DocumentCode :
3082510
Title :
An extension to SystemC-A to support mixed-technology systems with distributed components
Author :
Zhao, Chenxu ; Kazmierski, Tom J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
fYear :
2011
fDate :
14-18 March 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
This contribution proposes syntax extensions to SystemC-A that support mixed-technology system modelling where components might exhibit distributed behaviour modelled by partial differential equations. The important need for such extensions arises from the well known modelling difficulties in hardware description languages where complex electronics in a mixed-technology system interfaces with distributed components from different physical domains, e.g. mechanical, magnetic or thermal. A digital MEMS accelerometer with distributed mechanical sensing element is used as a case study to illustrate modelling capabilities offered by the proposed extended syntax of SystemC-A.
Keywords :
C++ language; accelerometers; distributed processing; hardware description languages; micromechanical devices; partial differential equations; SystemC-A; complex electronics; digital MEMS accelerometer; distributed component; distributed mechanical sensing element; hardware description language; mixed technology system; partial differential equation; Accelerometers; Boundary conditions; Force; Mathematical model; Micromechanical devices; Sensors; Syntactics;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE), 2011
Conference_Location :
Grenoble
ISSN :
1530-1591
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-208-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2011.5763205
Filename :
5763205
Link To Document :
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