Design and implementation of the software system on MPSoC: An HDTV decoder case study

The design effort of software system in multiprocessor system-on-a-chip (MPSoC) is getting heavier with ever-increasing system complexity. The design methodology mainly focuses on things such as co-development with hardware, reducing cost and time, and increasing portability, reusability, and robustness. This paper explores how to design a high performance, robust software system with component-based method and systematic level co-development. Complex architecture and system requirements constrain the whole process. High definition television (HDTV) decoder SoC platform consists of two processors and customized hardware and software components. As an successful experience, we will give the software component design and implementation details