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AES G3 Reference Design for Altera NIOS Processor

• A hardware interface using Altera’s Avalon bus standard which ‘wraps’ the AES-G3 core and allows it to be integrated into larger systems using Altera’s SOPC builder software. The main function of this hardware is to provide flow control, starting and stopping the very fast hardware AES Encryptor as data becomes available from the much slower embedded software running on the NIOS processor.
• Embedded software running on the NIOS processor which provides a connection to a PC via USB and transfers data to and from the AES-G3 encryptor. This software was created by modify and adding capabilities to a reference design supplied with the Altera DE2 board.
• An application running on the PC which allows the user to select files and transfer them to the DE2 board for encryption. The application also provides a GUI for specifying the encryption key and Initial Value (IV) and includes a software implementation of AES so that results from the DE2 board can be verified.

This product does not include the Altera DE2 board which is required to run the design, this board can be purchased from Altera.

This product does not include a license for the AES-G3 core which must be purchased separately.

Free evaluation copies of AES-G3 and this product are available to qualified customers: use the discount code EVAL on the web order form or contact Algotronix by e-mail at sales@algotronix.com.