Abstract :
Designing hardware and software in isolation no longer provides good solutions for complex embedded systems. Hardware-software codesign (HSC) promises an integrated approach in which hardware and software are designed in parallel. CAD environments, employing the tenets of HSC, are being developed to provide a cost and time effective solution. As a result, system engineers must become knowledgeable in both hardware and software to successfully assimilate this new approach to systems design
Keywords :
CAD; hardware-software codesign; CAD environments; embedded systems; hardware-software codesign; simulation; systems design; verification; Analytical models; Energy consumption; Engines; Formal specifications; Hardware design languages; Libraries; Mathematical model; Power system modeling; Software performance; Testing;