DocumentCode
274981
Title
MATTRESS: an integrated environment for the design, analysis and programming of digital systems
Author
Charlton, C.C. ; Jackson, D. ; Leng, P.H. ; Little, J. ; Russell, P.C.
Author_Institution
Liverpool Univ., UK
fYear
1990
fDate
19-22 Mar 1990
Firstpage
241
Lastpage
246
Abstract
MATTRESS is a software environment for the study of digital system behaviour through simulation and the development of software or microcode for the simulated system. A description of the target system, at any level of abstraction from architectural level down to gate level, is used to derive a model of the system in the form of a directed graph, with which simulation proceeds using a demand-driven strategy to reduce unnecessary evaluation. The authors present an overview of the simulation generation process and describe the simulation method and the principal features of the user interface
Keywords
digital systems; directed graphs; microprogramming; programming environments; systems analysis; virtual machines; MATTRESS; abstraction; architectural level; demand-driven strategy; digital system behaviour; directed graph; gate level; integrated environment; microcode; microprogram/architectures testing tool; retargetable environment; simulated system; simulation generation process; simulation method; simulator synthesiser; software environment; user interface;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
UK IT 1990 Conference
Conference_Location
Southampton
Type
conf
Filename
114295
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