Title :
KMDS-an expert system for integrated hardware/software design of microprocessor-based digital systems
Author :
Kuo, Yau-Hwang ; Kung, Ling-Yang ; Feng, Alice ; Tzeng, Ching-Chung ; Jeng, Guang-Huei ; Chen, Tse
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan
Abstract :
An integrated design automation system, KMDS, is presented for the design of microprocessor-based digital systems. It is implemented using a knowledge-based expert system to support the following functions: (1) automatic synthesis of the circuit of microprocessor-based digital systems at the processor-memory-switch level, (2) automatic generation of control programs for the implemented microprocessor-based digital systems, (3) automatic ASIC design to realize special-purpose circuit functions at the algorithmic level, (4) automatic printed circuit board layout, and (5) high-level knowledge base editing and debugging. In addition, several features are included to help realize a modularized and flexible design automation tool
Keywords :
circuit layout CAD; digital circuits; expert systems; knowledge based systems; logic CAD; printed circuit design; KMDS; algorithmic level; automatic ASIC design; automatic generation; automatic printed circuit board layout; automatic synthesis; control programs; design automation tool; high-level knowledge base editing; integrated design automation system; integrated hardware/software design; knowledge base debugging; knowledge-based expert system; microprocessor-based digital systems; processor-memory-switch; special-purpose circuit functions; Algorithm design and analysis; Application specific integrated circuits; Automatic generation control; Control system synthesis; Design automation; Digital systems; Expert systems; Hardware; Integrated circuit synthesis; Software design;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON '89. Fourth IEEE Region 10 International Conference
Conference_Location :
Bombay
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.1989.177025
