Software synthesis and code generation for signal processing systems

Author

Bhartacharyya, S.S. ; Leupers, Rainer ; Marwedel, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

Volume

47

Issue

9

fYear

2000

fDate

9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

849

Lastpage

875

Abstract

The role of software is becoming increasingly important in the implementation of digital signal processing (DSP) applications. As this trend intensifies, and the complexity of applications escalates, we are seeing an increased need for automated tools to aid in the development of DSP software. This paper reviews the state of the art in programming language and compiler technology for DSP software implementation. In particular, we review techniques for high-level block-diagram-based modeling of DSP applications; the translation of block-diagram specifications into efficient C programs using global target-independent optimization techniques; and the compilation of C programs into streamlined machine code for programmable DSP processors using architecture-specific and retargetable back-end optimizations. We also point out important directions for further investigation

Keywords

digital signal processing chips; program compilers; programmable circuits; C program; code generation; compiler technology; digital signal processing system; high-level block diagram model; optimization; programmable DSP processor; programming language; software synthesis; Application software; Computer languages; Digital signal processing; Energy consumption; Hardware; Signal generators; Signal processing; Signal synthesis; Time to market; Very large scale integration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1057-7130

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/82.868454

Filename

868454