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International Workshop on Field Programmable Logic and Applications

FPL 1998: Field-Programmable Logic and Applications From FPGAs to Computing Paradigm pp 238–247Cite as

PCI-SCI protocol translations: Applying microprogramming concepts to FPGAs

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The SMiLE project at LRR-TUM adopts and implements the Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) interconnection technology to couple Pentium-II based PCs into a compute cluster with distributed shared memory. A custom PCI-SCI adapter has been developed for bridging the PC's PCI local bus with the SCI network. Such a PCI-SCI adapter intended for connecting PCI-based PCs via SCI involves complex protocol processing. In the paper we describe the rationale and implementation issues of our custom PCI-SCI adapter design. In particular, we demonstrate how traditional microprogramming techniques can be applied for a structured and simplified FPGA design.

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  1. Lehr- und Forschungseinheit Informatik X Rechnertechnik und Rechnerorganisation/Parallelrechnerarchitektur (LRR-TUM), Institut für Informatik der Technischen UniversitÄt München, Arcisstr. 21, D-80290, München, Germany

    Georg Acher, Wolfgang Karl & Markus Leberecht

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Acher, G., Karl, W., Leberecht, M. (1998). PCI-SCI protocol translations: Applying microprogramming concepts to FPGAs. In: Hartenstein, R.W., Keevallik, A. (eds) Field-Programmable Logic and Applications From FPGAs to Computing Paradigm. FPL 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1482. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0055251

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