Title :
The Chinook hardware/software co-synthesis system
Author :
Chou, Pai H. ; Ortega, Ross B. ; Borriello, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
Designers of embedded systems are facing ever tighter constraints on design time, but computer-aided design tools for embedded systems have not kept pace with these trends. The Chinook co-synthesis system addresses the automation of the most time-consuming and error-prone tasks in embedded controller design, namely the synthesis of interface hardware and software needed to integrate system components, the migration of functions between processors or custom logic, and the co-simulation of the design before, during and after synthesis. This paper describes the principal elements of Chinook and discuss its application to a variety of embedded designs
Keywords :
logic CAD; logic design; microcontrollers; real-time systems; software tools; Chinook hardware/software co-synthesis system; computer-aided design tools; custom logic; design co-simulation; design time constraints; embedded controller design; error-prone tasks; function migration; interface hardware; interface software; microprocessors; system components integration; Automatic control; Computer errors; Control system synthesis; Design automation; Embedded software; Embedded system; Error correction; Hardware; Software systems; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
System Synthesis, 1995., Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7076-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISSS.1995.520608
