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An approach to the design of complex, heterogeneous hardware/software systems

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In this paper an approach will be presented that allows the development of complex systems in a way that a high degree of portability to any heterogeneous systems topology is achievable. By introducing a layered design approach systems behavior will be split into atomic-, channel- and port behavior. This approach allows significant abstraction and results in highly reusable components.

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  1. Systems Theory and Information Engineering Institute of Systems Science, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria

    Christoph Schaffer

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George J. Klir Tuncer I. Ören

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Schaffer, C. (1996). An approach to the design of complex, heterogeneous hardware/software systems. In: Klir, G.J., Ören, T.I. (eds) Computer Aided Systems Theory — CAST '94. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1105. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61478-8_75

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