DapTechnology’s FireLink 1394b LLC IP Core Enhances PixeLINK’s Firewire Vision (Monday 07. of December 2009)

(Nijmegen, The Netherlands, December 7, 2009) DapTechnology, a leading world supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets, announced today that PixeLINK of Ottawa, Ontario has selected and is currently integrating the DapTechnology FireLink 1394b Link Layer Controller IP Core as a key component of the company’s Megapixel™ camera product line. FireLink, implemented in industry-standard VHDL code, is available for Xilinx and Altera FPGA devices. The product is targeted at applications requiring up to 800 Mbits/Sec of bandwidth and embedded designs requiring a general purpose IEEE 1394b Link Layer Controller.

FireLink provides facilities for transmitting and receiving IEEE 1394 packets, including asynchronous, isochronous, and PHY packets at speeds of up to 800Mb/s. DapTechnology markets both a Basic and Extended version of FireLink. The FireLink Basic version is optimized for small core sizes while the FireLink Extended version, which leverages on OHCI-compatible DMA transfer technology, is optimized for high throughput applications.

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DapTechnology Fires Up World’s First 3.2 Gigabit IEEE 1394b FireWire SOC Solution (Monday 23. of November 2009)

By: Jan de Vries

(Nijmegen, the Netherlands, November 23, 2009) DapTechnology, a world-leading supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 protocol analyzers and solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets, announced today that the company successfully demonstrated the world’s first high speed S3200 3.2 Gigabit IEEE 1394b FireWire system-on-a-chip (SOC) solution at VISION 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.

The demonstration showed video data being transported from a Xilinx development board through a 10 meter standard FireWire cable to a PCI Express board within a host computer. The company is spearheading this development with support from Point Grey, a world leader in the development of advanced digital camera systems, as a result of growing market need for higher speed IEEE 1394b technology at a time when comparable silicon-based solutions are non-existent.

The DapTechnology 3.2 Gigabit 1394b PHY IP will initially be available on a Xilinx FPGA and comprises a 1394b standards-compliant PHY IP boasting throughput rates of up to 3.2 Gigabits per second – a performance gain of up to 4 times that of the currently available IEEE 1394b-2002 and Gigabit Ethernet standards. The 3.2 Gigabit IEEE 1394b SOC Solution suite, which is expected to be released commercially by the end of December 2010, will include the DapTechnology 3.2 Gigabit compliant IEEE 1394b PHY IP, FireLink Extended Link Layer Controller IP core, a 3.2 Gigabit Peripheral Development Board, a 4-lane PCI Express Host Adapter and a 3.2 Gigabit IEEE 1394b FireSpy Analyzer. An S1600 1.6 Gigabit version of the suite is expected to be available by the end of April 2010.

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F-35 Real-Time Data Recording is DapTechnology’s Mission at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Wednesday 09. of July 2008)

By: Michael Vonbank

(Nijmegen, The Netherlands, July 09, 2008)--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DapTechnology, a world-leading supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 protocol analyzers & interface solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets announced today that Fort Worth, TX-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company has selected the new DapTechnology FireTrac 1394b Test & Simulation Platform for a rearchitectured real-time data recording & simulation solution. The FireTrac IEEE 1394b Test & Simulation Platform is used as the key component for the Mission Systems new 1394RMS platform, i.e. a real-time 1394 Receive Message System in the F-35 Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) program. With its all-new architecture and ground up support for the AS5643 protocol, the FireTrac’s innovative hardware, firmware and software platform forms a winning technical solution for building a sophisticated system like the 1394RMS.

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FireLink Extended 1394b Link Layer IP Core boasts VHDL Testbench Support (Wednesday 28. of May 2008)

By: Azim Mohammed

(Nijmegen, The Netherlands, May 28, 2008) DapTechnology, a world-leading supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets announced today the availability of a VHDL Testbench for its FireLink Extended 1394b link layer controller IP Core product. The FireLink Extended Testbench is transaction based and allows verification level and diagnostic tests to be performed from a system level perspective. The tool improves the debugging and coverage analysis processes by presenting information in terms of transactions with their relationships, rather than signals with waveforms. When simulation is performed using the DapTechnology FireLink Extended 1394b link layer controller IP core VHDL source code, the designer can drill deep down to the RTL level where he can debug and simulate by presenting information in the form of signals and waveforms.

The FireLink Extended Testbench can function either in a standalone mode, simulating just the FireLink Extended 1394b link layer controller IP core, or in system mode where it can simulate an entire customized system which has the FireLink Extended link layer controller IP core as an integral component. The DapTechnology FireLink Extended VHDL Testbench is currently shipping as an integrated component of the FireLink Extended link layer controller IP core package.

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Ampex Data Systems Selects DapTechnology’s FireLink 1394b IP Core (Wednesday 09. of January 2008)

By: Michael Vonbank

(Nijmegen, The Netherlands, January 9, 2008)--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DapTechnology, a leading world supplier of advanced IEEE 1394 technology solutions to the aerospace, defense, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics markets, announced today that Ampex Data Systems Corporation of Redwood City, California has selected the DapTechnology FireLink 1394b Link Layer Controller IP Core as a key component in one of the company’s data recording products. FireLink, implemented in industry-standard VHDL code, is available for Xilinx and Altera FPGA devices. The product is targeted at applications requiring up to 800 Mbits/Sec of bandwidth and embedded designs requiring a general purpose IEEE 1394b Link Layer Controller.

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