ANN: Confluence -> Python for Hardware Verification

[Tom Hawkins]

christopher.saunter at durham.ac.uk (Christopher Saunter) wrote in message news:<bbi8rq$glp$1 at sirius.dur.ac.uk>...
> Tom Hawkins (tom1 at launchbird.com) wrote:
> : Over the weekend we released Confluence 0.4.6: the first
> : version to included the new Python model generator.
> 
> Neato.  I have found Python to be very well suited to removing some of the 
> pain of HDLs ;-)  - can you say how long the free trial licences of 
> Confluence are likely to last for?
> 
> ta
> cds

Confluence actually originated from a Python based HDL called
ParaCore (http://www.dilloneng.com/paracore.html).

The first Confluence seat is free, indefinite, and
enables the full compiler -- no size or performance restrictions.
Our revenue comes from the medium to larger design firms.

We just got an article in EEdesign.  Check it out:

http://www.eedesign.com/columns/max_bytes/OEG20030529S0070

Regards,
Tom

--
Tom Hawkins
Launchbird Design Systems, Inc.
952-200-3790
tom1 at launchbird.com
http://www.launchbird.com/


> 
> 
> : Confluence is a functional programming language for hardware
> : and logic design.  Though its syntax is much simpler than
> : either Verilog or VHDL, it's semantics enables a level of
> : design flexibility beyond the reach of either HDL.
>  
> : Til now, Confluence compiled into Verilog and VHDL for
> : logic synthesis and cycle-accurate C for high-speed simulation
> : and hardware-software co-development.
>  
> : With the addition of the Python model generator, hardware
> : designers can now use the high-level constructs of our
> : favorite language (Python!) to perform functional verification.
>  
> : We were very surprised by Python's simulation performance;
> : Python simulation of our benchmarks was right on par with
> : HDL event-based simulators.  Not bad for a "scripting" language!
>  
> : For more info on Confluence:
>  
> :   http://www.launchbird.com/
>  
> : To see Confluence output, including generated Python models
> : visit any of the Confluence projects at:
>  
> :   http://www.opencores.org/
>  
> : Regards,
> : Tom
>  
> : --
> : Tom Hawkins
> : Launchbird Design Systems, Inc.
> : 952-200-3790
> : tom1 at launchbird.com
> : http://www.launchbird.com/