ipChinook: an Integrated IP-based Design Framework for Distributed Embedded Systems

IPCHINOOK is a design tool for distributed embedded systems. It gains leverage from the use of a carefully chosen set of design ions that raise the level of designer interaction during the specification, synthesis, and simulation of the design. IPCHINOOK focuses on a component-based approach to system building that enhances the ability to reuse existing software modules. This is accomplished through a new model for constructing components that enables composition of control-flow as well as data-flow. The designer then maps the elements of the specification to a target architecture: a set of processing elements and communication channels. IPCHINOOK synthesizes all of the detailed communication and synchronization instructions. Designers get feedback via a cosimulation engine that permits rapid evaluation. By shortening the design cycle, designers are able to more completely explore the design space of possible architectures and/or improve time-to-market. IPCHINOOK is embodied in a ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1999
• Where: DAC
• Authors: Pai H. Chou, Ross B. Ortega, Ken Hines, Kurt Partridge, Gaetano Borriello
• Keywords: Computer Architecture, DAC 1999, Design Ions, Designers, Existing Software Modules