Overview
PLDA designs deliver and support a catalog of high-quality interfacing and processing standard digital products. The company's research and development team specializes in programmable logic-based electronic systems and intellectual property (IP), with a strong focus on the PCI and derivatives market (including PCI-X, CompactPCI, PC104/Plus, and PCI Express). PLDA has been developing Altera® devices since 1996.
PLDA's PCI and PCI Express solutions provide the following advantages:
- A gate-level description of all megafunctions ensuring full PCI and PCIe compliance
- Powerful, easy-to-use PCI and PCIe megafunctions that allow you to access the core's internal logic
- Complete PCI and PCIe product offering that includes megafunctions, hardware, software, and consulting services
- Full technical support provided directly from PLDA's IP and board designers
- Source code versions available upon request
Available Products
PLDA currently provides the products shown in Tables 1 and 2.
| Table 1. Available AMPPSM (1)-Approved Certified IP Cores | |
| Product | Supported Altera Devices |
|---|---|
| PCI Express Core | Stratix® series FPGAs, Stratix II GX FPGAs |
| PCI-X Master/Target Core 32/64-Bit | Cyclone® series FPGAs, Arria® GX FPGAs |
- AMPP: Altera Megafunction Partners Program. "AMPP Approved" indicates certified IP cores that meet Altera's sales standards and have passed rigorous engineering testing.
| Product | Supported Altera Devices |
|---|---|
| PCI Express x1, x4, x8 Prototyping Platform [XpressGXII] | Stratix II GX |
| PCI Express x1, x4 with Arria GX [XpressAGX] | Arria GX |
| PCI Express Design Kit with Stratix II GX (x1, x4) [XpressGen2GX] | Stratix II GX |
| PCI-X/PCI Development Kit [PCIXSYS2] | Stratix II |
Additional Services and Features
PLDA provides the following additional services and features:
- Source code
- Consulting services
- Simulation files
- Additional functions
- Custom megafunctions
- Altera OpenCore evaluation
- Prototyping and evaluation boards
- Technical support
Contact Information
For additional information, contact PLDA at:
PLDA
Parc Club du Golf
Bat 11 Rue Guillibert, Aix-en-Provence Cedex 3
13856 France
Tel USA: 1-866-273-4528
Tel Intl: +33-442-393-600
Fax Intl: +33-442-394-902
Email: sales@plda.com
URL: www.plda.com


