A constraint satisfaction algorithm for microcontroller selection and pin assignment

Author

Berlier, Jacob A. ; McCollum, James M.

Author_Institution

Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

18-21 March 2010

Firstpage

348

Lastpage

351

Abstract

In prototyping and design of embedded systems, selection of the smallest possible microcontroller necessary to meet system requirements while minimizing power consumption and design size is desirable. With the myriad of microcontrollers available on the market, selecting the ideal microcontroller is a non-trivial task. In this work, we address this problem through the implementation of a constraint satisfaction algorithm that will assist in microcontroller selection by matching design requirements to the capabilities of individual microcontroller pins.

Keywords

constraint theory; embedded systems; microcontrollers; operations research; power aware computing; constraint satisfaction algorithm; embedded systems design; individual microcontroller pins; matching design requirement; microcontroller selection; pin assignment; power consumption minimization; system requirement; Algorithm design and analysis; Design engineering; Embedded system; Energy consumption; Microcontrollers; Pins; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Prototypes; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon), Proceedings of the

Conference_Location

Concord, NC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5854-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.2010.5453854

Filename

5453854