Multigranular Simulation of Heterogeneous Embedded Systems

Heterogeneous embedded systems, where configurable or application specific hardware devices (FPGAs and ASICs) are used alongside traditional processors, are becoming more and more widely used. To facilitate rapid design and development of such heterogeneous hardware/software systems, it is essential to expand the software design cycle to integrate hardware modeling and simulation. Cosimulation and exploration of the joint design space are key problems. To design, develop and verify such systems, different kinds of simulations at various levels of granularity are required. The hardware modeling and simulation framework of the ModelBased Integrated Simulation Framework (MILAN) integrates these requirements into a single powerful design, development and simulation environment. Categories and Subject Descriptors E.3 [HW/SW co-design]: specification, modeling, cosimulation and performance analysis, system level partitioning and scheduling. General Terms Performance, Design, Standardization...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: ECBS
• Authors: Aditya Agrawal, Ákos Lédeczi
• Keywords: Design Space, ECBS 2003, Hardware, Hardware Modeling, Simulation Framework