> > 
> > The FFT I am designing for opencores should do around 1 
> > point 
> > every 10ns in an FPGA. This translates to 10us for 1024 
> > points. 
> > Essentially it will be 'real time', allowing a continuous 
> > stream of data 
> > to be processed. 
I also have designed a real time FFT (512 points) logic for 100M ASIC and verified by FPGA. About speed parameter looks like you used at least 8 multipler and number's adders parallel, not pipeline.
Thanks
Yan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsg43@rediffmail.com [mailto:gsg43@rediffmail.com]
> Sent: 2001Äê9ÔÂ21ÈÕ 6:02
> To: cores@opencores.org
> Subject: Re: [oc] fft on hardware??or DSP??
> 
> 
>  
> Hi John,
> Are you implemeting pipelined fft?? The word real time fft is 
> giving this meaning...
> which algorithm you are using and why?
> Shall we get enough speed with pipeline fft on FPGA? I mean 
> routing delays may effect the design...
> IF not so which FPGA will be suitable...
> Is opencores giving code for free??
> 
> I am trying to get brief idea on the fft implementation... I 
> am planning to simulate(Integer C code) pipelined fft.
> Thank you,
> gayathri :-)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: jdalton at asiaonline dot net dot au 
> To: cores at opencores dot org 
> CC: jdalton at asiaonline dot net dot au 
> Date: 17 Sep 2001 21:03:23 -0700 
> Subject: Re: [oc] fft on hardware??or DSP?? 
> 
> > > Hi folks, 
> > 
> > Hello 
> > 
> > > 1. What is the speed of fastest FFT availabe in the 
> > market till now? 
> > 
> > Not sure. 
> > 
> > > 2. I have seen few xilinx FFT documents for virtex 
> > FPGAs saying 1024 
> > > FFT in arround 60us. Other DSP vendors giving much 
> > speed FFTs than 
> > > FPGAs. 
> > > So which is suitable for fastest FFT, either DSP or 
> > FPGA or dedicated 
> > > chip. 
> > > what are the limitations in both. 
> > 
> > > 3. Can I get faster FFTs in FPGA than DSPs? 
> > 
> > My guess is for long transforms, an FPGA will generally 
> > have a higher thoughput, as it can do more in parallel. 
> > A DSP could potentially have a shorter latency due to 
> > more highly optimised multipliers. For very short 
> > transforms 
> > a DSP with multiple ALUs might be faster than an FPGA as 
> > it can do 
> > everything in parallel with optimised multipliers. 
> > 
> > > 4. What are the advantages of FFT on FPGA than in 
> > DSP? 
> > 
> > See previous answer. 
> > 
> > Best wishes 
> > John 
> > 
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