Synthesis of SystemC models from SDF Ptolemy descriptions

Ptolemy is a high-level modeling tool that supports heterogeneous modeling, simulation, and design of concurrent systems. SystemC is a system-level modeling tool that models systems at and above the RTL level of abstraction. A technical bridge in terms of a sound methodology to translate Ptolemy models to SystemC models would have a profound effect in the CAD/EDA industry. Perl is a text manipulation language used to translate Ptolemy models (high-level of abstraction) to synthesizable SystemC code (low-level of abstraction).