RTXcore

Last updated 19 July 2004

The RTXcore is a VHDL clean-room implementation of the Intersil RTX-2000 for FPGAs. It runs the same instruction set, but twice as fast on a Xilinx Spartan. An an on-chip UART as well as the original peripherals are provided. You can download the RTXcore product brief.

The MPE RTXcore System provides all the tools you will need to generate an application for the RTXcore processor. This system is in several parts:

1. RTXcore EVB(Part No. RTXCOREEVB) includes 40/20MHz RTXcore in a Xilinx Spartan 2E with 512k Flash, 512k SRAM an on-board Forth compiler and the AIDE support shell.
2. MPE Forth 5 for the RTX (Part No.XCRTX000/51). Further details of the Forth 5 compiler are available here.
3. VFXC RTX C compiler (Part No. VFXCRTX). This compiler is a Windows hosted tool chain. For further details, see below and download the VFX C manual in PDF form (approx 670kb).

RTX Forth Development System

The MPE RTX2010 Forth Development system offers the following features

• Total development in a single package
• Realtime control
• Embedded system development
• Maximum speed
• Optimum results
• Interactivity
• Ready to run hardware
• All accessories included

The MPE RTX2010 Development System provides all the tools you will need to generate an application for the RTX2010 processor. Once finished the software is stable and the code can be blown into EPROM using the EPROM Programmer of your choice. Further details of the Forth 5 compiler are available here.

This system is in four parts:

1. MPE RTX-2010RH PowerBoard(Part No. PBRTX2010RH/6) includes RTX2010 non Rad-Hard
2. MPE Forth 5 for the RTX (Part No.XCRTX000/51)
3. Accessory Pack - Firmware includes Monitor Forth ROMs and Umbilical Forth ROMs
4. Accessory Pack - Hardware (Part No. PBRTXACC/01)

VFXC RTX C compiler

A C compiler tool chain for the Intersil RTX2010RH. This compiler was recently developed to overcome major restrictions in other C compilers for this CPU. VFX C supports the full address range of the CPU and produces good quality code, although because of the CPU architecture the code is not as good as that produced by the MPE Forth 5 compiler.

This compiler is a Windows hosted tool chain. For further details, please download the VFX C manual in PDF form (approx 670kb).