion
     Evaluation Hardware Kernel with Basic
     SoftConsole Features
     Community Support  With Registration
     TCP Commercial ($)  Serial & File Server
     Documentation &  I/O Model & Stdio
    Source ($)  Non Commercial TCP
     9 Demos

    16
    Unison RTOS V5 with SmartFusion
     Ultra Tiny Linux or  TCP/UDP/IP
    POSIX without GPL  Advanced Networking
     Eval Hardware (now)  Posh Shell
     SoftConsole (now)  File Systems
     IAR Option (ask)  3rd Party Graphics
     Keil Option (ask)  Security Features
     Full Factory Support  33 Demos

    17
    Unison Tools
    • Unison RTOS Viewer (V4 and V5)
    • POST – Power On Self Test
    • Bootloader
    • Net
    • Serial
    • Disk

    18
    Hardware – Software
    Hardware I/F Software Driver Other Services
    Timer OS Timers Real-Time Clock (network rqd)
    Serial Ports tty_server, busywait I/O ppp with NAT, iolib, stdio
    Ethernet MAC/PHY udp, tcp/udp/ip tftpd, telnetd, dhcpd, thttpd, iolib, stdio
    Data Flash fatfs, nnorflashfs iolib, stdio
    Bus Support drivers tcp multiple networks
    SPI with Wireless BT, WiFi, Zigbee iolib, stdio
    SPI with USB USB optional iolib, stdio, fat file system, fsys file system
    SPI with Color Touch Graphics Library windows simulator
    SPI with SD fsys/fat file systems iolib, stdio
    PWM motors, led, smps, motion remote control architectures

    19
    Unison V4 and V5 Comparison
    V4 – Free V5 – Modest Fees
    Basic kernel, non commercial Advanced kernel, commercial
    tcp, file system and serial I/O, modules, file system, serial
    basic documentation I/O, extensive documentation,
    6 demos 33+ demos
    TCP for non commercial with a Many add on modules: FAT file
    paid upgrade path for system, advanced networking,
    commercial wireless, advanced TCP,
    graphics, bus support
    Very Limited Cut and Paste
    Builds Fast and Simple System Builds
    Good TCO without modules Unsurpassed TCO
    Community support Commercial Support /
    20 Drivers
    Customization/
    Commercial Unison V5 Pricing
     Licensed Per Product or Project (except tools)
     World Pricing – No Geographic Limitations
     Base: $999 US
     Add On: $99, $999, $1999, $2999, $3999
     Modules Not Royalty Free (ie 999, 1999, 2999
    for 10K, 100K and 1M respectively)
     Negotiated Royalty Free Pricing

    21
    Unison Architecture

    Servers/Drivers or POSIX I/O NanoKernel POST,


    Library Modules Bootloader
    22
    Questions?

    www.rowebots.com

    23
    Demo Hardware

    PC Router - wireline

    USB
    USB

    SmartFusion
    Eval Board

    24
    Demo Videos on YouTube.com/ACTELCORP

    Video Library
    Power Management

    Motor Control

    SmartFusion
    Evaluation Kit
    Demo

    SmartFusion
    Analog Design

    SmartFusion FPGA
    Design

    SmartFusion
    Embedded
    Design

    ….. And more

    Actel Corporation Confidential © 2009 25


    www.rowebots.com

    www.actel.com

    Thank you for joining us for today’s Webinar

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