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Product Submission Guidelines


After reviewing these guidelines, please submit your completed listing to Lynn Horobin.

The SPIRIT Consortium is compiling a resources directory of IP-XACT enabled Tools, IP and Services to be published on this website, and we would like to invite you to contribute information about IP-XACT Services/Tools/IP provided by your organization.

The aim of the list is to give a quick, concise, reference for anybody looking for IP-XACT product and services information, together with contact information to allow interested people to contact and follow-up with you directly.

Each entry should contain information for each of the following bullet points. Incomplete entries will not be accepted.
  • Categories:
    • IP
      • Silicon IP: IP (typically processors, peripherals, bus infrastructure, subsystems, etc.), delivered with an IP-XACT Databook description, for use in implementable designs.
      • Verification IP: IP (typically test bench components, protocol monitors and assertions etc), delivered with an IP-XACT Databook description, for use specifically in Verification Environments.
      • Other: IP, delivered with an IP-XACT Databook description, that don't fit in to the above categories.
    • Tools
      • Design Environment: Tools that read IP-XACT Databook and Design descriptions, and use IP-XACT Generators to process that data.
      • IP-XACT Editors & IP Packagers: Tools that help create IP-XACT Databook descriptions, and help prepare IP ready for use in an IP-XACT Design Environment.
      • Tools with IP-XACT Interface: Tools that are capable of reading and/or writing IP-XACT Databook and Design descriptions but use proprietary data processing  formats.
      • Other: Tools, enabled for IP-XACT, that don't fit in any of the above categories.
    • Services
      • IP Preparation: Organisations that can help prepare IP for use in an IP-XACT-enabled design flow.
      • Generator Authoring: Organisations that can help develop IP-XACT Generators for use and deployment in an IP-XACT Design Environment.
      • Training: Providers of training courses that teach aspects of working with IP-XACT.
      • Other: Organisations that provide services related to IP-XACT that don't fit any of the above categories
    • Other: Any other IP-XACT related products and services that don't fit into any of the above categories.
  •  Product/Service Name 
  •  Company name and logo 
  •  25 word brief description (strictly enforced!)
  •  Most recent IP-XACT version supported for this Product/Service
  •  URL for company and product-specific information/contact details etc.

To aid conciseness, we request that  you to follow these guidelines:

  • Please categorise your entries as one of IP, Tools or Services, or Other. For each primary category, please use one of the appropriate sub-categories (listed above) to help users target the exact information being searched for.  If you choose 'Other' in any of the categories or sub-categories, please also suggest a suitable category name that we can use to extend the category and sub-category list, along with a brief definition of what might qualify for the category.

  • If you listing products in the 'IP' Category, please list families of IP products rather than each one individually.  Use the 25-Word Brief Description to provide more details. As an example, rather than having individual entries for UART, Ethernet Controller and Bluetooth IP, perhaps your product name might be 'Serial Communication IP' and the description might list the main protocols supported.

  • If you are listing products in the Tools category, please be careful about how tools are categorized. In cases where it is appropriate to include the same tool in multiple categories, terms such as 'Design Environment' have a very specific meaning in IP-XACT. If you are unsure about how to categorise a product, please feel free to check with The SPIRIT Consortium's Marketing group.

  • For the 25-Word Brief Description, we are aiming to keep each entry to one line, so brevity and conciseness is key. 25 words is a difficult limit, so please don't exceed that word count. Product facts are more informative than marketing terms. If you support old version of IP-XACT, please add the statement "legacy IP-XACT formats supported" (can be in addition to the 25 word description.

  • Version of IP-XACT Supported : Please provide the newest version of IP-XACT supported by your product. Multiple versions of IP-XACT supported are acceptable. For legacy IP-XACT version support, see paragraph above.

  • The URL is the public web link where a user can go to get more complete information directly from your company. Please provide a specific link to the Product/IP/Service rather than a general link to your company/organisation. It's probably not appropriate to include information about internal tools/IP/services that are not publically available, or tools/IP/services that are unreleased, under development, or not usable/accessible by users looking at website.

  • Please feel free to add as many product and service entries as you think appropriate. As already noted, it may be appropriate to include the same product/IP/service in multiple categories/sub-categories.

Please note that each company is responsible for the information content  provided.  We rely on accurate information being provided and updated when required!

If you have any questions or clarifications, please feel free to contact us.