DocumentCode
2581404
Title
Precis: a design-time precision analysis tool
Author
Chang, Mark L. ; Hauck, Scott
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
229
Lastpage
238
Abstract
Currently, few tools exist to aid the FPGA developer in translating an algorithm designed for a general-purpose-processor into one that is precision-optimized for FPGAs. This task requires extensive knowledge of both the algorithm and the target hardware. We present a design-time tool, Precis, which assists the developer in analyzing the precision requirements of algorithms specified in MATLAB. Through the combined use of simulation, user input, and program analysis, we demonstrate a methodology for precision analysis that can aid the developer in focusing their manual precision optimization efforts.
Keywords
circuit simulation; field programmable gate arrays; logic CAD; FPGA; MATLAB; Precis; design time tool; design-time precision analysis tool; general-purpose processor; program analysis; simulation; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware design languages; High level languages; Java; MATLAB; Software algorithms; Synthesizers; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 2002. Proceedings. 10th Annual IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-1801-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FPGA.2002.1106677
Filename
1106677
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