FPGA based database searching

Norman Bollmann · 2008-06-23T13:00:09+00:00

Hello,I've been searching the internet for days now and still I'm not sure about what I am trying to do. Okay now, I've got a software implementation in ANSI-C for a complex database searching. The database is a proprietary format where I am saving data, which has to be given as a result, depending on the input data. Problem is, the software implementation is far to slow.Now I am looking for alternative ways for a faster implementation and came across the idea to implement the whole database searching as electronic circuit in an FPGA. The database is of course far too big to save it inside an FPGA, e.g. the BlockRAMs of a Spartan3. Therefore external memory has to be used, slowing down the throughput. Target is a database searching of 262144 elements with 16 bit each in maximum 220 ms.Does anybody have experience with FPGA based database handling or similar tasks? Your urgent response will be highly appreciated!RegardsNorman Bollmann

Jun 23, 2008 21 Replies

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rponsard 18 years ago

see AMMASS project there was a demo

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rponsard 18 years ago

see AMMASS project there was a demo at IP07 grenoble

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