While we wait for the release of 2019 version of Vivado, we realize that we have missed our annual Vivado comparison post. So here is the Vivado 2017.4 versus 2018.3 edition. For previous year’s results, please click here. The methods are the same as before. We use a modified version of the Vivado example “CPU” […]
Generated RTL code from a C-to-RTL tool is not easy to understand. Here is how to increase design performance without changing any RTL. Story High-level design enables a design to be captured in a concise and succinct manner, resulting in fewer errors and easier debugging. However, the oft-repeated concern is performance trade-off. Achieving high performance […]
Cloud is shaping EDA like never before. Today, we are releasing the full InTime tool on the Plunify AI Lab platform. Announcing InTime on AI Lab InTime is officially included on AI Lab as one of the tools on the Plunify Cloud eco-system. This combines the cloud’s massive compute power to the ubiquitous of AI Lab platform to benefit more […]
As we get new requests for AI Lab and FPGA Expansion Pack in more geographical regions like China, we are receiving feedback (and complaints) about latency and responsiveness. In anticipation of an upcoming event involving AI Lab, we ran a series of simple networking tests to determine the latency, bandwidth and in general, real-life responsiveness […]
You may think that it’s impossible to run Vivado on a lightweight machine like a Chromebook. After all, FPGA design is a compute-heavy task that is only practical with your company’s workstations and high-performance servers. So how do we do it? Mission Impossible? Okay, we confess; We can’t bend the laws of physics so we […]
Plunify’s newest FPGA Expansion Pack for Vivado is the latest addition to a suite of cloud-enabled tools on Plunify Cloud. This tool was created for FPGA designers who have explored and are ready or perhaps have already adopted the cloud. They can relate easily to the following account of a typical customer’s experience. Plunify has been […]
Today we announce an exciting new partnership with Xilinx to provide on-demand licenses of the best-in-class Vivado Design Suite HLx Editions software on the Plunify Cloud. Plunify Cloud is built upon the largest cloud provider – Amazon Web Services. What you can look forward to under the new Plunify-Xilinx agreement is a cloud-based platform encompassing […]
Introduction The InTime Timing Closure Methodology is a set of best practices and guidelines to determine the best build parameters under the condition that the design is currently immutable, i.e. you cannot change your RTL or constraints. InTime uses machine learning principles to achieve timing closure or optimization, treating the FPGA synthesis and place-and-route tools […]
AI and Machine Learning (ML) are penetrating all industries. As AI algorithms mature, the infrastructure supporting them are maturing as well. Right now, there are ASIC, CPU, GPU and FPGA solutions available as hardware platforms to accelerate these algorithms. At Plunify, we are more familiar with FPGAs but many of us are software people at […]
Plunify Cloud integrated with Xilinx® Vivado® lets you compile, optimize and test FPGA designs in the cloud directly from Vivado. With just a few button clicks, significantly accelerate your FPGA builds and achieve maximum performance with the flexibility of the cloud today — no more IT woes. Register a Plunify Cloud account and purchase credits […]