An associative microprogrammable bit-slice-processor for sensor control

Author

Schulz, M. ; Martini, Ch ; Tavangarian, D. ; Darianian, M. ; Waldschmidt, K.

Author_Institution

Tech. Inf., J.W. Geothe-Univ., Frankfurt am Main, West Germany

fYear

1989

fDate

8-12 May 1989

Firstpage

31837

Lastpage

34759

Abstract

The authors present the concept, the components, and the programming environment of a multipurpose associative processor based on a microprogrammable cascadable slice-processor architecture. This processor can be applied in control applications, especially in real-time automotive control applications. The processor executes the instructions of a program in a sequential manner. However, the powerful associative instructions allow a parallel manipulation of stored data sets. Particular attention is given to the associative processor environment with its software development tools and languages. These software tools support an optimal specification of applications, which are defined on different abstraction levels

Keywords

bit-slice computers; computerised control; detectors; microprogramming; programming environments; software tools; associative instructions; automotive control; microprogrammable bit-slice-processor; multipurpose associative processor; programming environment; software development tools; software tools; Application software; Associative memory; Automotive engineering; Memory architecture; Parallel processing; Process control; Programming environments; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

CompEuro '89., 'VLSI and Computer Peripherals. VLSI and Microelectronic Applications in Intelligent Peripherals and their Interconnection Networks', Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1940-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMPEUR.1989.93412

Filename

93412