Course details
Hardware/Software Codesign
HSC Acad. year 2012/2013 Winter semester 5 credits
System-level aspects of computing systems design. Constrained and optimized HW/SW system design. Behavioral description. Models and implementation of basic HW and SW components and their interface. HW and SW components synthesis. Mapping of behavioral description onto components. Components interface synthesis. Scheduling of access to shared components. Techniques for prediction and analysis of constrained and optimized design. Partitioning algorithms and tools. Hardware synthesis and code generation. Verification. HW/SW computing architectures. Integrated HW/SW development systems. Optimized HW/SW systems case studies.
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Time span
- 39 hrs lectures
- 13 hrs projects
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
The students understand the theory and techniques of an automated hardware/software co-design of constrained computating systems.
Theoretical background for analyzis and design of HW/SW systems.
Learning objectives
To give the students the knowledge of hardware/software computing systems co-design techniques including behavioral modeling of both hardware and software components as well as their interaction, partitioning algorithms, analyzing and profiling techniques, simulation, synthesis, and verification of designed systems.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basics of system simulation and design.
Syllabus of lectures
- System-level aspects of computing systems design.
- Constrained and optimized HW/SW system design.
- Behavioral description.
- Models and implementation of basic HW and SW components and their interface.
- HW and SW components synthesis.
- Mapping of behavioral description onto components.
- Components interface synthesis.
- Scheduling of access to shared components.
- Techniques for prediction and analysis of constrained and optimized design.
- Partitioning algorithms and tools.
- Hardware synthesis and code generation. Verification.
- HW/SW computing architectures. Integrated HW/SW development systems.
- Optimized HW/SW systems case studies.
Progress assessment
For receiving the credit and thus for entering the exam, students have to obtain at least five points from the project. Plagiarism and not allowed cooperation will cause that involved students are not classified and disciplinary action may be initiated.
Controlled instruction
The knowledge of students is examined by the mid-exam (20 points), the project (25 pints) and by the final exam. The minimal number of points, which can be obtained from the final exam, is 25 (of 55 points). Otherwise, no points will be assigned to a student. Plagiarism and not allowed cooperation will cause that involved students are not classified and disciplinary action can be initiated.
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