[Arm-netbook] libre 64-bit risc-v SoC

[Bill Kontos]

Out of curiosity has anyone ever attempted to prototype a hardware block
based on evolution principles? Doing it on an fpga is probably a bad idea
since we wont be able to implement the results in more copies but this
could potentially also happen in a software simulation where the input and
output interfaces of the hardware block are pre defined
On Apr 28, 2017 2:47 PM, "mike.valk at gmail.com" <mike.valk at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 2017-04-28 13:23 GMT+02:00 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>:
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>> On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 11:29 AM, mike.valk at gmail.com
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>> > The problem is MUXing all modes to a single output. New Apple laptops
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>> > USB-C but not all ports support all functions.
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>> > Perhaps a bit of FPGA could be the key?
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>>  yeah.
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>> > Ethernet over UCB-C is still being discussed. So the FPGA might be
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>> > have when/if that mode is materialized.
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>> > A bit of FPGA would be nice to have anyway. Media codecs keep on
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>> > and would extend the life of the SoC.
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>>  at the expense of power consumption.
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> If you're trying to trans-code something that you don't have a
> co-processor/module for you're forced to CPU/GPU trans-coding. Would a FPGA
> still be more power huns gry then?
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> I think/hope FPGA's are more efficient for specific tasks then CPU/GPU's
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> We can always have evolution create a efficient decoder ;-)
> https://www.damninteresting.com/on-the-origin-of-circuits/
> http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.
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