Re: [f-cpu] Register Bank

[Yann Guidon <whygee@f-cpu.org>]

Juergen Goeritz wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Michael Riepe wrote:
> > I would, if I could.  I have no synthesis tools on my Linux PC (and it
> > wouldn't be sufficient anyway with its poor 96 MB of RAM).  When Nico
> > tried to synthesize the multiplier on his Suns, he also ran into memory
> > limitations (1 GB is not enough for such a big unit if one turns on some
> > optimization bells & whistles during the run).  So, if you can provide
> > access to a multi-gigabyte multi-gigahertz multi-CPU system and a set
> > of synthesis tools for it, I will happily synthesize every piece of code
> > before I send it to the rest of the world.
> 
> Hmh, currently I am designing an extendable Linux cluster for
> a university that may handle a lot of cpus, each with 1GB memory.
> I am doing this for incompressible flow problems (YG could tell
> you more about this topic). The problem is more on the tool
> side - without a real order for VHDL/ASIC development (and some
> real cash flow involved) I can't just buy the tools for fun.
> That's a bit to heavy for a small startup company.

Time to get sponsoring to work.
If your cluster is available for public EDA design,
 - we need the written authorisation of the university
 -         some accounts and reasonable quota (CPU time/HDD/SWAP)
 -         permanent/stable SSH connexion
and we need to find EDA vendors that accept that their SW runs
online. THAT is the hardest part !!!

Within a few months, i'll have lotsa tools at the university,
so the problem will be solved for me, but not for F-CPU_land.

> > BTW: Armstrong said "one small step for a man", IIRC.
> > But please also remember what Major Tom said in `Space Oddity':
> >       "... and there's nothing I can do."
> "Where there is a will there will open up a way."
> "To eternity and beyond!" :-)
"what the heck am i doing in this fucking mess ?" :-P

> Nur nicht aufgeben
Niemals aufgeben.
> JG
WHYGEE
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