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Design Competition: "Harlem Shake Detector"
Clive Maxfield
3/15/2013 10:29 AM EDT
I just heard from my friend Reid Wender from Triad Semiconductor (www.TriadSemi.com).
As you may recall, Triad's Via-Configurable Array (VCA) technology integrates analog and digital resources onto pre-configured ASIC arrays. Unique to the patented Triad VCA approach is the ability to configure and interconnect this rich set of mixed signal resources using only a single via mask layer.
Reid says that, as a counterpart to Triad's mixed-signal configurable ASIC solutions, they also have a great mixed-signal EDA environment for their ViaASICs called ViaDesigner.
Here's a "Via Shake" spoof on "Do The Harlem Shake" by ViaDesigner:
As we see in this video, ViaDesigner is used to make a high-level, VHDL-AMS modeled, fast-running design and simulation of a DO_THE_HARLEM_SHAKE detector circuit.
The circuit detects the low frequency energy from the phrase "Do the Harlem Shake" and appropriately asserts the DO_THE_HARLEM_SHAKE flip-flop output.
Reid says that anyone can get their own copy of ViaDesigner at www.ViaDesigner.com (it's actually a 30-day free trial, but that's more than sufficient to see how good it is).
Reid closed by saying "Maybe you or some of your readers can design a better 'Harlem Shake' Detector." Oooooh! I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a challenge to me…
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As you may recall, Triad's Via-Configurable Array (VCA) technology integrates analog and digital resources onto pre-configured ASIC arrays. Unique to the patented Triad VCA approach is the ability to configure and interconnect this rich set of mixed signal resources using only a single via mask layer.
Reid says that, as a counterpart to Triad's mixed-signal configurable ASIC solutions, they also have a great mixed-signal EDA environment for their ViaASICs called ViaDesigner.
Here's a "Via Shake" spoof on "Do The Harlem Shake" by ViaDesigner:
As we see in this video, ViaDesigner is used to make a high-level, VHDL-AMS modeled, fast-running design and simulation of a DO_THE_HARLEM_SHAKE detector circuit.
The circuit detects the low frequency energy from the phrase "Do the Harlem Shake" and appropriately asserts the DO_THE_HARLEM_SHAKE flip-flop output.
Reid says that anyone can get their own copy of ViaDesigner at www.ViaDesigner.com (it's actually a 30-day free trial, but that's more than sufficient to see how good it is).
Reid closed by saying "Maybe you or some of your readers can design a better 'Harlem Shake' Detector." Oooooh! I don’t know about you, but that sounds like a challenge to me…
If you found this article to be of interest, visit Programmable Logic Designline where – in addition to my Max's Cool Beans blogs – you will find the latest and greatest design, technology, product, and news articles with regard to programmable logic devices of every flavor and size (FPGAs, CPLDs, CSSPs, PSoCs...).
Also, you can obtain a highlights update delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for my weekly newsletter – just Click Here to request this newsletter using the Manage Newsletters tab (if you aren't already a member you'll be asked to register, but it's free and painless so don't let that stop you [grin]).
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