Accelerating Fixed-Point Design and Implementation using High-Performance Simulation and Software Generation Tools 970928
In recent years, the automotive industry has seen a rapid increase in the “on-board electronics content” of vehicles. Such technology has given rise to ever increasing levels of safety, comfort and performance in this high production-volume industry. Cost considerations require that most on-board electronics be implemented on fixed-point processors. As companies look to extract more (performance) for less (implementation costs & lead time) the job of designing on-board fixed-point application software is becoming more and more challenging.
This paper discusses the use of fixed-point design tools that were recently introduced in the MATRIXx® product family. These tools feature a high-performance fixed-point simulator, and a kit of interactive tools that enable engineers to study signal ranges and overflow/underflow conditions. Tools to perform trade-off studies between performance and fixed-point attributes are also discussed. The design example also illustrates the use of the MATRIXx/ AutoCode™ product to automatically generate target specific fixed-point application software.
Citation: Morrison, S. and Swamy, S., "Accelerating Fixed-Point Design and Implementation using High-Performance Simulation and Software Generation Tools," SAE Technical Paper 970928, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/970928. Download Citation
Author(s):
Scot Morrison, Sanjay Swamy
Affiliated:
Integrated Systems, Inc.
Pages: 7
Event:
SAE International Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1997 Transactions - Journal of Materials & Manufacturing-V106-5
Related Topics:
Tools and equipment
Design processes
Simulators
Computer software and hardware
Simulation and modeling
Comfort
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