PPL Workbench

Reduce NPU Application Development Time Using the PPL Workbench

To complement the PPL Compiler, IP Fabrics offers a state-of-the-art debug and simulation environment. The PPL Workbench is fully integrated with the PPL Compiler in an Eclipse-based user interface. The PPL Workbench enables PPL writers to compile, debug, and execute PPL programs on Windows PC – there’s no need to wait for the NPU hardware to become available.

The PPL Workbench includes advanced features such as:

• Graphical breakpoints and single step on PPL rule, expression, and/or action
• Watch/Display packet fields, PPL built-in values, and user data structures
• Debug and simulation of all PPL Event types, including Startup and Exception
• Input/Output packet streams from file or network interface
• Input and output packet logs
• Exception notification

Using the PPL Workbench can greatly increase productivity and reduce the overall development cycle time and expense by:

• Allowing NPU applications to be created, debugged and simulated before prototype hardware is available
• Helping engineers detect and fix programming errors much sooner in the development process
• Reducing the number of hardware prototypes required

The PPL Workbench supports all NPU models and runs on standard Windows PCs.