FPGA projects are often perceived as risky, slow, and difficult to predict. While tool complexity and device constraints are commonly blamed, the dominant factor behind missed deadlines and spiraling costs is methodology.…
Brightelligence is a consortium partner in ARCHYTAS, a major European Defence Fund (EDF) research project focused on next-generation hardware architectures for dependable and energy-efficient AI systems in defence applications. The project reflects the type…
ARUZ is one of the defining projects in Brightelligence’s engineering history. It represents the kind of FPGA work that exists far beyond ordinary board design, RTL implementation, or subsystem integration. ARUZ was…
Debugging in FPGA systems is a critical aspect of the development process due to the complexity and high-performance demands of FPGA designs. Unlike traditional software debugging, FPGA debugging involves both hardware and…
The ever-growing demand for experienced FPGA engineers outpaces the reality of market supply. To sustain this trend, success hinges on higher efficiency. This new approach requires breaking away from some old habits…
Categories: HPC, ARUZ
Journal: Computer Physics Communications
Publication date: 2 August 2023
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2023.108884
Access type: open
In this paper, the model of chemical reactions on grained molecular level is presented.
In the FPGA-oriented project there are two key roles in the design process: FPGA engineer and hardware designer. FPGA allows for the implementation of complex digital circuits in a single integrated circuit.…
Categories: HPC, ARUZ
Journal: Computer Physics Communications
Publication date: 11 November 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2022.108591
Access type: paid (Elsevier)
In this paper, the implementation of a molecular diffusion model named Dynamic Lattice Liquid (DLL) is discussed.
ARUZ, Polish abbreviation of “Analyzer of Real Complex Systems”, is a multi-purpose FPGA-based machine initially built for speeding up molecular chemistry simulations, which find use in several fields like pharmacy, chemical industry,…
Categories: HPC, ARUZ
Conference: 2021 28th International MIXDES Conference
Publication date: 30 July 2021
DOI: 10.23919/MIXDES52406.2021.9497622
Access type: paid (IEEE Xplore)
In this paper, the implementation of a molecular diffusion model named Dynamic Lattice Liquid (DLL) is discussed.
Categories: HPC, ARUZ
Journal: MDPI Electronics
Publication date: 10 September 2020
DOI: 10.3390/electronics9091482
Access type: open
This paper presents a methodology for ARUZ firmware development that simplifies the process, offers low-level optimization, and facilitates verification.
Categories: HPC, MPA
Journal: MDPI Electronics
Publication date: 10 July 2020
DOI: 10.3390/electronics9071141
Access type: open (direct link)
This paper presents an open-source digital circuit of the coprocessor for an integer multiple-precision arithmetic (MPA).