implementation of software in FPGA, Xilinx

[vortexsny]

I'm new to Digital Logic/Design.

I want to implement a small software piece written in Java in the hardware chip, using the Xilinx Spartan's board.

Anybody can point me in the direction of getting the right information about this topic. I don't even know what to search for. I ended up here. Are there particular example of people doing that?

thanks

 

[cmos babe]

I'm new to Digital Logic/Design.

I want to implement a small software piece written in Java in the hardware chip, using the Xilinx Spartan's board.

Anybody can point me in the direction of getting the right information about this topic. I don't even know what to search for. I ended up here. Are there particular example of people doing that?

thanks

You will need to design or get (easier) a microprocessor core and find a Java compiler for it's architecture.

Reading this article is a very good starting point :
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Also read about System On a chip (AKA Systen On Chip) (SoC) and software hardware co-design

 

[r_p_sanna]

hi, you will need to compile the software in a fpga which supports processors, i think spartan supports soft processor called microblaze(not sure of it though). couple of other fpgas such as virtex-II, virtex-II pro and virtex-4 families support powerpc(hard IP) and microblaze(soft IP).

if you want to implement both software and hardware, you ll need a software called xilinx platform studio(XPS) which comes with Embedded development kit(EDK). If you want more information on this, visit this link.

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[mpatel]

Spartan 3 has Microblaze processor (32 bit). Also, you can insert 3rd party soft processors like ARM Cortex. You will required Xilinx Platform Studio to write soft code and make HW/SW design.

By the way, C/C++ is very easy to implement on FPGA but not sure about Java.

 

[eltonjohn]

I want to implement a small software piece written in Java in the hardware chip, using the Xilinx Spartan's board.

Anybody can point me in the direction of getting the right information about this topic. I don't even know what to search for. I ended up here. Are there particular example of people doing that?

Xilinx has a java synthesis tool called "FORGE" .I don't know if is still supported. And what parts it generates code for .Look for forge.

 

[chinnathurai]

hai refer this url **broken link removed**