Actel unveils Fusion Embedded Development Kit
Actel
Fusion Embedded Development Kit
Actel has introduced the Fusion Embedded Development Kit, which is intended to enable system designers to quickly and cost-effectively prototype a full system-on-a-chip design.
The kit features the Actel Fusion mixed-signal field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and is said to supports a variety of processors, including licence-free versions of the ARM CortexTM-M1 and Core8051.
'With Fusion and this new development kit, embedded system designers can now easily integrate custom logic and programmable analogue features into their embedded processor designs,' said Rich Kapusta, vice-president of marketing and business development.
In order to allow engineers to quickly prototype a complete system composed of a microprocessor core, programmable logic and analogue blocks, the kit is built around a 1.5M gate M1AFS1500-FGG484 Fusion device.
The kit also includes the Libero Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the Softconsole, a 5V power supply and full-current measurement capability of independent I/O banks and VCC for accurate power analysis.
The kit is fully compliant with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive.
Additional contents found in this kit include: programming support of the Fusion device and debug with Softconsole 512Kbytes of SRAM; 2Mbytes of SPI Flash OLED 96 x 16 display USB cables; full 10/100 ethernet interface; design examples; and documentation.
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