Course details
Hardware/Software Codesign
HSC Acad. year 2009/2010 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
Study evaluation is based on marks obtained for specified items. Minimimum number of marks to pass is 50.
Requirements for class accreditation are not defined.
Controlled instruction
Written mid-term exam and submitted project in due date.
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