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Developing an ESL Design Flow and Integrating Design Space Exploration for Embedded Systems

Authors:
Falko Guderian
Gerhard Fettweis

Keywords: electronic design automation, electronic system level, design flow, design space exploration

Abstract:
This paper introduces a systematic development of design flows for embedded systems. The idea of an executable design flow provides a basis for the design automation starting at system level. The aim is to develop, manage and optimize design flows more efficiently. A seamless integration of design space exploration into a design flow is presented coping with the conflicting design goals of embedded systems at electronic system level. It is further shown that an abstract design flow model simplifies a derivation of domain-specific design flows. A novel programming language is introduced allowing for the development of design flows in a visual and textual manner. A case study of the heterogeneous multicluster architecture demonstrates a usage of the design approach and automation. A systematic dimensioning of the multicluster architecture, in terms of the necessary computation resources, is presented in detail. The case study addresses various design problems of future embedded systems at electronic system level. Finally, this paper presents design flow development and design space exploration for embedded systems being systematically, fully integrated, and automated in order to improve a system level design.

Pages: 92 to 111

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2013. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2013

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-261x