Title :
A Generic Virtual Bus for Hardware Simulator Composition
Author :
Ruckert, Martin ; Böttcher, Axel ; Hauser, Martin
Author_Institution :
Munich Univ. of Appl. Sci., Munich, Germany
Abstract :
The typical interface between hardware components is a standardized bus. This article presents a virtual counterpart for simulated hardware components: a virtual bus on a virtual motherboard. The authors show that reuse of standard components, common with real hardware, can find its analogy in the domain of simulated hardware, making simulators less expensive and more flexible.
Keywords :
electronic engineering computing; logic design; system buses; virtual prototyping; generic virtual bus; hardware component; hardware simulator composition; virtual motherboard; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Educational programs; Graphical user interfaces; Hardware; Network interfaces; Operating systems; Read only memory; Usability; design and test; hardware components; interface; simulated hardware; standardized bus; virtual bus; virtual motherboard;
Journal_Title :
Design & Test of Computers, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDT.2009.106
