Virtualization of FPSoC-based instruments - An application example

This paper analyzes the issues associated to the virtualization of instruments based on Field-Programmable System-on-Chip hardware platforms, with emphasis on communication issues. The main steps for virtualization are described through a real application example, intending to provide designers with guidance through the tasks involved in the process. This avoids the need for them to directly dealing with large amounts of generic documentation and specialized terminology, allowing development and debugging time to be reduced. Experimental results are presented to highlight the usefulness of the virtualized instrument.