Title :
Design of a Scalable Network of Communicating Soft Processors on FPGA
Author :
Derutin, J.P. ; Damez, L. ; Desportes, A. ; Galilea, J. L Lazaro
Author_Institution :
Univ. Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand
Abstract :
In this work we investigate the implementation of a general parallel architecture using platform FPGA. With the implementation of communicating multiple soft processors mapped over a hypercube topology, our objective is to determine platform FPGA and SoC design environment advantages and limits for scalable multiple processors conception. We investigate the effect of communication system in FPGA devices, experimenting with different designs decisions. We present some performance results with the illustration of a parallel sort algorithm.
Keywords :
field programmable gate arrays; logic design; parallel architectures; system-on-chip; FPGA; SoC design; hypercube topology; parallel architecture; scalable multiple processors; soft processors; Application software; Computer architecture; Energy efficiency; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Hypercubes; Network topology; Parallel architectures; Prototypes; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Architecture for Machine Perception and Sensing, 2006. CAMP 2006. International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0685-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0686-9
DOI :
10.1109/CAMP.2007.4350378