A generic functional simulation of heterogeneous systems
Rachuj S, Reichenbach M, Fey D (2019)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2019
Journal
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Book Volume: 11479 LNCS
Pages Range: 128-141
Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Event location: Copenhagen
ISBN: 9783030186555
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-18656-2_10
Abstract
Virtual Prototypes are often used for software development before the actual hardware configuration of the finished product is available. Today’s platforms often provide different kinds of processors forming a heterogeneous system. For example, ADAS applications require dedicated realtime processors, parallel accelerators like graphics cards and general purpose CPUs. This paper presents an approach for creating a simulation system for a heterogeneous system by using already available processor models. The approach is intended to be flexible and to support different kinds of models to fulfill the requirements of a heterogeneous system. Simulators should easily be exchangeable by simulators with the same architecture support. It was possible to identify the SystemC connection of the considered general purpose CPU models as a bottleneck for the simulation speed. The connection to the realtime core suffers from a necessary connection via the network which is evaluated in more detail. Combining the GPU emulator with the rest of the system reduces the simulation speed of the CUDA kernels in a negligible manner.
Authors with CRIS profile
Sebastian Rachuj
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3 (Rechnerarchitektur)
Marc Reichenbach
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3 (Rechnerarchitektur)
Dietmar Fey
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3 (Rechnerarchitektur)
How to cite
APA:
Rachuj, S., Reichenbach, M., & Fey, D. (2019). A generic functional simulation of heterogeneous systems. In Martin Schoeberl, Thilo Pionteck, Sascha Uhrig, Jürgen Brehm, Christian Hochberger (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) (pp. 128-141). Copenhagen, DK: Springer Verlag.
MLA:
Rachuj, Sebastian, Marc Reichenbach, and Dietmar Fey. "A generic functional simulation of heterogeneous systems." Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems, ARCS 2019, Copenhagen Ed. Martin Schoeberl, Thilo Pionteck, Sascha Uhrig, Jürgen Brehm, Christian Hochberger, Springer Verlag, 2019. 128-141.
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