1. Instructor: Dr. Phillip Jones
CPRE 584 Models and Techniques in Embedded Systems Lecture 1: Tue 1/15/2013 (Class overview)
Instructor: Dr. Phillip Jones
Reconfigurable Computing Laboratory
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, USA

2. Introduction
Aims to provide the set of skills needed for students to perform graduate level research in the area of Hardware/Software codesign.
Introduces several Models and Techniques in Embedded Systems.
Gives many opportunities for hands on learning.

3. Skills Provide a research like environment Learn to quickly pickup
new hardware platforms
new software tools
new protocols
Gain experience with
Debugging
Design methodologies

4. Skills Reinforce common skills with hands on examples
Using and defining interfaces for moving data
Cross platform development environments
Platform Performance analysis, and Bottle Neck identification
Architecture design

5. High-level Timeline Platforms (January)
Convey HC-2: High Performance Software/Hardware co-design
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
HW/SW Competition Preparation (February)
Hands on experience acceleration: Acceleration challenges with HC-2
HW/SW co-design Competition (March)
MemoCODE
Mini-Projects (April)
Convey Project

6. Platforms (January/February)
Xilinx ISE with Convey (2-3 weeks)
HW/SW co-design (IP integration)
Weekly assignments (In groups of 3 students)
Focused documentation reading on learning what is necessary to solve problems
Explore features beyond assignment, and report back to the class.
Discussion in class different approaches taken

7. MemoCODE (March) International Competition
Problem assigned on March 1, solution due March 31
Work as a class to apply experienced gained to:
Break problem down
Architect solution
Implement solution
Win!!
2008/2009/2010/2011/2012 MemoCODE example

8. Application Acceleration (April)
4 week mini-project using the Convey Platform
Teams of 2-4, project of your choice

9. Syllabus

10. Assignment
Groups of three
Review Convey System
Architecture documentation
Challenge: Prepare 7-10 slides to discuss with class
An aspect of the Convey Platform or Development infrastructure you choose to explore.
Implement Covey’s Vector adder example.
Each member must make one contribution to the wiki each week.
Problem set 1: Will be released Thursday morning.
Next week
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