Title :
On the automatic integration of hardware accelerators into FPGA-based embedded systems
Author :
Pilato, Christian ; Cazzaniga, Andrea ; Durelli, Gianluca ; Otero, Andres ; Sciuto, Donatella ; Santambrogio, Marco D.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. ed Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
This paper proposes an automatic framework for the seamless integration of hardware accelerators, starting from an OpenMP-based application and an XML file describing the HW/SW partitioning. It extends a fully software architecture by generating and integrating the cores, along with the proper interfaces, and the code for scheduling and synchronization. Experimental results show that it is possible to validate different solutions only by varying the input code.
Keywords :
XML; application program interfaces; electronic design automation; embedded systems; field programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; software architecture; FPGA-based embedded systems; HW-SW partitioning; OpenMP-based application; XML file; automatic framework; automatic hardware accelerator integration; hardware-software partitioning; scheduling code; software architecture; synchronization code; Computer architecture; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Program processors; Resource management; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL), 2012 22nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oslo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2257-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2255-3
DOI :
10.1109/FPL.2012.6339218
