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Evaluation of a SPARC board equipped with the Ada Tasking Coprocessor (ATAC)

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Ada in Europe (Ada-Europe 1995)

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To cope with computing overheads introduced by a multithread environment, an appealing approach consists in shifting a good deal of the run time system functionalities at hardware level by means of a tasking coprocessor managing real-time capabilities of software applications as mathematical coprocessors manage operations for number crunching programs. Such component is available on the market, the RTech Ada Tasking Coprocessor (ATAC), and LABEN is involved in assessing the resulting performance of a SPARC/ATAC platform running an Ada software application designed for future spacecraft missions.

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  1. Laben S.p.A. SS. Padana Superiore, 290-20090, Vimodrone, MI, Italy

    F. Battini, P. L. Mantovani & M. Mattavelli

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Battini, F., Mantovani, P.L., Mattavelli, M. (1996). Evaluation of a SPARC board equipped with the Ada Tasking Coprocessor (ATAC). In: Toussaint, M. (eds) Ada in Europe. Ada-Europe 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1031. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0015509

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