Title :
Poetic: A Hardware Prototyping Platform With Bioinspired Capabilities
Author :
Moreno, J.M. ; Thoma, Y. ; Sanchez, E.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. of Catalunya
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the VLSI realization of a configurable device called POEtic. This device encompasses a custom 32-bit RISC microprocessor and a custom FPGA with dynamic routing capabilities and also with dynamic and self-configuration abilities. The POEtic device can be used as a standalone general-purpose prototyping platform with dynamic reconfiguration capabilities. Additionally, the system interface included in the device and the specific features of the custom FPGA permit to construct an electronic tissue able to reproduce some of the mechanisms present in living beings, like evolution, development, self-repair or learning. In this paper, we describe the details of its physical realization, and we highlight its unique features that make it an ideal platform for prototyping dynamic hardware
Keywords :
VLSI; biological tissues; biomedical electronics; field programmable gate arrays; microprocessor chips; reconfigurable architectures; reduced instruction set computing; 32 bit; POEtic hardware prototyping platform; RISC microprocessor; VLSI design; bio-inspired system; configurable device; custom FPGA; dynamic hardware; dynamic reconfiguration; dynamic routing; electronic tissue; self-configuration ability; system interface; Automata; Design engineering; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Humans; Microprocessors; Prototypes; Reduced instruction set computing; Routing; Very large scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and System, 2006. MIXDES 2006. Proceedings of the International Conference
Conference_Location :
Gdynia
Print_ISBN :
83-922632-2-7
DOI :
10.1109/MIXDES.2006.1706600
