Title :
Rapid prototyping of communication architectures
Author :
Kirschbaum, Andreas ; Glesner, Manfred
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Microelectron. Syst., Darmstadt Univ. of Technol., Germany
Abstract :
Proposes a rapid prototyping system (RPS) focusing on interprocessor/inter-module communication. Integrated in a design environment for embedded mixed hardware/software systems, the RPS facilitates design space exploration and validation of communication links. The reprogrammable system architecture allows the prototyping of different topologies, communication types and protocols and is supported by a powerful tool-set for automatic system configuration. An integrated hardware monitoring facility extracts online data about I/O-channel activities for performance evaluation and for the enhancement of arbitrary communication channels within the system
Keywords :
CAD; performance evaluation; protocols; real-time systems; system monitoring; telecommunication channels; telecommunication computing; telecommunication links; I/O-channel activities; arbitrary communication channel enhancement; automatic system configuration; communication architectures; communication links validation; communication types; design environment; design space exploration; embedded mixed hardware/software systems; integrated hardware monitoring facility; inter-module communication; interprocessor communication; online data extraction; performance evaluation; protocols; rapid prototyping system; reprogrammable system architecture; topologies; Computer architecture; Data mining; Hardware; Monitoring; Protocols; Prototypes; Software prototyping; Software systems; Space exploration; Topology;
Conference_Titel :
Rapid System Prototyping, 1997. Shortening the Path from Specification to Prototype. Proceedings., 8th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8064-4
DOI :
10.1109/IWRSP.1997.618889
