DocumentCode
1683627
Title
Synthesis of the hardware/software interface in microcontroller-based systems
Author
Chou, P. ; Ortega, R. ; Borriello, G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1992
Firstpage
488
Lastpage
495
Abstract
A tool that automates the synthesis of the hardware/software interface between a microcontroller and the devices it controls is described. Optimizations of the synthesis process focus primarily on the minimization of interface hardware and also the code size of the device driver routines. This interface synthesis problem is specified and the data structures used to represent the microcontroller, devices, and hardware and software primitives are described. The port allocation algorithm is presented and the features of this interface synthesis tool are highlighted with two practical examples.<>
Keywords
data structures; logic CAD; microcontrollers; code size; data structures; device driver routines; hardware/software interface; microcontroller-based systems; port allocation algorithm; Data structures; Design automation; Microcontrollers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer-Aided Design, 1992. ICCAD-92. Digest of Technical Papers., 1992 IEEE/ACM International Conference on
Conference_Location
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-3010-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICCAD.1992.279322
Filename
279322
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