FPGA Camp: Debugging Your FPGA - 11 Nov 2009, Silicon Valley

[Altera_Forum]

There are two distinct phases in bringing an FPGA system to market: the design phase and the debug and 

verification phase. The primary tasks in the design phase are entry, simulation, and implementation. The primary tasks in the Debug and Verification phase are to validate the design and correct any bugs found. The recent advancements in FPGA densities have changed the way we think of design & debug of a FPGA. This camp will focus on what can you do as an engineer to make debugging your FPGA a science rather then an art. It will also introduce to you various tools that you can use to shorten the debug cycle.    agenda: Tentative 5:00 PM- 6:00 PM: Registration and exhibits (booths from various vendors) 6:00 PM - 6:10 PM: Introductions 6:10 PM - 6:40 PM: The state of FPGA Validation & Debugging 6:40 - 7:30: eric bogatin How the board will screw up your beautiful transceiver signals, and what you can do about it 7:30 PM- 8:20 PM: A brief talks from the vendors about their debug tools and solutions & Vendor Talk 8:20 PM - 8:30 PM: TBD (By Mentor Graphics) 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM: Networking and exhibits (booths from various vendors)   registration: FREE! Feel free to bring a friend. Please fill the form to RSVP using the form @ www.fpgacentral.com/fpgacamp (http://www.fpgacentral.com/fpgacamp) or at Linkedin event url - http://events.linkedin.com/fpgacamp-debugging-fpga/pub/136177http://i.ixnp.com/images/v6.12/t.gif (http://events.linkedin.com/fpgacamp-debugging-fpga/pub/136177)   Contact us if you would like to: * Volunteer with us * Speak or Refer a speaker * If you are a vendor - Would like to put a booth - Free - Demo/Talk about a product (Tell us what and why)- Free ( http://www.fpgacentral.com/fpgacamp/guideline (http://www.fpgacentral.com/fpgacamp/guideline) ) - Buy audience some food / drinks - Give away eval boards, books, kits or goodies to attendees