Title :
Design of a multi-soft-core based Laser Marking controller
Author :
Castells-Rufas, David ; Vila-Closas, O. ; Carrabina, Jordi
Author_Institution :
CAIAC, Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona Edifici Eng., Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a multi-processor system to control a Laser Marking machine. The use of multiple soft-core processors allows to independently control multiple heads that share a single laser beam. We show that with several design decisions we can increase the laser beam utilization factor up to 92%. Besides, we present a multi-soft-core architecture, a particular programming model, and how the system is extended to enable performance analysis.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; microprocessor chips; multiprocessing systems; performance evaluation; laser beam; laser marking machine; multiprocessor system; multisoft core based laser marking controller; performance analysis; Head; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Laser modes; Magnetic heads; Program processors; Radiation detectors; FPGA; Laser Marking; Laser cutting; Laser microperforation; MPSoC;
Conference_Titel :
Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs (ReConFig), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cancun
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2919-4
DOI :
10.1109/ReConFig.2012.6416737
