Development Systems

CMC provides remote access to a high-performance, quad-FPGA prototyping environment for a virtual “hands-on” experience without the complexities of system setup and maintenance. We host a BEE3 system and connected design workstation in the data center, with access via remote-desktop software. 

An International Initiative Leads to an Innovative Computational Architecture, Platform 2012 (P2012):

• CMC is collaborating with STMicroelectronics (Canada) on STM’s P2012 initiative which involves researchers around the world and an increasing number in Canada. CMC’s role is to do a mapping of this hardware-software platform into a FPGA-based implementation environment.
• Platform 2012 aims at moving a significant step forward in accelerator architecture for imaging, video, and next-generation immersive multimodal applications such as computational photography, virtual and augmented reality.
• P2012 is an area- and power-efficient many-core computing fabric, and it provides an architectural harness that eases integration of hardwired accelerators. The advanced programming models for P2012 are supported with the MIND component-based technology that is used to map the parallel architecture of applications on the platform resources.

The Carrier Platform for Microfluidics provides a user friendly physical interface to a microfluidic device, as well as a means to mediate fluidic, electrical and optical stimuli. It serves as a tool for developing functional system prototypes, as a test bed for investigating novel microfluidic technology, and as a vehicle for developing and refining algorithms that control a fluidics-based microsystem.

CMC is engaged in the development of leading edge wireless-enabled microsystems.  We support prototyping resources, including hardware, software and reference designs, that allow you to develop small form factor, autonomous, wireless-enabled microsystem nodes.  These platforms range from turn-key wireless data links that interface to a sensor or actuator to fully customizable design environments. Contact CMC to understand how you can access these resources, or  work with CMC to develop a proposal for support on a collaborative project aimed at microsystem innovation.