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Optos Uses Xilinx Design Services to Develop Revolutionary
Eye Care System on Virtex-II Pro Devices
System enabled by Virtex-II Pro FPGA - industry's only programmable
platform including high-speed serial transceiver, DSP and embedded
processors
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 17, 2004 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX)
today announced that Optos PLC (http://www.optos.com),
a revolutionary eye care technology company, selected Xilinx Design
Services (XDS) to assist in the development of its revolutionary
Optomap Retinal Exam system. Xilinx® Virtex-II Pro™ FPGAs
with integrated RocketIO™ technology are at the heart of the
wide-field visual imaging system. The Optomap Retinal Exam, the
world’s first ophthalmic device to produce a single high-resolution
color image of the retina, is now a vital component in the early
detection and management of eye disease, providing earlier detection
of eye diseases such as diabetes, age related macular degeneration
and glaucoma. The exam provides the optometrist with a view of up
to 200 degrees (internal angle) of the retina in just 0.25 of a
second – a field of vision significantly wider than previously
available using a traditional ophthalmoscope.
Optos worked closely with Xilinx Design Services (XDS) to implement
the System Control Processor (SCP), camera, DSP components, and
PCI sections of the Panoramic System. “We could not have achieved
our design goals without the help of Xilinx Design Services and
high-performance Virtex-II Pro devices,” said David Cairns,
technical director at Optos. “Their commitment to quality
and high standards has eased our transition into production.”
“Xilinx Design Services offers unique skills and experience
in system, logic and embedded software design to provide the ideal
development partner. Leveraging these skill sets helped Optos to
optimize the budget, schedule and performance requirements for this
project,” said Dave Demarinis, director of Xilinx Design Services
at Xilinx. “The broad adoption of FPGAs in a wide range of
high performance, cost sensitive applications such as the Optos
Panoramic System, demonstrates the increasing market demand for
programmable devices that deliver ASIC-level functionality and performance.”
About the Design
The Xilinx Virtex-II Pro devices, with on-board RocketIO™
MGTs, are used to receive high-speed data from three peripheral
boards, each transmitting data from a single MGT on the Virtex-II
Pro device. The MGT data transfers are initiated by an external
system triggered by the operator. This event is synchronized using
interrupts to the SCP. The data from the three MGTs is formatted
in the Virtex-II Pro device and used to form a larger data packet,
which is then stored in DDR SDRAM for transmission over PCI.
About the Optomap Retinal Exam
The revolutionary system uses low powered laser beams which are
scanned in two dimensions over the entire retina. Light reflected
from the retina is detected and transformed into a digital image
which appears, almost immediately, on the screen of a conventional
monitor. The image can be separated to reveal different levels of
the retina – the choroid and sensory retina views and can
be used to facilitate closer inspection of suspicious lesions. The
advantages of these digital images include objective documentation,
cost-effectiveness, easy storage, serial comparisons and remote
analysis.
About Xilinx Virtex-II Pro Platform FPGAs
Xilinx Virtex-II Pro and Virtex-II Pro X devices are the world's
first and only FPGAs to offer integrated PowerPC embedded technology
and the first to offer high-speed serial solutions supporting any
speed between 622 Mbps to 10.3125 Gbps. These multiple PowerPC CPUs,
multi-gigabit serial transceivers, and high-speed signal processing
blocks are offered at no additional charge, providing unequaled
capability and value for today's system design requirements.
About Xilinx Design Services
Xilinx Design Services augments customer design teams with industry
experts in FPGA design techniques and programmable logic solutions
such as systems architecture consulting, hardware engineering, and
embedded software design. Led by professionals with proven project
management skills, the XDS team of FPGA hardware engineers, embedded
software designers, product specialists, and system architects help
customers get their products to market faster, more cost-effectively,
and with optimal performance. More information about Xilinx Design
Services is available at www.support.xilinx.com/xds.
About Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) is the worldwide leader of programmable
logic solutions. Additional information about Xilinx is available
at www.xilinx.com.
About Optos
Optos PLC develops ophthalmic imaging products, which help improve
image capture and analysis capability for the early detection and
prevention of eye disease. Additional information about Optos is
available at www.optos.com.
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