Hardware/software co-design in the rapid prototyping of application-specific signal processors methodology

Author

Schaming, W. Bernie

Author_Institution

Lockheed Martin Adv. Technol. Labs., USA

fYear

1997

fDate

19-22, Oct 1997

Firstpage

241

Lastpage

250

Abstract

The Rapid Prototyping of Application-Specific Signal Processors (RASSP) program is focused on speeding up the design and reducing the cost of signal processing systems. However, a Hardware/Software Co-design approach has been developed that has application to a wide range of design domains. HW/SW Co-design refers to the simultaneous consideration of hardware and software within the system design process. It is the co-development and co-verification of the hardware and software through the use of simulation and/or verification. This paper describes the generic Hardware/Software Co-design process developed under RASSP and provides an application example to highlight its use in the signal processing domain

Keywords

high level synthesis; signal processing; software prototyping; RASSP; application-specific signal processors; hardware/software co-design; rapid prototyping; Application software; Computer architecture; Hardware; Laboratories; Process design; Signal design; Signal processing; Software design; Software prototyping; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

VHDL International Users' Forum, 1997. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8180-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VIUF.1997.623956

Filename

623956