Lpc2000

----- Original Message -----
From: "microbit" <microbit@...>
To: <lpc2100@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 2:18 AM
Subject: Re: [lpc2100] LPC2106 and FPGA


> Hi Leon,
>
> This kind of thing would be great for many things considering there's so
> much more CPU
> power now. I'd have quite a few apps in mind, but the downer with Xilinx
is
> that the IP
> is not safe when booting like that. I've never really looked further. I
> prefer FPGAs that are
> Flash based, or in many cases a large CPLD will do. Can't have them all I
> guess.
>
> Do you have a way to protect the IP for the FPGA ? I don't even know if
> Xilinx provides
> for encrypted booting on the Spartan etc.
>
> -- Kris

Could always use one of the actel flash fpgas.

Or store the  config encrypted and have the decoder and or key in the fpga
with
a battery back up.
Xilinx have app notes on a few different ways of doing it.

I can dig a few up(links) if anyone wants.

Alex