Actel announced the availability of Libero Integrated Design Environment (IDE) version 8.5. Actel’s suite of software design tools extends support for the recently announced nano versions of IGLOO and ProASIC3 field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). It also introduces support for instantiation and configuration of embedded mathblocks for use in Actel's new radiation-tolerant RTAX-DSP family. Libero IDE 8.5 adds design support for 16 distinct IGLOO nano FPGAs in six different package types; and six distinct ProASIC3 nano FPGAs in three different packages. Actel nano FPGAs range from 10 k to 250 k system gates, with select package offerings of the 30 k, 60 k, 125 k and 250 k nano devices available for immediate production. Libero IDE version 8.5 support for RTAX-DSP FPGAs enables DSP development for the first time on the RTAX family with the implementation of an 18 bit x 18 bit mathblock. The mathblock is available in the Libero IDE catalog macro cell library and can be implemented with SmartDesign or user HDL.

Libero IDE can be downloaded and installed directly from Actel’s website. The Actel Libero IDE Gold edition is available on Windows free of charge. The Actel Libero IDE 8.5 Platinum edition is available on Windows and Linux platforms for $2495. All editions are one-year renewable licenses.