The Intilop IPAC platform is an FPGA-based configurable SoC platform that contains all the peripheral functions required for a basic SoC, with options to select from a suite of library components that have been ported to this platform. This platform currently supports the PPC 405 processor. It can also support other embedded processor cores, including the MIPS4K series, ARC, ARM7TDMI, and ARM9TDMI. The high-performance IPAC architecture can be tailored, allowing for the easy integration of other processors. The platform can also serve as a companion chip for high-performance standalone processors. The IPAC SoC peripherals include a system timer, a watchdog timer, an interrupt controller, programmable I/O, an alphanumeric LCD interface, I2C Host, SPI master, 16550 and 16450 UARTs, a real-time clock, and a high-bandwidth memory controller. The memory controller supports Flash, SRAM, SDRAM, or DDR, depending on the user's requirements. Users also have the option to select from a library of pre-integrated and verified cores and subsystems, which include an IDE Host, Gigabit Ethernet MAC, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, PCI, and PCMCIA Host. Additional custom cores and subsystems, such as MPEG decoders, Gigabit Ethernet MACs, and 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.16 wireless MACs, can be easily integrated into this platform. All firmware and driver modules are designed to run on Linux. This configurable platform supports a wide range of applications, including Network Security Processors, Home Gateways, Network Routers, Set-top Boxes, Storage Area Network controllers, Network Attached Storage devices, and Access Point controllers for 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.16.