FIR HDL Writer - Installation and License Setup

Thank you for trying out the FIR HDL Writer Beta 0.9.0 from Optunis. We hope you will be pleased with the results. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, feel free to email us at : FIRWriterRequests@optunis.com

Why is this a beta release (what's not yet done)?

The beta version of the FIR HDL Writer does not support multi-channel interpolation or multi-channel decimation filters. A warning will be issued, and the filter will be converted to a multi-channel single rate filter. You may manually padd the input for each channel with zeros to interpolate, or drop data after filtering to decimate. Expect support for this feature very soon.

We don't yet have full documentation, and are looking at various installation methods, and some user interface issues. The designs generated have been simulated (with our self-checking testbench), and synthesized to FPGAs.

Introductory pricing for licenses are $1795 during the beta period (till June 22, 2007), and $1995 afterwards.

Installing the FIR HDL Writer on Windows XP

1. download the fir_hdl_090_win.zip file
   
   
2. expand the fir_hdl_090_win.zip file to your desired installation directory
   
   
   1. Right Click on the fir_hdl_090_win.zip, and select Extract All
      
      
   2. click Next, pick a destination directory, click Next
      
      
   3. click Finish to quit the Extraction Wizard and open the directory
      
      
   4. If desired, make a shortcut to this directory and drag it to the desktop for quick reference
      
      
3. double click on the <install directory>/FIR HDL Writer shortcut
   
   
4. After selecting the appropriate button in the License Manager, double click on the Icon in the lower left (to bring up the menu). From the menu, select
   
   FIR_HDL_Writer -> Document -> New
   
   
5. To quit the FIR HDL Writer, from the vertical menu, select
   
   FIR_HDL_Writer -> Quit
   
   

Installing the FIR HDL Writer on Linux

1. Install GNUstep
   1. install gnustep-make-1.13.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      http://www.rstonehouse.co.uk/extras/gnustep-1.13/openSUSE_10.2/gnustep-make-1.13.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      
      
   2. install gnustep-base-1.13.1-1020.1.i586.rpm
      http://www.rstonehouse.co.uk/extras/gnustep-1.13/openSUSE_10.2/gnustep-base-1.13.1-1020.1.i586.rpm
      
      
   3. install gnustep-gui-0.11.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      http://www.rstonehouse.co.uk/extras/gnustep-1.13/openSUSE_10.2/gnustep-gui-0.11.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      
      
   4. install gnustep-back-0.11.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      http://www.rstonehouse.co.uk/extras/gnustep-1.13/openSUSE_10.2/gnustep-back-0.11.0-1020.1.i586.rpm
      
      
   5. Run the shell script for GNUstep with the command :
      source /usr/GNUstep/Makefiles/make.sh
      
      
2. download the fir_hdl_090_lin.tar.gz file and decompress it with the following commands :
   
   unzip fir_hdl_090_lin.tar.gz
   tar -xvf fir_hdl_090_lin.tar
   
   
3. Start the program with the following command :
   cd FIR_HDL_Writer
   /usr/GNUstep/openapp FIR_HDL_Writer
   
   (Note : make sure the current directory is in your search path)
   
4. After selecting the appropriate button in the License Manager, double click on the Icon in the lower left (to bring up the menu). From the menu, select
   
   FIR_HDL_Writer -> Document -> New
   
   
5. To quit the FIR HDL Writer, from the vertical menu, select
   
   FIR_HDL_Writer -> Quit
   
   

Installing the FIR HDL Writer on Mac OS X

1. download the fir_hdl_090_mac.dmg file and open the file
   
   
2. Drag and drop the FIR_HDL_Writer folder to your Applications directory
   
   
3. Open the FIR_HDL_Writer folder in your Applications directory
   
   
4. Double click FIR_HDL_Writer application in this folder to run the application
   
   

Purchasing and Installing a License

Licenses may be purchased on-line at : http://store.optunis.com/firhdldes.html

Introductory pricing for licenses are $1795 during the beta period (till June 22, 2007), and $1995 afterwards.

To install a license :

• From the Menus, select
  FIR_HDL_Writer -> License Setup ...
  
  
• Enter your User Name
  
  
• Enter your License Number
  
  
• Click Validate
  
  

Contacting Optunis about FIR HDL Writer

We're always glad to hear feedback from our customers.

• For information regarding multi-user discounts, site-licenses, or corporate-wide licenses, email us at: sales@optunis.com
• For feature requests, email us at: FIRWriterRequests@optunis.com
• For general support issues, email us at: support@optunis.com