Lancero SGDMA IP Core update now supports x8 PCI Express

LONDON, ON—September 7, 2010—Microtronix, a leading producer of highly integrated video imaging and intellectual property (IP) development solutions, today announced the release of the new Lancero. The new version targeting high bandwidth FPGA PCI Express applications now supports x8 PCI Express.

Lancero is a complete scatter-gather DMA PCI-Express solution for Altera FPGAs and processors running Linux.

Features

• 1, 2, 4 and 8 lanes PCI-Express (Gen1/Gen2).
• Bidirectional read/write, read only, write only and target only configurations.
• Configurable DMA data widths.
• Asynchronous PCI-Express and DMA clock domains.
• 32 and 64-bits addressing.
• MSI and legacy interrupts.
• Altera SOPC Builder ready.
• Altera Stratix IV GX, Arria II GX and Cyclone IV GX.
• Intel x86, Intel Atom, PowerPC and ARM processors.

Windows

The next Lancero release will offer Windows driver support. We are currently looking for Windows customers, interested in participating in our beta test program to provide feedback on the Windows driver.

Availability

The new Lancero supporting x8 PCI Express is available immediately through the Microtronix Webstore and through our International Distributor Network.

An evaluation design is available for the Altera Stratix IV GX, Arria II GX and Cyclone IV GX development boards. To test drive the Lancero on your own hardware, please contact: Sales at Microtronix.

About Microtronix

Microtronix is a full service product development company offering an integrated suite of hardware and software design services tailored to quickly get new products to the marketplace. For over 20 years, Microtronix has empowered customers worldwide with custom networking communications products. Today, Microtronix continues to apply their proven engineering practices and expertise in developing innovative video solutions to design cost effective embedded products, FPGA based hardware, IP cores and printed circuit boards.

Press Contact:

Blair Bryce
Microtronix
(888) 690-0091 x297
bbryce@microtronix.com