Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is introducing an advanced Converter Evaluation and Development (CED) toolkit that is the industry's first to combine leading data converter evaluation technology with a robust end-product development environment. Thanks to a flexible design that provides four interface ports and up to eight separate power supplies, the CED toolkit platform is capable of shaving six to eight weeks off the converter selection and design-in process. The toolkit, which features a user-programmable, industry-standard FPGA-based development environment and data converter software drivers, accelerates product development schedules by helping system engineers quickly and easily integrate converters into the end system.
NORWOOD, Mass. (Business Wire EON) January 30, 2008 --
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) is
introducing an advanced Converter Evaluation and Development (CED)
toolkit that is the industry’s first to
combine leading data converter evaluation technology with a robust
end-product development environment. Thanks to a flexible design that
provides four interface ports and up to eight separate power supplies,
the CED toolkit platform is capable of shaving six to eight weeks off
the converter selection and design-in process. The toolkit, which
features a user-programmable, industry-standard FPGA-based development
environment and data converter software drivers, accelerates product
development schedules by helping system engineers quickly and easily
integrate converters into the end system.
“The ability to quickly move from component
selection to product design dramatically improves time-to-market,”
said Mike Byrne, marketing and applications manager, Precision Data
Converters, Analog Devices. “ADI’s
CED toolkit, the only tool with the hardware and software required to
demonstrate converter performance in a real development environment,
accomplishes this feat. Moreover, the toolkit uses the same hardware for
both evaluation and development, eliminating thousands of dollars in
unnecessary software and equipment that would otherwise be required for
performance analysis, programming and code development.”
Converter Evaluation Made Simple
Designed initially to work with more than 25 of ADI’s
most popular, leading-edge precision converters, the CED toolkit’s
evaluation component includes all elements needed for direct
communication between the converter and PC over a standard USB link. The
accompanying software provides a suite of analysis routines that lets
designers quickly compare converter speed and throughput rates against
user-defined performance criteria. An intuitive set-up guide then allows
design engineers to easily control and program the converter while
streaming data directly to the PC display.
The flexible toolkit provides developers with a single source for
evaluating multiple precision converters. With a variety of interface
ports, including SPI, SPORT, parallel and LVDS, the CED toolkit supports
a range of serial and parallel precision converter evaluation boards in
different form factors. External hardware requirements are further
reduced through the new toolkit’s ability to
provide as many as eight separate power supplies.
Accelerating Product Development Cycles
The CED toolkit’s development environment
includes a hardware platform and converter software drivers that
together allow designers to easily link function blocks and quickly
render complete system-level concepts. The time-saving development
toolkit consists of a reconfigurable FPGA-based platform that can be
reprogrammed via the USB connection using supplied Verilog code. Users
can then develop and run customized code to precisely match the
converters to their design environment while performing specific
system-level design tasks. The toolkit connects directly to Analog
Devices’ Blackfin®
EZ-Kit, allowing designers to utilize provided software drivers to
generate DSP code for their system application. With appropriate
hardware, any DSP or processor can be connected to the tool, providing a
means to develop combined FPGA- and processor-based systems.
Additionally, National Instruments’ LabVIEW-based
evaluation software for precision converters is included in the
development platform, giving system engineers access to both ac and dc
converter performance specifications.
“ADI’s CED toolkit
has a large, 36-Mbyte memory capacity and a simple setup for fast,
accurate converter evaluation,” said Byrne. “The
development environment is familiar and easy to program. Competing
platforms lack source and sample code, are not user programmable, or
require external power supplies—and none of
the tools available today facilitates design.”
Pricing and Availability
The CED toolkit includes an evaluation board, USB A-to-mini-B cable, and
a 7.5-V power supply. The tool is available now for $500. For more
information, visit http://www.analog.com/pr/CEDtoolkit.
About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on
which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest
growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged
industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal
conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers,
representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating
over 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance
integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing
applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts,
with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog
Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the
ticker “ADI” and
is included in the S&P 500 Index. http://www.analog.com
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