EPXA1 Datasheet, PDF (13/16 Pages) Altera Corporation – Excalibur Device Overview

Configuration
Excalibur Device Overview
Altera supplies a variety of embedded software functions to support
flash memory programming and PLD configuration.
Excalibur devices are configured at system power-up with data
stored in a configuration device or flash memory. The same memory
can store application software for the embedded processor. The user
can reconfigure the device in-circuit by using the on-chip processor,
using configuration data stored anywhere in its memory system. The
user can make real-time changes during system operation, which
enables innovative reconfigurable computing applications.
Simulation Model
Initial simulation models of the ARM922T are compatible with the
following simulators:
I Quartus II simulator
I Cadence NC-Verilog and NC-VHDL simulators
I ModelSim simulator
I Synopsys VCS simulator
Trace
A trace port provided on the ETM9 is compatible with the external
trace analysis tools. This feature allows real-time visibility of
embedded processor execution, and is tightly integrated with the
source-level debugging tools.
Excalibur Development Kit
Altera offers separately an Excalibur development kit, which
includes a development board compatible with the EPXA10 device.
Figure 6 on page 14 illustrates the Altera Excalibur development
board, showing the provision for board expansion.
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