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Re: [oc] C to VHDL parser/converter
Hi,
I think Imec in Belgium (www.imec.be) is working on something related.
Their approach is to add a C++ library and rules which defines a way to
write code that can both be compiled as usual, and translated to a
hardware implementation (if I remember it correctly, I heard about it
some years ago). It's called Ocapi.
Regards
Gunnar Dahlgren
ASIC designer @ Axis Communications AB, Sweden
At 17:13 2003-08-19 +0200, veena_20k@yahoo.com wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Does anyone have a C to VHDL translator that can be used? I need to
>convert my C code to VHDL as a part of my thesis work. Please let me
>know if you can help.
>
>Thanks.
>-veena
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>From: "Martin.J Thompson" <Martin.J.Thompson@t... >
>Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 03:49:58 -0500
>Subject: Re: [oc] Handel-C replacement, replacement name first
>methinks!
>
>>Martin,
>>
>>Windows? YUK, I've finally found a use for MS Windows CDs, they make
>good
>>tea coasters. Too many bugs in MS code for my liking.
>>
>:-)
>
>>My primary thinking is to do a little program that can parse a C program
>and
>>translate it straight into VHDL so people could then fine-tune it as
>>necessary if they wish. I'm still a VHDL newbie but if I would like to
>code
>>a Linux style mini-kernel in an FPGA (CPU+Linux Kernel in a ASIC?),
>>ambitious yes but if they can do a TCP/IP stack with the DK1 suite
>then I'm
>>sure I can go one better. I've looked at all their manuals and can see
>some
>>major areas for improvement in their software (not just the name!).
>What I
>>would love to see though is some VHDL code generated by one of their
>example
>>C programs to see how they think the VHDL side should be done. I'm
>already
>>using a very basic C to VHDL program which seems to be working quite
>well.
>>Have a look at my "Sequential processing in FPGAs" post which includes
>a
>>sample of its output and let me know what you think. VHDL is still a
>>minefield of new learning for me so any help in this area will be much
>>appreciated.
>>
>
>Sounds very ambitious - I'd start by flashing some lights :-) I have to
>say the Celoxica's video demos are *very* impressive, generating VGA
>real-time from C impresses the pants off most softies, so a demo board
>with a RAMDAC on would be nice...
>
>They generate directly to EDIF normally, although they do have a VHDL
>output flow now. YOu might get some info from some of the papers
>written about Handel-C when it was still an academic thing.
>
>See my other reply on sequential processing...
>
>>Although if Celoxica want to buy the program off me rather than let me
>make
>>it shareware then you won't just have my gratitude for helping you'll
>also
>>receive a financial reward too. Their website says they have $30 million
>in
>>venture capital so I can always dream. rotflmbo
>>
>
>You never know... Of course, if you open the source, Celoxica can nick
>your ideas, even without nicking the source-code can't they?
>
>>Paul McFeeters
>>
>>Handel-C is copyright of Celoxica, Buffy-C hmmm might be copyright of
>me ;-)
>>
>
>I've never objected to Handel-C actually :-) You maybe want to find
>something completely different... or not as you like!
>
>Cheers,
>Martin
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-cores@o... [mailto:owner-cores@o... ]On
>>Behalf Of Martin.J Thompson
>>Sent: 07 December 2001 11:39
>>To: cores@o...
>>Subject: Re: [oc] Has anybody won the lottery?
>>
>>
>>Hi Paul,
>>Sounds like a good challenge! I'm interested in this, but don;t have a
>huge
>>amount of time at the moment. Let me know how it goes - I'm
>experienced in
>>FPGA deisgn via VHDL, and I've written some software in my time also
>(C,
>>perl and a bit of python amongst others).
>>
>>Would you be targetting windoze or some unixy OS? Or aiming for
>>portability?
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Martin
>>
>
>
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