Title :
A design framework for FPGA-based dynamically reconfigurable digital controllers
Author :
Paiz, C. ; Kettelhoit, B. ; Porrmann, M.
Author_Institution :
Heinz Nixdorf Inst., Paderborn Univ.
Abstract :
During the past years, it has been shown that dynamic reconfiguration of FPGAs can be used to enhance the resource efficiency and flexibility of digital controllers. The authors have developed a system architecture, which allows the reconfiguration of FPGA-implemented controllers during runtime. Depending on the operating regions of the controlled plant different controllers can be dynamically loaded into the system. In this paper we present a design flow that enables an automated generation of such partial controllers. Furthermore, a high-level design entry allows a comfortable simulation of the controllers with sophisticated tools such as Matlab Simulink.
Keywords :
controllers; field programmable gate arrays; high level synthesis; logic design; mathematics computing; reconfigurable architectures; FPGA; Matlab Simulink; dynamic reconfiguration; high-level design; reconfigurable digital controllers; system architecture; Automatic control; Automatic generation control; Control systems; Digital control; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Industrial control; Motion control; State feedback; State-space methods;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. ISCAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0920-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2007.378648