A design methodology for the conceptual design of application specific digital processors in mechatronic systems

This paper presents a methodology and a design environment to support validation and design space exploration for embedded systems including application specific digital signal processors prototyping. Our approach to heterogeneous system design is based on rapid prototyping integrated with a set of graphical design entry, synthesis, and analysis tools. System partitioning into a set of software and hardware modules is done at system description level. User guided and automated synthesis tools generate a fully functional prototype that can be connected to real world processes to verify system design and to estimate system performance.<>