Pipelined Processor Farms - Structured Design for Embedded Parallel Systems

This book outlines a methodology for the use of parallel processing in real time systems. It provides an introduction to parallel processing in general, and to embedded systems in particular. Among the embedded systems are processors in such applications as automobiles, various machinery, IPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), multimedia embedded systems such as those used in the computer game industry, and more. * Presents design and simulation tools as well as case studies. * First presentation of this material in book form. Pipelined Processor Farms: Structured Design for Embedded Parallel Systems......Page 1 The Series......Page 3 Copyright......Page 5 Foreword......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Contents......Page 14 Acronyms......Page 20 Part1 Introduction & Basic Concepts......Page 24 Ch1 Introduction......Page 26 Ch2 Basic Concepts......Page 42 Ch3 PPF in Practice......Page 62 Ch4 Development of PPF Applications......Page 82 Part2 Analysis & Partitioning of Sequential Applications......Page 90 Ch5 Initial Development of Application......Page 92 Ch6 Graphical Simulation & Performance Analysis of PPFs......Page 106 Ch7 Template-Based Implementation......Page 120 Part3 Case Studies......Page 140 Ch8 Application Examples......Page 142 Ch9 Design Studies......Page 188 Ch10 Counter Examples......Page 214 Part4 Underlying Theory & Analysis......Page 234 Ch11 Performance of PPFs......Page 236 Ch12 Instrumentation of Templates......Page 272 Part5 Future Trends......Page 286 Ch13 Future Trends......Page 288 References......Page 294 Index......Page 324 Backcover......Page 331 This text outlines a methodology for the use of parallel processing in real time systems. It provides an introduction to parallel processing in general, and to embedded systems in particular. It also contains design and simulation tools as well as case studies. A pipeline is a computer network communication channel that provides a means of transporting data packets between destinations. A pipelined processor farm refers to a structured design method for mapping sequential embedded applications. Much of the success of computers can be attributed to their generality, which allows different problems to be compiled and executed in different languages on the same or different processors.