Biprocessor SoC in an FPGA for Teaching Purposes

Computer architecture science evolves continuously. This work describes a methodology to teach a system which is integrated by several processors in just one chip. The description of how to implement a biprocessor system within an FPGA is proposed. Thus, the student will simultaneously acquire advan...

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Main Authors: Olivares, J., Gomez, J., Palomares, J.M., Montijano, M.A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Computer architecture
Digital systems
Education
Field programmable gate arrays
fpga
Hardware
Libraries
Microprocessors
Reduced instruction set computing
soc
Systems engineering and theory
Teaching experiences
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Summary:Computer architecture science evolves continuously. This work describes a methodology to teach a system which is integrated by several processors in just one chip. The description of how to implement a biprocessor system within an FPGA is proposed. Thus, the student will simultaneously acquire advanced knowledge on microprocessors, focusing on the operational behavior and structure of a biprocessor system, which they implement in a real device. Finally, a software layer is provided to execute an application, which proves how the system works. The accomplishment of this practice has been carried out in the first four-month period of 2007 in the 4 th year subject ldquoDigital Electronic Systemsrdquo of the Engineering Degree in Automatics and Electronics at the University of Cordoba.
ISSN:2161-3761
2161-377X
DOI:10.1109/ICALT.2008.102