Embedded Topics

A look at a tool and a flow that makes it easier to put designs on to a HAPS physical prototyping system for verification, debug and software development purposes

This article introduces hybrid emulation, a combination of emulation and virtual prototypes, and its application to tasks such as architecture validation, early software development and software-driven verification.

We look at how best to leverage both software debug tools and emulators, the limitations to traditional techniques, and the drive toward offline debug.

Will Ethernet become the dominant interconnect for automotive applications? A look at the market trends and standards, and how to use Ethernet IP and virtual-prototyping solutions in automotive applications.

ProtoCompiler understands HAPS FPGA prototyping hardware, so it can optimize logic placement and partitioning, even on designs with up to 250m ASIC gates.

While some HW/SW co-design and verification techniques are in place, a power analysis methodology is only just emerging

The fourth installment discusses the extra levels of debug capability available when using virtual prototypes through the example of an ARM big.LITTLE-based embedded system.

Effective low-power design for embedded-systems will take a new culture of close collaboration between hardware and software engineers.

This part illustrates the technique using examples addressing memory corruption, multicore systems and cache coherency with particular reference to watchpoints.

The second part of our series illustrates VP tools and techniques using the familiar example of Linux bring-up on an ARM-based SoC.