A model and methodology for hardware-software codesign

Author

Thomas, Donald E. ; Adams, Jay K. ; Schmit, Herman

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Volume

10

Issue

3

fYear

1993

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

15

Abstract

A behavioral model of a class of mixed hardware-software systems is presented. A codesign methodology for such systems is defined. The methodology includes hardware-software partitioning, behavioral synthesis, software compilation, and demonstration on a testbed consisting of a commercial central processing unit (CPU), field-programmable gate arrays, and programmable interconnections. Design examples that illustrate how certain characteristics of system behavior and constraints suggest hardware or software implementation are presented.<>

Keywords

computer architecture; logic arrays; program compilers; systems analysis; behavioral model; behavioral synthesis; codesign methodology; commercial central processing unit; field-programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; hardware-software partitioning; methodology; model; programmable interconnections; software compilation; Application software; Computational modeling; Design automation; Hardware; High level synthesis; Optimal control; Software performance; Software tools; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Design & Test of Computers, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0740-7475

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/54.232468

Filename

232468