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Springsoft becomes more open
Brian Bailey
10/3/2011 2:35 PM EDT
First there was VCD, and then Springsoft created FSDB. While it started off being proprietary, it was soon taken up by the industry as a better way to keep waveform data and many other tools sprang up supporting the format. Today, users of Verdi, can now access it using an API and write custom aps to manipulate, analyze and display the results. In addition, they can also use the data stored in KDB, Springsoft’s design database. While they had made this data available to selected customers in the past, it is now open to everyone.
To help with this, Springsoft has made a website in which sample apps can be found and users can upload their own to share with other people. The interface features Open Source Tool Command Language (TCL) scripts and C/C++ programs that make it easy to develop and deploy design comprehension, validation and manipulation applications. SpringSoft is also offering a 'how to' Quick Start Reference Manual, training courses and consulting services to assist with skill and program development. Everything on the site is covered by an open source agreement, so they can be used without worry. Springsoft will provide a QA process for user loaded apps and ensure that the right things are available for the apps, such as documentation. While Springsoft makes no guarantee about the functionality and will not maintain those apps, the user can customize them to meet their individual needs.
More than 60 well-defined functions and procedures as well as 30+ scripts and applications have been contributed to date by SpringSoft engineers, Verdi users and ecosystem partners, including Avery Design Systems, NextOp Software, Inc., Real Intent, Source III, and Vennsa Technologies.
"Today's SoC design and verification flow involves vast amounts of data about the structural composition and temporal behavior of designs. Analysis of the inherent relationships between these domains is critical to the successful completion of the flow," said Yu-Chin Hsu, vice president of the Verification Technology and Product Group at SpringSoft. "The complexity of this challenge requires a variety of commercial tools and custom utilities that work together reliably in user flows. Our VIA Exchange platform provides the open architecture and interoperability that makes this possible for all Verdi users and application developers."
I am particularly interested in the relationships they are building here with other EDA companies to expand the types of information that become integrated into a single user cockpit. As an example Sean Safarpour, Chief Technology Officer, Vennsa Technologies says "Our root cause analysis solution, OnPoint, provides insight into verification failures and allows users to quickly focus on the error sources. The VIA Exchange platform allows us to visualize the error sources in the familiar Verdi views and thus providing a seamless and fully integrated debug environment to our customers."
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To help with this, Springsoft has made a website in which sample apps can be found and users can upload their own to share with other people. The interface features Open Source Tool Command Language (TCL) scripts and C/C++ programs that make it easy to develop and deploy design comprehension, validation and manipulation applications. SpringSoft is also offering a 'how to' Quick Start Reference Manual, training courses and consulting services to assist with skill and program development. Everything on the site is covered by an open source agreement, so they can be used without worry. Springsoft will provide a QA process for user loaded apps and ensure that the right things are available for the apps, such as documentation. While Springsoft makes no guarantee about the functionality and will not maintain those apps, the user can customize them to meet their individual needs.
More than 60 well-defined functions and procedures as well as 30+ scripts and applications have been contributed to date by SpringSoft engineers, Verdi users and ecosystem partners, including Avery Design Systems, NextOp Software, Inc., Real Intent, Source III, and Vennsa Technologies.
"Today's SoC design and verification flow involves vast amounts of data about the structural composition and temporal behavior of designs. Analysis of the inherent relationships between these domains is critical to the successful completion of the flow," said Yu-Chin Hsu, vice president of the Verification Technology and Product Group at SpringSoft. "The complexity of this challenge requires a variety of commercial tools and custom utilities that work together reliably in user flows. Our VIA Exchange platform provides the open architecture and interoperability that makes this possible for all Verdi users and application developers."
I am particularly interested in the relationships they are building here with other EDA companies to expand the types of information that become integrated into a single user cockpit. As an example Sean Safarpour, Chief Technology Officer, Vennsa Technologies says "Our root cause analysis solution, OnPoint, provides insight into verification failures and allows users to quickly focus on the error sources. The VIA Exchange platform allows us to visualize the error sources in the familiar Verdi views and thus providing a seamless and fully integrated debug environment to our customers."
Brian Bailey – keeping you covered
If you found this article to be of interest, visit EDA Designline where you will find the latest and greatest design, technology, product, and news articles with regard to all aspects of Electronic Design Automation (EDA).
Also, you can obtain a highlights update delivered directly to your inbox by signing up for the EDA Designline 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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