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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines, 2002. Proceedings. 10th Annual IEEE Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1801-X
DOI :
10.1109/FPGA.2002.1106677
