Leveraging reconfigurability in the design process
Lesley Shannon · 2005
We are investigating an on-chip design methodology for embedded computing systems implemented on FPGAs. The objective is to exploit the platform's reconfigurability, such that system development can occur on the final implementation platform. This is comparable to the software development process where applications are typically designed on a workstation that is representative of the final product's platform, not a simulator that models the processor. Designing on the target technology is also appealing for FPGA designs. An on-chip design methodology better leverages the main advantage of reconfigurability - the user may redesign the system while avoiding non-recurring costs, such as mask redesign costs. It also allows the user to quickly obtain real-time information about system performance.