Frequency Optimization Objective during System Prototyping on Multi-FPGA Platform
Joint Authors
Turki, Mariem
Marrakchi, Zied
Mehrez, Habib
Abid, Mohamed
Source
International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Multi-FPGA hardware prototyping is becoming increasingly important in the system on chip design cycle.
However, after partitioning the design on the multi-FPGA platform, the number of inter-FPGA signals is greater than the number of physical connections available on the prototyping board.
Therefore, these signals should be time-multiplexed which lowers the system frequency.
The way in which the design is partitioned affects the number of inter-FPGA signals.
In this work, we propose a set of constraints to be taken into account during the partitioning task.
Then, the resulting inter-FPGA signals are routed with an iterative routing algorithm in order to obtain the best multiplexing ratio.
Indeed, signals are grouped and then routed using the intra-FPGA routing algorithm: Pathfinder.
This algorithm is adapted to deal with the inter-FPGA routing problem.
Many scenarios are proposed to obtain the most optimized results in terms of prototyping system frequency.
Using this technique, the system frequency is improved by an average of 12.8% compared to constructive routing algorithm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Turki, Mariem& Marrakchi, Zied& Mehrez, Habib& Abid, Mohamed. 2013. Frequency Optimization Objective during System Prototyping on Multi-FPGA Platform. International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503515
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Turki, Mariem…[et al.]. Frequency Optimization Objective during System Prototyping on Multi-FPGA Platform. International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503515
American Medical Association (AMA)
Turki, Mariem& Marrakchi, Zied& Mehrez, Habib& Abid, Mohamed. Frequency Optimization Objective during System Prototyping on Multi-FPGA Platform. International Journal of Reconfigurable Computing. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-503515
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-503515