Title :
A flexible message passing mechanism for Objective VHDL
Author :
Putzke-Röming, Wolfram ; Radetzki, Martin ; Nebel, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
OFFIS, Germany
Abstract :
When defining an object-oriented extension to VHDL, the necessary message passing is one of the most complex issues and has a large impact on the whole language. This paper identifies the requirements for message passing suited to model hardware and classifies different approaches. To allow abstract communication and reuse of protocols on system level, a new, flexible message passing mechanism proposed for Objective VHDL is introduced
Keywords :
hardware description languages; message passing; object-oriented languages; synchronisation; transport protocols; Objective VHDL; abstract communication; flexible message passing mechanism; hardware modelling; object-oriented extension; protocol reuse; Communication system control; Contracts; Dispatching; Encapsulation; Hardware; Message passing; Object oriented modeling; Protocols; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation and Test in Europe, 1998., Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8359-7
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.1998.655863
