This page is intended to assist those individuals or companies who have begun or are thinking about beginning to evaluate SNAP (Sonics Network for AMBA Protocol). While not as comprehensive as the complete SNAP documentation, these tutorials and pre-configurations are intended to give users a jump start into the process of designing an SoC on-chip network using SNAP.

Pre-Configurations
Pre-configurations are pre-captured designs which show off different aspects of the SNAP Capture Tool GUI and underlying RTL. These designs are based on actual SoC designs in the market today and give designers a accurate representation of how SNAP handles different types of design challenges. There are 3 different pre-configurations available for download and evalation:

SNAP_basic - Download SNAP_basic .snap file
A simple sample PMP-type SoC design ...

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SNAP_medium - Download SNAP_medium .snap file
A more complex design similar to many modern Set-top Box SoC designs ...

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SNAP_extreme - Download SNAP_extreme .snap file
A highly complex, 100+ core media processor SoC design ...

Download SNAP_extreme .snap file | Download SNAP_extreme Info PDF

Tutorials
The SNAP tutorials included here are intended to walk evaluators/customers through the very basic attributes of SNAP using a step-by-step approach. The purpose of these tutorials is to be able to get evaluators up-and-running on the tool very quickly and answer many common questions that may come up during the evaluation and first uses of the product. More complete product documentation is available as part of the SNAP installation package. A variety of tutorials are available here to stream or download:

SNAP Registration and Download - Download Tutorial PDF
This tutorial walks users through the process of registering and downloading the SNAP tool ...
Video Walk-thru:


Screenshot Walk-thru:

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SNAP Installation and Configuration - Download Tutorial PDF
The SNAP Installation and Configuration tutorial delves into the process of installation the SNAP Capture tool on a users workstation as well as the configuration of the tool and associated license keys...
Video Walk-thru:


For Windows Installations - Screenshot Walk-thru:

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For Linux Installations - Screenshot Walk-thru:

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SNAP Design Capture Overview - Download Tutorial PDF
This tutorial walks users through the process of beginning and capturing a full design using the SNAP Capture tool. Topics covered include: GUI Capture Overview, Creation methodology, design topology creation, connectivity definition, QoS settings, Address Map definition, and Interface configuration. By the end of the tutorial, users will have created a fully functional SNAP design ready for RTL generation...

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SNAP Evaluation and RTL Generation - Download Tutorial PDF
The SNAP Evaluation and RTL Generation tutorial helps users understand and experience the process of initiating interactions with the SNAP Server. The tutorial helps users open a .snap design file and then upload that file to the SNAP server for RTL generation ...

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