Title :
An object oriented design method for reconfigurable computing systems
Author :
Edwards, Martyn ; Green, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Univ. of Manchester Inst. of Sci. & Technol., UK
Abstract :
We present a novel method for developing reconfigurable system targeted at embedded system applications. We show how an existing object oriented design method (MOOSE) has been adapted and enhanced to include reconfigurable hardware (FPGAs). Our work represents a significant advance over current embedded system design methods in that it integrates the use of reconfigurable hardware components with a systematic design method for complete systems. The objective is to produce an object oriented design methodology where system objects can be seamlessly implemented in either software or reconfigurable hardware
Keywords :
embedded systems; field programmable gate arrays; hardware-software codesign; object-oriented methods; reconfigurable architectures; FPGA; MOOSE; OO method; cosynthesis; embedded system applications; object oriented design method; reconfigurable computing systems; reconfigurable hardware; systematic design method; Application specific integrated circuits; Design methodology; Electrical capacitance tomography; Embedded computing; Embedded system; Energy management; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Object oriented modeling; Power system management;
Conference_Titel :
Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition 2000. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0537-6
DOI :
10.1109/DATE.2000.840862
