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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAD.1992.279322
