Title :
Initialization method for MPSoC
Author :
Zhao, Yousheng ; Hou, Ning ; Zhang, Duoli ; Du, Gaoming ; Li, Li ; Pan, Hongbin
Author_Institution :
Inst. of VLSI Design, Hefei Univ. of Technol., Hefei, China
Abstract :
Unlike traditional SoC (System-on-chip) chip, multiprocessor chip that contains multiple independent processors, each processor owns different applications, so we need to make a reasonable multiprocessor chip initialization program. This paper proposes a design for the multiprocessor system initialization. The main contribution is as follows: Firstly, one method for the implementation of multiprocessor system initialization is designed. Once the system is power-up or reset each processor´s configuration data will be put to destination place through certain data path. Secondly, it is also an important reference for other types of initialization design of NoC (Network-on-chip) system. The design was successfully implemented on FPGA for an MPSoC system.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; integrated circuit design; logic design; multiprocessing systems; system-on-chip; FPGA; MPSoC system; NoC system; multiprocessor chip initialization program; multiprocessor system initialization; network-on-chip system; system power; system reset; system-on-chip; Computer architecture; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Multiprocessing systems; Program processors; Protocols; Registers; FPGA; MPSoC initialization; NoC; data-path;
Conference_Titel :
Anti-Counterfeiting Security and Identification in Communication (ASID), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chengdu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6731-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICASID.2010.5551834