Q: Who sells the System Generator?
A: Xilinx.
Q: What is the price for the System Generator?
A: The System Generator is being offered at $1995.
Q: What are the supported platforms?
A: The System Generator v2.1 is supported on PCs running Window
NT 4.0 with service pack 6 or greater, Windows® 98, Windows®
2000 and ME.
Q: Do current System Generator users have to purchase a new
license (support reinstate) for v2.1?
A: At this point every existing users fall under the 1 year license
agreement and can hence update to v2.1 at no extra cost.
Q: What is the support reinstate fee?
A: $1895
Q: Sofware dependencies?
A: See the Tool
Requirements & Recommendations table on Xilinx.com site
for a complete list.
Note 1: The System Generator VHDL still does not work in
the FPGA Express VHDL complier due to a problem (filed as CR #112559)
in which Express does not implement VHDL Generics correctly.
Note 2: The System Generator VHDL now works with the XST
VHDL compiler.
Q: Can customers get a demo version before they purchase the
tool?
A: A DSP kit will be available in January, 2002.
Q: What FPGA families can I target the System Generator to?
A: The System Generator supports Vitex-II® , Virtex E® and
Spartan-II® families. There are no plans to support the XC4000
families nor SpartanXL.
Q: What is the approximate cost for the tools from The MathWorks?
A: You must use the following prices for an indication only. Always
ask The MathWorks sales person to provide the final quote to the
customer.
- MATLAB (no part #): $1,900 Individual PC, $2,850 Individual
UNIX, $3500 Concurrent
- Simulink (no part #): $2,800 Individual PC, $4,000 Individual
UNIX, $5000 Concurrent
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