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Currently there are very few manufactures of FPAAs. On-chip resources are still very limited when compared to that of an FPGA. This resource deficit is often cited by researchers as a limiting factor in their research.

== Development tools ==

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=== Zrna Software-defined Analog Platform ===

The Zrna platform provides [[real-time computing|real-time]] [[Application programming interface|API]] control of field-programmable analog

hardware. This makes it possible to build analog systems interactively from high-level languages such as [[Python (programming language)|Python]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Software-defined analog - Zrna Research |url=https://zrna.org}}</ref> The response of the resulting

system can be changed dynamically as needed by making additional API requests. One application of this approach is an analog synthesizer filter with a [[cutoff frequency]] that can be swept in response to MIDI events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Simple Synth Demo - Zrna Research |url=https://zrna.org/demo/simple-synth}}</ref>

=== AnadigmDesigner®2 EDA Software ===

AnadigmDesigner®2 is the second generation [[Electronic design automation|EDA]] software that enables engineers to design and implement dynamically reconfigurable analog circuits within a matter of minutes. It includes a time ___domain functional simulator. The software takes the design and translates it into [[C program|C code]] so that it can be used within an [[embedded system]].

=== DynAMx Design Lab Software ===

DynAMX Design Lab is used to configure and simulate a FPAA chip. It puts an analog environment comparable to an FPGA in the hands of engineers. Engineers can quickly design complex analog functions into a fully qualified chip. The software allows engineers to adjust the configuration on-the-fly. It is specifically designed to be reconfigurable and reprogrammable in real time, whether in the lab, in the field or in production.

=== ICE LAB Software ===

This is an open source software developed at Georgia Tech which uses place and route tool for an FPGA developed at [[University of Toronto|UToronto]].<ref>{{cite web|title=VPR|url=https://github.com/verilog-to-routing/vtr-verilog-to-routing}}</ref> It also uses open source [[scilab]] and Xcos for interface.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tool Download|url=http://hasler.ece.gatech.edu/FPAAtool/index.html}}</ref>

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