MPSI Technologies GmbH

WhizniumDBE extends the principles of automated code generation and iteration to the world of programmable logic (FPGA) register transfer level (RTL) projects.

Devices supported by WhizniumDBE include Xilinx‘s FPGA‘s and AP SoC‘s. A number of relevant use cases are available online, ranging from low-end / legacy Spartan3E and Artix7 systems to high-end latest-generation Kintex7 and Zynq boards.

WhizniumDBE helps modularize FPGA‘s into virtual controllers with functionality-specific command sets. Code generation covers both the host in terms of a C++ access library and the FPGA‘s VHDL code down to state-machine level. A second focus besides command execution are bulk data transfers.

The developer can choose between “easy“ and “full“ implementations, the former being especially lightweight on FPGA resources, the latter permitting non-blocking command execution and cascaded board hierarchies.

Deployment options for WhizniumDBE include an on-premise container-based solution, or cloud-based / pay-per-use as an alternative.

WhizniumSBE is an innovative software development tool providing automated code generation and iteration based on fine-grained model specifications.

WhizniumSBE offers significant time savings and superior source code quality in the development process of real-time, multi-threaded embedded software. Reference projects are available online both for ARM-based (RaspberryPi3, gumstix, Zynq) and for Intel Atom-based (Minnowboard, Galileo) systems.

Development with WhizniumSBE covers all major ingredients of IIoT / Industrie 4.0 software and delivers them in ready-to-deploy fashion: database with access library, main executable (“engine“) including HTTPS server, node executables (“operation engines“) to perform compute operations remotely, web-based human-machine interface (HMI) and application programming interface (API) library.

Programming languages employed by WhizniumSBE include C++, SQL, XML and HTML5/SVG/JavaScript. Connectivity with third-party tools is facilitated by means of app-generation wizards for C++, C# and Objective-C which in turn use the project-specific C++ API library. Communication via industry-standard OPC UA is supported as well.

WhizniumSBE places special emphasis on hassle-free intermixing of automatically generated and manually written code. On source code tree iteration, i.e. the process of letting WhizniumSBE generate an updated source code tree based on new model information, manually written code is preserved. Version control is strictly enforced, optionally using Git.

Deployment options for WhizniumSBE include on-premise container-based, or cloud-based as a pay-per-use alternative.