Hello guys, I just made a quick speed test in ISE 7.1 with a Spartan 3E device. A 32-bit counter runs at 129 MHz in XC3S500E-4, but in a Spartan 3 XC3S400-4 at a higher 168 MHz. Also checked a few other desings, like DDR SDRAM controller, and they all run about 20% slower on Spartan 3Es. I don't get it, isn't 3E series supposed to have the same core as the Spartan 3? Best Regards George
Spartan 3E slower that Spartan 3?
Started by ●April 17, 2005
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On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:52:52 -0700, austin <austin@xilinx.com> wrote:>Odd, > >This seems to have originated from an invalid IP address .... ? > >AustinWhat's your definition of "invalid" ? As far as I can tell he is posting over an ISP in Austria (Vienna maybe?) using a dsl connection. Don't look for conspiracies every time your nslookup fails to work.
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
mk wrote:> On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:52:52 -0700, austin <austin@xilinx.com> wrote: > > >Odd, > > > >This seems to have originated from an invalid IP address .... ? > > > >Austin > > What's your definition of "invalid" ? As far as I can tell he is > posting over an ISP in Austria (Vienna maybe?) using a dslconnection.> Don't look for conspiracies every time your nslookup fails to work.And even if IP address was invalid, the concerns seem to be perfectly valid. Just compare the speedprint output of the 3s400 to the 3s500e. Randomly sampling across different area shows that most numbers do appear to be higher, including parts of the carry chain, which appear to be more than 50% slower. A simple answer that the timing values are pre-production and are possibly overly concervative would have been a perfectly acceptable answer. Regards, Marc
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
Well, Since I don't know anything about 3E (I'm in APD, not GPD), I'll leave them to comment on the speeds files. But, I have been burned before by folks who are not who they seem, and as posting anonomously is everyone's right, but I don't have to look on an anonomous posting as being from a legitimate source. And I don't have to reply to it either. Austin
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
Hi austin, The 193.xxx.xxx.xxx range is assigned to RIPE NCC. Why would it be invalid? Best regards, Ben
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
That's true... you don't have to reply to it. So why did you? Dave "austin" <austin@xilinx.com> wrote in message news:d3uc09$h583@cliff.xsj.xilinx.com...> Well, > > Since I don't know anything about 3E (I'm in APD, not GPD), I'll leave > them to comment on the speeds files. > > But, I have been burned before by folks who are not who they seem, and as > posting anonomously is everyone's right, but I don't have to look on an > anonomous posting as being from a legitimate source. And I don't have to > reply to it either. > > Austin
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
I know that Austin's Sunday-morning concern is valid, and it stems from previous incidents, where unfriendly people, (sometimes referred to as Competitors) have started anonymous mudslinging campaigns. It's so easy to do, and hard to spot. None of us says that this is the case with George Mercury (at least he posts a reasonable name), but anonymity is known to be an invitation to mischief. That's all. Peter Alfke PS: Austin and I always give our company affiliation. But sometimes we are too lazy to type, or we want to demonstrate that this is personal opnion, like this one. But nobody will ever accuse us of hiding...
Reply by ●April 17, 20052005-04-17
I know that Austin's Sunday-morning concern is valid, and it stems from previous incidents, where unfriendly people, (sometimes referred to as Competitors) have started anonymous mudslinging campaigns. It's so easy to do, and hard to spot. None of us says that this is the case with George Mercury (at least he posts a reasonable name), but anonymity is known to be an invitation to mischief. That's all. Peter Alfke PS: Austin and I always give our company affiliation. But sometimes we are too lazy to type, or we want to demonstrate that this is personal opnion, like this one. But nobody will ever accuse us of hiding...