Ebook: Code Generation for Embedded Processors

Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation.
In order to combine this growing system complexity with an increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the functionality of embedded processors.
Recently, new research efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools for embedded processors. Code Generation for EmbeddedSystems provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific processors, machine code quality for embedded applications, retargetability of the code generation process, machine description formalisms, and code generation methodologies.
Code Generation for Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast developing field of research for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

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Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation.
In order to combine this growing system complexity with an increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the functionality of embedded processors.
Recently, new research efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools for embedded processors. Code Generation for EmbeddedSystems provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific processors, machine code quality for embedded applications, retargetability of the code generation process, machine description formalisms, and code generation methodologies.
Code Generation for Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast developing field of research for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

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Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation.
In order to combine this growing system complexity with an increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the functionality of embedded processors.
Recently, new research efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools for embedded processors. Code Generation for EmbeddedSystems provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific processors, machine code quality for embedded applications, retargetability of the code generation process, machine description formalisms, and code generation methodologies.
Code Generation for Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast developing field of research for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Code Generation for Embedded Processors : An Introduction....Pages 14-31
Retargetable Code Generation : Key Issues for Successful Introduction....Pages 32-47
Challenges in Code Generation for Embedded Processors....Pages 48-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
FlexWare : A Flexible Firmware Development Environment for Embedded Systems....Pages 67-84
Chess : Retargetable Code Generation for Embedded DSP Processors....Pages 85-102
An ILP-Based Approach to Code Generation....Pages 103-118
Retargetable Code Generation for Parallel, Pipelined Processor Structures....Pages 119-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Beyond Tool-Specific Machine Descriptions....Pages 138-152
On Transforming Code Generation to a Parsing Problem....Pages 153-170
Local Microcode Generation in System Design....Pages 171-187
Code Generation Based on Trellis Diagrams....Pages 188-202
A Unified Code Generation Approach Using Mutation Scheduling....Pages 203-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Retargetable Compilation of Self-Test Programs Using Constraint Logic Programming....Pages 221-239
Code Generation for Transport Triggered Architectures....Pages 240-259
Software Synthesis for Real-Time Information Processing Systems....Pages 260-279
Back Matter....Pages 280-298

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Modern electronics is driven by the explosive growth of digital communications and multi-media technology. A basic challenge is to design first-time-right complex digital systems, that meet stringent constraints on performance and power dissipation.
In order to combine this growing system complexity with an increasingly short time-to-market, new system design technologies are emerging based on the paradigm of embedded programmable processors. This concept introduces modularity, flexibility and re-use in the electronic system design process. However, its success will critically depend on the availability of efficient and reliable CAD tools to design, programme and verify the functionality of embedded processors.
Recently, new research efforts emerged on the edge between software compilation and hardware synthesis, to develop high-quality code generation tools for embedded processors. Code Generation for EmbeddedSystems provides a survey of these new developments. Although not limited to these targets, the main emphasis is on code generation for modern DSP processors. Important themes covered by the book include: the scope of general purpose versus application-specific processors, machine code quality for embedded applications, retargetability of the code generation process, machine description formalisms, and code generation methodologies.
Code Generation for Embedded Systems is the essential introduction to this fast developing field of research for students, researchers, and practitioners alike.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Code Generation for Embedded Processors : An Introduction....Pages 14-31
Retargetable Code Generation : Key Issues for Successful Introduction....Pages 32-47
Challenges in Code Generation for Embedded Processors....Pages 48-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
FlexWare : A Flexible Firmware Development Environment for Embedded Systems....Pages 67-84
Chess : Retargetable Code Generation for Embedded DSP Processors....Pages 85-102
An ILP-Based Approach to Code Generation....Pages 103-118
Retargetable Code Generation for Parallel, Pipelined Processor Structures....Pages 119-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Beyond Tool-Specific Machine Descriptions....Pages 138-152
On Transforming Code Generation to a Parsing Problem....Pages 153-170
Local Microcode Generation in System Design....Pages 171-187
Code Generation Based on Trellis Diagrams....Pages 188-202
A Unified Code Generation Approach Using Mutation Scheduling....Pages 203-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Retargetable Compilation of Self-Test Programs Using Constraint Logic Programming....Pages 221-239
Code Generation for Transport Triggered Architectures....Pages 240-259
Software Synthesis for Real-Time Information Processing Systems....Pages 260-279
Back Matter....Pages 280-298
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