{"id":1630,"date":"2009-06-15T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/support.plunify.com\/en\/2009\/06\/15\/find-a-suitable-reference-design\/"},"modified":"2017-11-01T02:29:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T02:29:07","slug":"find-a-suitable-reference-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.plunify.com\/en\/2009\/06\/15\/find-a-suitable-reference-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Find a suitable reference design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first things many programmable logic developers do at the start of a project is to find a reference design--something containing most of what the final product would have, and more importantly, something that is proven to work.<\/p>\n<p>This is akin to the modular design concept of not reinventing the wheel and building on an existing, working example. Important questions to ask might be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does this design contain all the interfaces I need?<\/li>\n<li>Has it been tested in hardware and\/or in simulation?<\/li>\n<li>How much does it cost?<\/li>\n<li>What do I need to test it (verify that it works as promised) e.g. additional software, hardware components?<\/li>\n<li>Where\/How do I obtain those extra components?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the above in mind, we implemented a \"Reference Design Search\" to see if it can help our users.<br \/>Do have a look at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/pages\/Singapore\/Plunify\/91188649764?ref=nf\">preliminary screenshots<\/a> (on our Facebook page or the thumbnails below).<br \/>Happily, George, who sparked the idea in the first place, seems to like what he sees so far.<\/p>\n<p>The flow is as follows:<br \/>First, the landing search page:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW7SR283-I\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/6wcK2LSEDwk\/s1600-h\/search_landing.jpg?ssl=1\"><img alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347386055278256098\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW7SR283-I\/AAAAAAAAABQ\/6wcK2LSEDwk\/s320\/search_landing.jpg?w=960&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"cursor: pointer;height: 146px;margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 320px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Enter something that you'd like to implement e.g. \"embedded system USB\"<\/p>\n<p>Then, have a look at the initial results:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW8e0bMOYI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/z-3Jv2qxQVc\/s1600-h\/search_results_1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347387370227120514\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW8e0bMOYI\/AAAAAAAAABY\/z-3Jv2qxQVc\/s320\/search_results_1.jpg?w=960&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"cursor: pointer;height: 198px;margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 320px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>... shows how many reference designs and boards loosely match your search keywords.<\/p>\n<p>Next, find out more about the designs and boards:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW9AbgI19I\/AAAAAAAAABg\/tsEEoNyksEA\/s1600-h\/search_results_2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347387947652536274\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW9AbgI19I\/AAAAAAAAABg\/tsEEoNyksEA\/s320\/search_results_2.jpg?w=960&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"cursor: pointer;height: 218px;margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 320px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>We'll be adding columns like Price and User Ratings soon, as well as information on all PLD vendors, not just the one you see in the screenshot.<\/p>\n<p>Want to be more specific? Then try the advanced search, which we are still tweaking:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW_guFHMwI\/AAAAAAAAABo\/yhWSJZTcdw4\/s1600-h\/adv_search.jpg?ssl=1\"><img alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347390701418525442\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_9wZsv4HY9h0\/SjW_guFHMwI\/AAAAAAAAABo\/yhWSJZTcdw4\/s320\/adv_search.jpg?w=960&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"cursor: pointer;height: 198px;margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;width: 320px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>\"Must have\" and \"Maybe\" are the options presented for each feature, while a few guesses are made about the user's preferences. Those guesses are really the fun and difficult parts of this search feature--Kirvy is spending many hours on it to come up with something good.<\/p>\n<p>Please let us know what you think, especially with regards to what aspects of a reference design you would like to know about, before choosing one.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, the most rewarding result of this feature would be helping a developer find good working examples.<\/p>\n<p>Harnhua<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the first things many programmable logic developers do at the start of a project is to find a reference design&#8211;something containing most of what the final product would have, and more importantly, something that is proven to work. 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