By: aaron spink (aaronspink.delete@this.notearthlink.net), August 19, 2019 3:05 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Jouni Osmala (fname.sname.delete@this.aalto.fi) on August 15, 2019 9:03 pm wrote:
> Does that operate on C code or VHDL or what? Just curious if really fast
> c compiler/linker with good optimizations would solve that problem.
>
It is an HDL to C object code flow instead of the more traditional interpreted flow (though those if anything are slower to compile). The HDL to C results in models that run significantly faster( order to orders of magnitude). In addition, it leverages all the benefits of a standard C flow over some proprietary interpreter including the robust testing and debug infrastructure and optimizations.
> Does that operate on C code or VHDL or what? Just curious if really fast
> c compiler/linker with good optimizations would solve that problem.
>
It is an HDL to C object code flow instead of the more traditional interpreted flow (though those if anything are slower to compile). The HDL to C results in models that run significantly faster( order to orders of magnitude). In addition, it leverages all the benefits of a standard C flow over some proprietary interpreter including the robust testing and debug infrastructure and optimizations.