Microcontroller.
the completed microcontroller handles multiple FPGA bitstreams.
In partnership with Silver Engineering Inc., Sapphire Computers co-developed a microcontroller Flash solution for FPGA configuration. This fully integrated system allows customers to store multiple FPGA bitstreams and swap them in and out of the FPGA. It also has a full GUI control system that facilitated the in-field upgrading of the FPGA firmware.
A full FPGA programming solution was developed for this project. At the heart of the module is a microchip PIC microcontroller which utilized the latest NAND flash memory to make a cost-effective, sophisticated, and complete FPGA configuration solution.
Microcontroller Capabilities
Sapphire has extensive design experience with:
- Microchip, AMD, Cypress, Atmel, Intel, Motorola, Freescale, TI and Xilinx microcontrollers and development tools
- Low-power battery backup designs
- Energy harvesting
- Low-power RF links
