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Processor technology • Processors vary in their customization for the problem at hand Desired functionality total = 0 for i = 1 to N loop total += M[i] end loop General-purpose processor Application-specific processor Single-purpose processor Embedded Systems Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction, (c) 2000 Vahid/Givargis 18
General-purpose processors • Programmable device used in a variety of applications – Also known as “microprocessor” • Features – Program memory – General datapath with large register file and general ALU • User benefits – Low time-to-market and NRE costs – High flexibility • “Pentium” the most well-known, but there are hundreds of others Controller Control logic and State register IR PC Program memory Assembly code for: total = 0 for i =1 to … Datapath Register file General ALU Data memory Embedded Systems Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction, (c) 2000 Vahid/Givargis 19
Page 1 and 2: Embedded Systems Design: A Unified
Page 3 and 4: Embedded systems overview • Embed
Page 5 and 6: Some common characteristics of embe
Page 7 and 8: Design challenge - optimizing desig
Page 9 and 10: Design challenge - optimizing desig
Page 11 and 12: Time-to-market: a demanding design
Page 13 and 14: Losses due to delayed market entry
Page 15 and 16: The performance design metric • W
Page 17: Processor technology • The archit
Page 21 and 22: Application-specific processors •
Page 23 and 24: Full-custom/VLSI • All layers are
Page 25 and 26: PLD (Programmable Logic Device) •
Page 27 and 28: Graphical illustration of Moore’s
Page 29 and 30: The co-design ladder • In the pas
Page 31 and 32: Design productivity gap • 1981 le
Page 33 and 34: Summary • Embedded systems are ev
Page 35 and 36: Ch3. GPP: Software Summary • Gene
Page 37 and 38: Ch7. Digital Camera Example Summary
Page 39 and 40: Embedded Systems Design: A Unified
Page 41 and 42: Introduction • Design task - Defi
Page 43 and 44: Automation: synthesis • Early des
Page 45 and 46: Increasing abstraction level • Hi
Page 47 and 48: Gajski’s Y-chart • Each axis re
Page 49 and 50: Two-level minimization • Represen
Page 51 and 52: Minimum cover: K-map approach • K
Page 53 and 54: Minimum cover: heuristics • K-map
Page 55 and 56: Example • Minimized 2-level logic
Page 57 and 58: Technology mapping • Library of g
Page 59 and 60: Integrating logic design and physic
Page 61 and 62: Behavioral synthesis • High-level
Page 63 and 64: System synthesis • Tasks (cont.)
Page 65 and 66: Temporal vs. spatial thinking • D
Page 67 and 68: Verification • Ensuring design is
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Simulation • Create computer mode
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Advantages over physical implementa
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Simulation speed • Relative speed
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Reducing precision/accuracy • Don
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Integrating GPP/SPP simulations •
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Emulators • General physical devi
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Reuse: intellectual property cores
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Advantages/disadvantages of hard co
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New challenges to processor provide
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New challenges to processor users
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Waterfall method • Not very reali
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General-purpose processor design mo
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Summary • Design technology seeks
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