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An Alternative Solution for Reconfigurable Coprocessors Hardware and Interface Synthesis

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Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL 1999)

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The design of co-processing and interface functions required in processor based control systems (PBCS) is subject to a hardware/software (Hw/Sw) co-design process that results in a tedious task demanding a lot of time and work. This paper proposes an alternative solution for re-configurable co-processors rapid prototyping using a library containing over 200 reusable functions that makes the hardware design and synthesis process easier. The library has been developed to be implemented in a Xilinx FPGA but it can be easily portable to other FPGAs families.

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  1. Instituto de Electrónica Aplicada, Department of Electronic Technology, University of Vigo, Apartado Oficial de Correos, 36200, Vigo, Spain

    María D. Valdés, María J. Moure & Enrique Mandado

  2. Instituto de Electrónica Aplicada, University of the Basque Country Avda, Felipe IV, 1B, 20011, San Sebastian, Spain

    Angel Salaverría

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  1. María D. Valdés
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  1. Xilinx Research Labs, 2100 Logic Drive, CA 95032, San Jose, California

    Patrick Lysaght

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 204 George St., G1 1XW, Glasgow, UK

    James Irvine

  3. Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Reiner Hartenstein

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Valdés, M.D., Moure, M.J., Mandado, E., Salaverría, A. (1999). An Alternative Solution for Reconfigurable Coprocessors Hardware and Interface Synthesis. In: Lysaght, P., Irvine, J., Hartenstein, R. (eds) Field Programmable Logic and Applications. FPL 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1673. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48302-1_54

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