PEEL™ Array Development Support
Development support for PEEL™ Arrays is provided by
Anachip and manufacturers of popular development tools.
Anachip offers the powerful PLACE Development Software
(free to qualified PLD designers).
The PLACE software includes an architectural editor, logic
compiler, waveform simulator, documentation utility and a
programmer interface. The PLACE editor graphically
illustrates and controls the PEEL™ Array’s architecture,
making the overall design easy to understand, while
allowing the effectiveness of boolean logic equations, state
machine design and truth table entry. The PLACE compiler
performs logic transformation and reduction, making it
possible to specify equations in almost any fashion and fit
the most logic possible in every design. PLACE also
provides a multi-level logic simulator allowing external and
internal signals to be simulated and analyzed via a
waveform display.(See Figure 12, Figure 13, Figure 14)
unexpected changes to be made quickly and without waste.
Programming of PEEL™ Arrays is supported by many
popular third party programmers.
Design Security and Signature Word
The PEEL™ Arrays provide a special EEPROM security bit
that prevents unauthorized reading or copying of designs.
Once set, the programmed bits of the PEEL™ Arrays
cannot be accessed until the entire chip has been
electrically erased. Another programming feature,
signature word, allows a user-definable code to be
programmed into the PEEL™ Array. The code can be read
back even after the security bit has been set. The signature
word can be used to identify the pattern programmed in the
device or to record the design revision.
Figure 13. PLACE LCC and IOC Screen
Figure 12. PLACE Architectural Editor
PEEL™ Array development is also supported by popular
development tools, such as ABEL and CUPL, via ICT’s
PEEL™ Array fitters. A special smart translator utility adds
the capability to directly convert JEDEC files for other
devices into equivalent JEDEC files for pin-compatible
PEEL™ Arrays.
Programming
PEEL™ Arrays are EE-reprogrammable in all package
types, plastic-DIP, PLCC and SOIC. This makes them an
ideal development vehicle for the lab. EE-
reprogrammability is also useful for production, allowing
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Figure 14. PLACE Simulator Screen
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